On December17th Carol finally returned home after a 6-week visit with her family in Lima, Peru. As already noted in a previous blog entry, it was a long and difficult time apart (for me anyway). Apparently Carol was so busy having fun and enjoying herself that she hardly had time to think about poor little 'ol me. Here she is in Lunahuana rafting down a river with her brother, Victor.
Carol became a little confused, she thought the rafting was done outside the raft, on the bottom. Once that little misunderstanding was settled they had a real good time.
...meanwhile I was stuck at home taking care of Chico (our little chihuahua mix) and performing all the mundane domestic chores around the apartment. I was able to find a Yule tree and have it fully decorated before Carol returned. I decided not to light this one on fire this year.
The shopping around Christmastime was mad, but we managed to take a stroll by the pier and watch the ice skaters by Union Square one afternoon.
We didn't go skating this time, but a previous Christmas we did. Here's a video where Carol ice skates for the first time. She got the hang of it and did really well, which is true of anything Carol tries.
After a visit to the pier Carol wanted nachos from the Wipeout Grill, so here's a little video from that visit.
By the way, the nachos at Wipeout are fantastic! Especially served with steak, mmm..
Carol & I shared a nice holiday together. Carol cooked a delicious meal, as always, on Christmas Eve. She baked a turkey steak in a yummy sauce, with a fresh avacado salad, steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, rice, and ambrosia salad.
Carol is always a genius in the kitchen; she never runs out of new ideas. Then we opened a bottle of champagne and listened to music, and danced. We shared our gifts and had a real fun time.
