Happy New Year & Helloooo Costa Rica!

I haven't been blogging much lately but it is due to all of the fun that I am having with my family in AZ. It has been fun to celebrate the holidays here and to get to spend so much time with my family. Christmas was amazing and New Years Eve was really fun because I was able to spend some great quality time with my niece that is 14 years old. The holidays have past but a SUPER big highlight of my trip home starts tomorrow. One more big celebration before I am back to the cold of NYC. I am traveling to Costa Rica with my parents and my brother "R" in the morning. I am not sure how "R" convinced his wife and 4 little boys to let him go to C.R. for 2 weeks but he pulled it off (a big thanks to my sister-in-law for being such a trooper). Anyway... my parents are planning on putting their mission papers in this Spring and they are considering a Spanish speaking mission. They invited me along for the trip so that I can help them brush up on their Spanish skills along the way. It should be a blast! So...Costa Rica here we come.....Pura Vida!