Christmas in California

Drew & I got back last night from a wonderful visit to California.  We were able to spend five days with his family up in Piedmont and five days with my family down in Pasadena.  It was a lot of traveling, but definitely worth the trip!

We were spoiled by Drew's family & friends in Piedmont.  We went to a fabulous brunch, saw the Cirque du Soleil show Totem, played lots of games, went to church, and celebrated our anniversary, Sue's birthday and  an early Christmas on the 20th.  It was great to all be together and catch up.  We're happy that we get to see them again soon!

Enjoying Christmas in San Francisco

The Coffin family Christmas tree

The Coffin Family (complete with Pele, the cat)

After our trip up north, we flew down to Pasadena to spend time with my family.  Jake was able to come out to CA a bit earlier than Angela, so we were able to hang out with him & my dad a lot.  We ate at all our favorite spots that we can't get out here on Guam, including In-n-Out & Chipotle!  So tasty! We also got to quickly see some of our wonderful friends in the area & that was such a fun treat.  Drew's best friend, Adam, recently got engaged & we got to hang out with him and see the gorgeous ring he got for his gorgeous fiancee, Annie.  They are such a cute couple!  It also worked out perfectly that we were able to get the whole Charles clan together in Bakersfield for our annual Charles Family Christmas.  We are so blessed to have such an amazing family and it was fantastic to spend Christmas Eve day with them.  We miss them all so much already!!

Visiting Beulah Mae, aka Grandma

Jake & Kobe, the Christmas elf

The Charles family Christmas tree

Twinsies

We had a long, but uneventful trip back to Guam...that is until we arrived.  Drew's bag arrived without any problems, but my bag has gone missing.  They promise me that it's on the next flight in from Hawaii tonight, but I'm not holding my breath.  Thankfully I left a lot of stuff at my dad's house since I'll be returning there shortly.  Hopefully it arrives safe & sound, though!

We hope that you all had as wonderful a Christmas as we did as we took the time to remember the miraculous gift of Jesus and all the blessings he has given us.  We are so grateful to be so loved!