Christmas in Utah

We missed seeing our families, but enjoyed the time at home.

Christmas eve was filled with several rounds of bowling, last minute gift wrapping, and a delicious tapas feast at home with RJ. On Christmas day, we enjoyed a sunny day of fresh snow and lovely scenery at Snowbasin (Becky and Kim tried the Nordic trails; Steve and Nick raced the Alpine runs). After our day of outdoor activity, we were all hungry for a traditional turkey dinner at the Zimmer's.

A wintery trip to the midwest

I met my mom in Chicago for a weekend holiday getaway ... we stayed downtown, managed not to spend too much shopping, enjoyed some delicious foods, and brainstormed lots of baby names (how about Charlie, Sam, Lila, and of course Carolyn is still in the running for a girl). The highlight of the trip was an evening at the theater. We saw Jersey Boys with the Lohbeck girls

After mom left, I headed over to Wrigleyville for a few days at Kristin Kuehn's house. More great food, lots of lounging, and plenty of work during the days. Thank you to Kristin for the help with my 2007 holiday cards. I was going to skip sending them this year, but now you will all receive one right after the first of the year.

Before returning home, I went to Madison Wisconsin to give a seminar. I got great feedback on my research and enjoyed seeing some friends who now live there.

As always, so happy to be home.