hope everyone had a very merry christmas...mine was absolutely wonderful. i know i've been awful about updating lately, but...well, i'm going to be even more awful in the next few weeks b/c i leave for patagonia in 6 DAYS!!! holy moly. i am so, so excited about going...but i am so, so sad about being so far away from mike for three weeks. opportunities to call will be few and far between, so...*sigh*. but i will be in a new and exciting place and learning a lot. i got lots of great trip related stuff for christmas, too (like my super-fun headlamp, thanks erika...). no plans as of yet for new years, but i'm sure we'll think of something. have a great new year's everyone!