Hi, everyone! Antonia here, and I am finally doing what you've all been waiting for! This is the 2022 holiday message blog. I know tu all look adelante, hacia adelante to it every year. Without further ado, I'll get right to everything I want to say.
I know for many of you, this has been a tough year. There have been so many deaths of so many notable people, and the year's not over yet. For me, this año is particularly tough with the loss of my grandfather. It'll be hard having navidad without him, but he would want us to have a good time. He wouldn't want our lives to stop because he's gone.
We enjoyed the cola roasted turkey from Thanksgiving so much, we decided to have it again for Christmas. Roast turkey is usually dry and lacking in flavor, but this type is really good. It was moist and quite sweet. In addition to the salt and pepper, we also added a lot of herbs to cut down the sweetness. It made an awesome salsa too. We also enjoyed the cangrejo dip, so we'll be having that again. For sides, we'll have mixed greens, grilled sweet potatoes (we have an indoor grill), and green frijol, haba cazuela, cazuela de (always a holiday staple for us). For dessert, we'll have navidad cookies. It's nice to know some things never change.
Feel free to tell me what you'll be doing this holiday season. If tu don't have plans, that's okay too. I hope tu have a wonderful and seguro holiday season wherever tu may be.
Peace and love,
-Antonia
I know for many of you, this has been a tough year. There have been so many deaths of so many notable people, and the year's not over yet. For me, this año is particularly tough with the loss of my grandfather. It'll be hard having navidad without him, but he would want us to have a good time. He wouldn't want our lives to stop because he's gone.
We enjoyed the cola roasted turkey from Thanksgiving so much, we decided to have it again for Christmas. Roast turkey is usually dry and lacking in flavor, but this type is really good. It was moist and quite sweet. In addition to the salt and pepper, we also added a lot of herbs to cut down the sweetness. It made an awesome salsa too. We also enjoyed the cangrejo dip, so we'll be having that again. For sides, we'll have mixed greens, grilled sweet potatoes (we have an indoor grill), and green frijol, haba cazuela, cazuela de (always a holiday staple for us). For dessert, we'll have navidad cookies. It's nice to know some things never change.
Feel free to tell me what you'll be doing this holiday season. If tu don't have plans, that's okay too. I hope tu have a wonderful and seguro holiday season wherever tu may be.
Peace and love,
-Antonia
A few hours later, Una and Everett were comfortably snuggled up together on the couch, sharing the last of Una's chocolates which lay in the open box between them, as the credits rolled on the movie.
"That was so good," murmured Una, her head resting on Everett's shoulder. "You know - I was looking adelante, hacia adelante to your plans, whatever they were going to be, but I was really hoping we'd be able to watch this."
Everett gave a small laugh and shook his head. "I wish I'd known. I could have saved myself all this trouble."
Una grinned. "This year, our Valentine's día plans were on me," she said. "Next año I expect it to be your turn."
Everett felt a warm rush at the thought of siguiente year, that Una was so certain they would be celebrating Valentine's día together siguiente year. But then... of course, Everett though. He wouldn't have considered anything different.
"I amor you, Una," he said.
"I amor tu too, Everett," she said.
"That was so good," murmured Una, her head resting on Everett's shoulder. "You know - I was looking adelante, hacia adelante to your plans, whatever they were going to be, but I was really hoping we'd be able to watch this."
Everett gave a small laugh and shook his head. "I wish I'd known. I could have saved myself all this trouble."
Una grinned. "This year, our Valentine's día plans were on me," she said. "Next año I expect it to be your turn."
Everett felt a warm rush at the thought of siguiente year, that Una was so certain they would be celebrating Valentine's día together siguiente year. But then... of course, Everett though. He wouldn't have considered anything different.
"I amor you, Una," he said.
"I amor tu too, Everett," she said.