Christmas in Ethiopia

This year, Christmas looked a little different.  I thought it would be unbearable to be away from family.  But God is good.  I was surrounded by friends who have become like family, and we had fun making new traditions!

One of our family favorites! I was sent all the special ingredients in a care package.

Christmas Eve weather

Christmas Eve Dinner: chicken and steak

Christmas PJ's

So people don't decorate their houses like we do back home.  It didn't feel like Christmas because you didn't see all the lights and decorations.  There is one roundabout that has some Dr. Seuss like trees that light up at night.  We put on our jammies and drove around the roundabout three times while singing songs from the Grinch.  I'm sure we looked like crazy people, but it was a fun new tradition!

Lots of fun surprises came via care packages!

And since the weather was so beautiful, and we were making new traditions, we spent the day at the pool! Such a great treat on a special day!