My friend Moni (the girl in the center) is moving to the Middle East after Christmas so we had a little going away party for her!December was a very busy month, winding down the rugby and baseball games and gearing up for final exams. Shelby and I attended an Indian wedding reception for his coworker Govind and wife Lakshmi who married in September in India. The reception was held in Singapore on Dec 20th and was a lot of fun-very colorful and interesting to observe the couple among their family and friends. We enjoyed a pre-Christmas dinner with friends, celebrated our family Christmas on the 21st, and are now headed to South Africa tonight to spend Christmas with the animals! Looking forward to a few days at a game reserve followed by a week in Cape Town. Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa to you and yours!