christmas and such

some pictures below of the fam and natalie. i was in ottawa for about a week and a half. it's been crazily warm - i think the coldest day there was -15 but mostly it was just under zero.
christmas was nice, nico, loralie, natalie and marijke came up from guelph/toronto. we went to midnight mass and then the following day had a large xmas dinner in burrit's rapids, just outside of ottawa.
spent lots of time with rachel, who gave me passes to goodlife fitness for while i'm home which was the greatest present ever - keeps my muscles from going to waste during all of this eating, drinking and not getting enough sleep.
also found out rachel will be coming to japan on her way to SE asia which i'm SO excited about...
meh, this is so scattered but my brain is mush today.