Our sincerest greetings for a Christmas filled with joy, friendship and love go out to all of our friends and neighbors back in Arizona and elsewhere. We miss everyone and wish you all the best. Christmas traditions here are much like those in the States. You see many homes with decorated Christmas trees on their front porches (houses are much smaller here but almost everyone has a front porch). Their are also lights decorating many of the homes -- not quite as elaborate as some of the displays "back home" but festive nonetheless. Familes and friends get together to share food and libations. We went to a "pot luck" party last weekend and some tico neighbors invited us to their home for a delicious traditional lunch a couple of days ago. They also invited us to their parents house on Christmas eve where we had some delicious home-cooked tamales. Here they are wrapped and steamed in banana leaves instead of corn husks. Yum. Although the language difference still makes it difficult to communicate as well as we would like, we are still able to socialize. Thank God. Today we are going to an expat friend's home for a Christmas meal -- and more libations. She spent most of the day yesterday cooking so I guarantee we will be well fed this holiday season. Merry Christmas, keep in touch and make it a New Year's resolution to visit us down here!!!
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