I'll Be Home for Christmas

In less than a week Matt and I will be headed to my hometown of Albuquerque. We did not think we would make it back, but thanks to my loving parents it is possible. I am looking forward to spending the holidays with my family. Matt will also have the chance to meet my extended family.

Christmas in New Mexico is beautiful. The luminaries, the slightest falling of snow, the snow capped Sandia mountains and the lights of Albuquerque. Just a sprinkling of things we will enjoy on our trip.

1. Trip to the Grand Canyon
2. Commute to Santa Fe on the Railrunner
3. The River of Lights at the ABQ BioPark
4. Walking through Old Town Albuquerque
5. Trip to Durango, CO
6. Trip to Gallup, NM

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