Hip hip hooray it's Christmas vacation!

First it was Phuket, then the airports shut down and the airline was useless to help us. So we sucked it up and went to Bali. I know of all the places! Well, turns out it was wonderful, so much so that I don't regret booking a six week stay in a surfer villa this summer :)

We stayed at the Westin Resort Nusa Dua thanks to all the Starwood points James collected while commuting from Boca to DC last fall. It was a great way to spend Christmas and get a tan to boot. The kids had fun finally getting back to the ocean, practicing their swimming in the pool and helping themselves to the endless refills of apple juice, coke and sprite. Oh there was a fun evening at the Japanese tempenyaki (sp?) restaurant -- the waitress made sure they ate their rice and cleaned their plates before they could have ice cream. 

Now that we're back in India so has begun James and my bet on who can lose 20 lbs. by St. Paddy's Day. We're not sure of the prize, but we're slowly starting our resolution on seeing who can go without beer the longest as well. Ugh, I feel withdrawl symptoms already.

But my parents are coming in a few days and soon there'll be many new posts on how that goes. I think we can add India vs. the Callahans as well.