Sundance - Part 1

Sundance is a ski resort 20 minutes from our home. My mom and Claudio love that place so I took them there on Saturday. It was a beautiful day.

Sundance - Part 2

New Years Eve - Las Vegas

We welcomed 2010 in Las Vegas. We saw the Beatles LOVE from Cirque du Soleil and we walked around the strip until the clock hit midnight. It was a lot of fun. My mom was a little bit scared because of the crowd but she enjoyed it a lot.

I have always wanted a TV in the bathroom. There was a TV in the mirror of our hotel room. Is this a sign?

Lights at Temple Square

The snow was coming down that night.

Christmas 2009

This was our first Christmas in our new home. Aurora and Big Claudio (Claudio's Parents) came to spend christmas with us and we had a great time during the two weeks they were here. We took these pictures on Christmas eve.

Here is Claudio helping with dinner. NOT!

And here is the typical Christmas food we eat in Portugal. Bacalhau cozido com batatas e couves. (Boiled codfish with potatoes and cabbage).

We also tried to eat ham but it was a difficult task. the codfish definitely won.

Here is Claudio's mother and stepfather. They left last night and the house is very empty.

Thanksgiving

This year Olivia and I decided to do something different for Thanksgiving. We went on a cruise to the Bahamas. We spent a couple of days in Miami with the Sallums, we ate awesome Portuguese food and we enjoyed the 83 degrees weather.

The ship departed from the Miami Port, which is a beautiful place.





The farewell party was a lot of fun. They served a nice BBQ on the pool deck and people were dancing all over the place.



Our room was very nice. Not as nice as the one in our first cruise, but better than the last.



But the best part of cruising is definitely the ports. Our first port was Freeport in the Grand Bahama. The beach was great.







But the food was my favorite part. We stopped at this place called Billy Joe’s (Uncle Ben’s for short) and the food was amazing. Sandra had the Lobster, Olivia the Fish and Chips, and I got the Conch Stew. Holy schnikes, that thing was good.







Our second stop was Nassau, where they have the Atlantis hotel.



The hotel is pretty cool but very similar to the hotels in Vegas. Around the hotel there is a Marina with some cool shops where Olivia got a massive ice cream.









We spent the third day (thanksgiving day) in a private island, north of Nassau. It was a beautiful, relaxing day.










At night, we had our turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy – but we didn’t have to clean the kitchen afterwards. That was Olivia’s favorite part.

Here is a slide show of all the pictures we took.

Christmas

We were very excited to come home tonight and see that the christmas lights were up.

How Pumpkin Pies Are Made

MUSE

MUSE became one of our favorite bands recently. Their new song, Uprising, is amazing. Check it out.

But our favorite is definitely the Knights Of Cydonia video. We were watching TV one night and the video came on. We couldn't turn away from it. It was terribly amazing. When it was over, we just looked at each other and laughed not knowing what to say. Five minutes later I ran to the computer and bought it. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did.



Here is another great song.

Monoface

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