Holiday fun in Rauma

Slush in Old Town

 

We have finally been getting snow for the past week or so, but even though it has snowed almost every day, the temperature also gets above freezing, so it mostly turns to slush. Friday was the worst day -- the wind was gusting up to 31 mph, and the snow was blowing sideways -- I really thought we were in for a blizzard. But then it all turned to slush, which is really nasty to walk around in.

We had two pretty fun holiday parties over the weekend. The Areva party was Friday in this huge nightclub that we didn't know existed in Rauma. The food was good -- they had two whole roast pigs and good side items. Had to laugh at the DJ's music selections -- mostly '80s U.S. pop songs, with a few '70s songs thrown in for good measure. It was entertaining.

U.S. expat holiday dinner

 

On Saturday, a group of the U.S. expats got together for dinner at a local restaurant. That was a nice evening, but also sad as some of them are moving back home soon. I know they will want to come back and visit, though! (Riiiigghtt!)

Counting the days until we come home for Christmas! And I just planned a trip to  Brussels for the end of February -- and my friend Kim is going to fly over from the U.S. and meet me there! Then, I'll fly to Washington to spend a few days with Kristen -- we're hoping to get tours of the White House and Capitol this visit.

More pictures at this link:

https://picasaweb.google.com/103069509757300719995/WinterAndHolidayParties?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCI7FmPH8rdKUlwE&feat=directlink


Happy holidays to everyone!