Christmas in the Canaries!

After a whirlwind holiday season I finally have time to update. From saying goodbye to a lot of my American friends who were only here for a semester, Christmas dinner with Sciennes and Co., and my brother's visit for 2 weeks over the Holidays: it's been a blast!

Last night out with the American crew. 

Also thanks to Sciennes for letting me tag along to Christmas (and in general). 

Johnny giving a toast - I think he really just said he'd miss Julian. 

I don't know how everyone else decides where to vacation, but I googled "warmest places in Europe in December" and guess what popped up: The Canary Islands. Had I heard of the Canaries? Yes. Did I know anything about them: Not so much. A few google searches later and I knew they were Spanish islands off the coast of Africa and have average temperatures of 70 F in December - SOLD.

Sawyer and I chilling on the beach. 

Our Sea Monster "Wall" 

He fit in well. 

Our Tenerife "Snow" man

The second Elvis impersonator of Christmas night. What is it was Christmas and Elvis?

It was really really beautiful. 

 It was so great to have Sawyer here for Christmas, and to be able to escape the freezing world that is Scotland in the winter and head to the Canaries for a bit of R&R and beach time. By far the warmest Christmas I've ever had.