praycal.org

Getting into the Christmas Spirit

My family and I love getting into the holiday spirit. Every year, we host all our relatives for a huge feast and party. And every year, we try to outdo the previous year’s party.

For Christmas, we will typically invite all our musician relatives to bring their instruments so they can provide us with some free live entertainment! While they play, an exclusive club of aunts and mothers convene to prepare a feast to end all feasts. I even think we have ham AND turkey this year!

Following dinner, everyone gathers to play our traditional gift swap game. This is the game where everyone gets a number and you either pick from under the tree or from an already opened gift. This has many different names, but the result is always fun. This year, I even have a special surprise for the kids. At midnight, I will invite all outside and launch some Confetti in the cold winter air while they play in the snow.


December 22, 2011 at 3:25 pm Comments (0)

Big Travel Plans

My family has never really traveled abroad before. I figured that if we were going to do something like that, we would go big. I have been looking for a Dubai hotel for them to stay in during our grand trip to Dubai. Of course, my family deserves the very best, so I want to do whatever I can to make this trip quite enjoyable. I honestly feel like there are many choices to pick from, but I just want to make sure that their first experience will be enjoyable. After all, I want them to like traveling to other countries so that they will have opportunities to go to other places too. This is simply not the only country in the world, and I guess I want to make sure that we experience all that there is to experience. This is the beginning of our big travel plans, and I am rather excited.


October 9, 2011 at 5:56 am Comments (0)

I Liked My Stay

Of all the hotels in York, I think that I picked the right one. The accommodation was wonderful and comfortable, and I do not think that I could have asked for more. I know that some people are just going to love this place. I think that it makes a lot of sense for me to actually revisit this place again in the future. I never realized how wonderful a place York can be. I guess that I am quite addicted! There are so many things in life that I can do right now, and I guess I am just trying to experience the very best. York gave me hope of how wonderful my travels can really be. I am happy that I was able to actually enjoy my trip. I know that I will be recommending it to my friends. They always ask me how everything was, and I can actually advise them to stay in York!


October 2, 2011 at 12:51 pm Comments (0)

Moving Across the Sea

After living in the United States for over thirty years, I was ready to look at a job and home overseas. I was not particular on what country I wanted to move to I just enjoyed the idea of being in a new environment and around a new type of culture. Eventually my searches landed me looking for properties in France. It started with a call from one of my girlfriends who let me know that her recent trip to Paris, France was a big thing to her. She told me about all of the little shops and boutiques littered throughout the countryside. I started to look at properties in France before her call, but having spoken to her helped aid me to know that was where I was destined. I am still not moved into a new place, but searching for properties in France is exciting and I can’t wait to actually purchase a new home.


March 9, 2011 at 7:47 am Comments (0)