Though this year was an enitrely different experience for me in celebrating Christ's birth, I think I really enjoyed it and had an opportunity to really reflect on Jesus's birth. It seems like the bible and the stories I've known for a long time continue to come to life as I experience life in a culture that isn't my own and find God here, it seems so much closer to where the real "action" and events took place. Though I know it, I see that my "Christmas" isn't just something in the US but that it happened far from where I call home and is celebrated by people all over the world. We got to have a fun family celebration with the Kneeshaw's three kids on our team and we headed to a family's home who is american-croatian, and have three kids as well. So we got to enjoy an amazing christmas play, have some scrumptions turkey with all the fixins and play up some team scrabble.
The fun all probably started the day before as we had a good christmas eve dinner, watched Elf while the christmas presents were wrapped and then Jon and I headed with Zoran to Christmas Eve midnight mass. This was an interesting experience. The entire cathedral was packed with standing room only, and Zoran translated for us so we got to understand most of the message. It was neat, and then as we headed home around 2 in the morning, we asked Zoran for a history lesson. : )
And to just end this post, I'll do multiple so you can space out the events, I've found out that I have DD, or departure disorder. Probably not a debilitating disorder but it has caused some 
anxiety and an occasional bonked head. Basically anytime people say good bye to me, I'm unsure if they are leaning in for a hug, a side hug, a cheeck kiss on both cheeks or just one, or if 
they just want to shake hands. I tend to do that whole unsure movement thing, it's like ah hug, no, move a little, uh side, uh no, uh cheek kiss, move face, nope, I just don't know what's going on, and it's just a moving twisted mass of weirdness. I think it would all be a whole lot easier as I say goodbye if the other person would just shout out what they are gonna do. For example, I'm saying bye to Bob and he says "side hug" then we side hug, or Jenna shouts out "double cheek kiss" and then I know what to expect and can execute the departing protocol. I just hope there is help for me.
anxiety and an occasional bonked head. Basically anytime people say good bye to me, I'm unsure if they are leaning in for a hug, a side hug, a cheeck kiss on both cheeks or just one, or if 
they just want to shake hands. I tend to do that whole unsure movement thing, it's like ah hug, no, move a little, uh side, uh no, uh cheek kiss, move face, nope, I just don't know what's going on, and it's just a moving twisted mass of weirdness. I think it would all be a whole lot easier as I say goodbye if the other person would just shout out what they are gonna do. For example, I'm saying bye to Bob and he says "side hug" then we side hug, or Jenna shouts out "double cheek kiss" and then I know what to expect and can execute the departing protocol. I just hope there is help for me. 
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I had every intention of getting on your blog and commenting about how bored I am re-reading "Fillin the Time Bucket". However, to my joy, I had TWO UPDATES to read!! Can you tell I live a boring life!? Anyway, thanks for the updates. We hope all is well in Croatia, and we are praying for your time there.
P.S. I loved the "departure disorder" part...so funny!! And, so true!!
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