The Cotswolds- Dec 21, 2008

Halfway between North Wales and Surrey is the Cotswolds where Claire and Dan got married. It's a beautiful area, quintessential England according to the website. It was really breathtaking and before the wedding, Sarah and I walked around the grounds.

Sarah and Northampton- Dec 20, 2008

Northampton is about 1h north of London and more importantly is Sarah's hometown. She teaches in a primary school there and it was the first stop on my short England trip.

Secret Santas and Ugly Sweaters- Dec 16, 2008

Our annual alphabet club secret santa was just as fun this year. We had several priceless "goodwill" gifts including an interesting wooden light thing with ceramic cowboy teddy bears and a whole set of 80's casette tapes. For real gifts, smartwool socks were all the rage. As far as the ugly holiday sweaters, Thomas won the prize big time with his women's beaded holiday extravaganza vest.

Med Peds Holiday Party- Dec 14, 2008

Med Peds is all about the kids and the kids were in full effect this holiday party. The girls had an exclusive club (secretary and everything) while the toddlers were entertaining us all.

Peds Holiday Party- Dec 12, 2008

The peds holiday party is about good food, open bar, and great company. It seemed that black was back at this holiday party as we all showed up in a wave of dark, with a sprinkling of red. Afterwards, we headed to Blackfin for a little more dancing.

Christmas Cookie Exchange- Dec 10, 2008

There is a lot of cookie making talent among the med-peds women, and I got to gorge on everything from buckeyes to rolo cookies at the annual cookie exchange.

Home Sweet Holidays- Dec 5, 3008

There's no fun in having a house if you don't decorate it for Christmas. Unfortunately, we don't have an exterior outlet-- so we couldn't make our house the flashiest North Pole transplant in Hyde Park-- but we did put up some indoor lights, stockings and a little tree to keep it festive.