Christmas Pictures
10:00 a.m. Christmas Eve Jered helped perform a wedding Ceremony at Advent Church with Reverand Chang. Erin played for the wedding. It was our first wedding working together... and our first wedding in Taiwan!
10:45 Caught the two hour bus to Kee Lung. Jered began having fever and decided to take a nap.
11:30 Passed by some Christmas surfers.
1:30 Arrived in Kee lung. Taught English class...or rather played Christmas Bingo and handed out candy to the students!
3:00 Hopped the bus back to Danshui. Jered's fever now in full swing.
5:45 Arrived home, Jered took some medicine...made Johnson Family Traditional Christmas Eve Hamburgers.
With the help of Erin's mom and dad, we decorated our Christmas tree (er... "Christmas branch") with candy canes. The poor thing makes Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree look like the Rockefeller tree.
7:00 Went Christmas Caroling with members from Advent Church in the area around St. John's University.
8:30 Children's Program. The kids performed beautifully, and we even got an encore performance.
9:30- 1:00 Midnight Mass at Advent Church.
Some of our students at mass. We've never celebrated Christmas with such fanfare.
Jered and Friend, Daniel pose before the "tanenbaum." Daniel holds the distinction of being our only Taiwanese friend who has spent time in North Dakota, Erin's old stomping grounds.
Erin hyped up after baozi and some red bean sweet soup. Note the halo. Ain't she an angel?
Christmas Day
6:30 a.m. Called Families...Skype is fantastic! Now if only we could keep track of that blasted time difference.
9:30 Worship Service at Advent Church. Erin played with the help of our friend John who translated what was happening in the service so that she could keep track.
1:00 Choir Practice
3:00 Fell Over and slept
5:00 Lit our Advent Wreath
6:00 Jered made dinner and we opened presents!
New Socks From Jered's parents (not pictured is Jered enjoying his first cup of Christmas Raven's Brew Coffee from Mom and Dad Johnson)
Jered's New Hat from Courtney
Erin's new purse made by Courtney
Tired Erin comforted by Oreos... hungry Jered tries to steal the comfort from tired Erin.
Jered reading a book from Sandy and Bill Rudolph... "hmmm, lets see, ah, now there's the recipe for stinky tofu that I've been searching for."
Tuna Helper and Kleenex from Mom and Dad Weber. Simple pleasures bring a world of smiles.
8:00 Made "Happy Birthday Jesus" Birthday Pancakes (a small modification to Weber Family Tradition)
Thank-you to all who sent e-mails, cards, prayers, and presents. We felt very connected to both our local community and our community of loved ones back home.
10:45 Caught the two hour bus to Kee Lung. Jered began having fever and decided to take a nap.
11:30 Passed by some Christmas surfers.
1:30 Arrived in Kee lung. Taught English class...or rather played Christmas Bingo and handed out candy to the students!
3:00 Hopped the bus back to Danshui. Jered's fever now in full swing.
5:45 Arrived home, Jered took some medicine...made Johnson Family Traditional Christmas Eve Hamburgers.
With the help of Erin's mom and dad, we decorated our Christmas tree (er... "Christmas branch") with candy canes. The poor thing makes Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree look like the Rockefeller tree.
7:00 Went Christmas Caroling with members from Advent Church in the area around St. John's University.
8:30 Children's Program. The kids performed beautifully, and we even got an encore performance.
9:30- 1:00 Midnight Mass at Advent Church.
Some of our students at mass. We've never celebrated Christmas with such fanfare.
Jered and Friend, Daniel pose before the "tanenbaum." Daniel holds the distinction of being our only Taiwanese friend who has spent time in North Dakota, Erin's old stomping grounds.
Erin hyped up after baozi and some red bean sweet soup. Note the halo. Ain't she an angel?
Christmas Day
6:30 a.m. Called Families...Skype is fantastic! Now if only we could keep track of that blasted time difference.
9:30 Worship Service at Advent Church. Erin played with the help of our friend John who translated what was happening in the service so that she could keep track.
1:00 Choir Practice
3:00 Fell Over and slept
5:00 Lit our Advent Wreath
6:00 Jered made dinner and we opened presents!
New Socks From Jered's parents (not pictured is Jered enjoying his first cup of Christmas Raven's Brew Coffee from Mom and Dad Johnson)
Jered's New Hat from CourtneyErin's new purse made by Courtney
Tired Erin comforted by Oreos... hungry Jered tries to steal the comfort from tired Erin.
Jered reading a book from Sandy and Bill Rudolph... "hmmm, lets see, ah, now there's the recipe for stinky tofu that I've been searching for."
Tuna Helper and Kleenex from Mom and Dad Weber. Simple pleasures bring a world of smiles.
8:00 Made "Happy Birthday Jesus" Birthday Pancakes (a small modification to Weber Family Tradition)
Thank-you to all who sent e-mails, cards, prayers, and presents. We felt very connected to both our local community and our community of loved ones back home.
posted by Jered & Erin Weber-Johnson | 5:13 PM
1 Comments:
Erin, right now I'm killing time while waiting to pick my parents up at the airport, so I decided to stop at the St. Louis Bread Co. and eat a bagel. It made me think of you.
Jered, I'm thinking of you by proxy.
-jm
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