The “After, after, after Christmas party”

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.  The Nez brothers and I went to Sedona on Christmas Eve.  The funny thing is that we don’t actually have relatives in Sedona, nor family.  It was sort of a spur of the moment thing, stemming from when the family met on Thanksgiving.  Normally, we meet either at home (Leupp, AZ) or at my aunt’s house (Prescott Valley, AZ) for Christmas.  Overall, the holidays was great; spending some time with relatives, EATING LOTS OF FOOD, and catching up.

Christmas morning in Sedona

What I got for Christmas was a gourmet tea brewer, some tea (from Adagio Teas) and a scarf.  I enjoy iced tea and some hot teas, but all the teas I have drank have been bagged.  For me, tea:

1. Tastes good, but some teas are definitely an acquired taste.
2. Good for you, health-wise.
3. May give you an air of sophistication.

I look forward in enjoying many cups of hot tea in the future.

As for the scarf… it is awesome!  The design sort of looks like it was clipped off a robe of some sort and it is made of wool, but it is quite stylish and keeps me warm.

We took a day trip to Flagstaff the day after Christmas, mainly to see some snow and perhaps do a little shopping.  And snow it is we saw.  For the most part, the roads were good, but we did encounter a few cars that slipped off the freeway, including one truck that was flipped over.  We arrived to Flagstaff unscathed.

We did a little shopping at the Flagstaff Mall.  It only took 5 minutes to walk from one end to the other (the mall is that small).  The one thing I do love about the mall is the kiosk that sells roasted almonds, called Old World Style Almonds.  Roasted almonds has always been synonymous with Christmas in the Nez family and we had to order a few bags.

We had lunch at La Fonda’s Mexican Restaurant.  Always wonderful; I don’t think I had ever had a bad meal here.

After lunch, we headed back down to Sedona to drop off my father and headed back down to Tucson.

Christmas time is always great, especially seeing relatives and friends that you normally don’t see on a day-to-day basis.  I hope your Christmas was as awesome as mine.  Anyway, happy holidays and have a great new year!

Until next time…