Holiday Retrospective in Photos.

First of all, I would like to apologize to my devoted fans. I have been incommunicado for quite a while now, leaving all of the posting to Eliana. Mostly it’s funny! Especially because the blog was my idea. Anyway, my apologies.

We are now through the holiday rush, family from Canada has left, and Eliana and I are preparing for the beginning of our travels to the north and possibly into Peru. So, this blog will be a retrospective of the last month with some photos and stories…

So, here we go! (Jane, drum roll please)

Our visiting family included, Pablo and Nicky, Miguel and Melissa and their baby girl Isabella, and my mejor amigo, the man formally known as Matty K, Mateo.

Some of my personal highlights included late nights (early mornings) with a bottle of Pisco, late nights (early mornings) with a bottle of Pisco, and late nights (early mornings) with a bottle of Pisco. If you don’t remember, Pisco is a type of grape brandy that is a point of national pride and legal struggle in Chile (Peru recently won a case against Chile declaring Pisco’s origin in Peru and thus their national drink).

I also had a great time with my family.

Eliana already posted a blog about christmas... so here is a photo of some of the lovely ladies at the fiesta:

in this foto: Chabe (Eliana's cousin), my stunning wife Eliana, Nicky (Pablo's soon to be wife?), Momita (Eliana's mommy Ximena), and Melissa (Miguels wife and photographer/mom extraordinaire)

Matt arrived from the jungles of Peru and spent a month with us and Eliana's gracious family. He and I went to Mendoza, chilled and went camping with one of Eliana's cousins (fotos to come). Here he is too cool for school.

Me at the beach. I don't really miss the snow.

Miguel, wine, and... a baby pool-hat...?... oh ya, wine...

I am so fortunate to have such a lovely family... Consuelo, Paulina, Chabe, and Eliana.

Eliana's exact words 5 seconds earlier... "You wouldn't dare (push me in the pool fully clothed)"... wanna bet.

My Sobrina (niece) Isabella. we have a special connection, I miss you Isabella!

It was a great Christmas... even the communists had reasons to celebrate (you might want to zoom on the one)

I have more photos of my camping trip... but they seem to be missing. so i am going to get them from Consuelo. In the meantime here is a message from Consuelo herself on youtube (she is smoking a cigarette)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dulm4iJvs4

Love you all,
Greg