Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Last Tuesday night, we were invited over to our friends' house for dinner and homebrewing. They have been here for several years. She is a wonderful cook and her husband brews lots of different beers. We got to taste some apricot and pumpkin flavored ones that were delish! We had a great meal of sausage stuffed pork chops, salad and homemade biscuits. We also watched a slideshow of their pictures from gorilla hunts in Rwanda and Uganda and sailing in Greece. I can't wait to do all of that!

Friday night, the same couple hosted a Christmas party at their complex pool area. They went all out with a live band, shot block, and Santa arriving bearing gifts. Saturday we had 2 more Christmas parties! Jason's work Christmas party for all of the staff was full of Nigerian food and music. Afterwards we went to another party to meet up with some more friends. Needless to say, after a weekend full of parties, it made for a very lazy Sunday watching movies and football (Go Texans!)
Decorations in the roundabout, with our apartment complex in the background

another view of the tree
elfs doing circles in the parking lot prior to santa's entrance

Santa arrived on a bike in Nigerian santa suit
Santa handing out presents
the band that played "Santa Clause is coming to town" prior to the entrance
Nigerian taxi bus with elf driver
Our photo op with Santa
The hostesses of the party
our driver dressed in his holiday best :)

Hawkers selling Christmas trees and santa hats during the go-slow (traffic)
Also, a Christmas present that arrived today was the bedroom furniture that we had built. Merry Christmas to me, I'm glad to finally stop sleeping on the floor!
Our dresser/ TV stand
Master bed

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