for the first half of december there was lots of english practice with dani over facetime ahead of her exam, christmas card writing and packing before heading north.

after that, it was they typical whirlwind of christmas, with lots of family and friend’s visits, two races for paulo, a tile painting workshop in porto, and a lot of packing for our flights today. oh, and socks! i finished knitting my first socks ever, and i’m mighty proud of the wonky result. hurray!