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These are the days of…
(I’m still on my winter break, so it’s nice being away from a lot of technology during this time. However, I do want to clear out some space on my phone, hence a post during my break!):

… Making my own tortillas for our taco night:

… Jacob making a Mii for JJ the maltipoo:

… LOTS of JJ photos as I wanted to hang out with him a bunch at work and on outings as I would be away from him during the winter break:

… trying to make Japanese bread and having a really difficult time with it. This first one looked good but was a far cry from Japanese bread. After my 3rd try, I got really close to the Japanese bread texture but am not 100% there yet:

… participating in a lovely Christmas service at church:

… visiting downtown Palo Alto before (and for) the monthly French meetups that I have been attending (ft. JJ):

… visiting castle rock with a friend in very foggy weather:

… Jacob taking me to see a live Celtic band playing Celtic-styled Christmas music at an Irish pub:

… having an early Christmas dinner at a tasty fish place (featuring JJ):

…taking JJ to work before I left for the central Valley for Christmas & New Year’s:

… making special Christmas bread for the in-laws as Christmas gifts !:

… our Christmas tree with Christmas cards we’ve received so far taped on the wall behind it:

… visiting one of Jacob’s favorite Mexican places with the in-laws:

Thanks for reading !