We had a nice Christmas morning with breakfast delivered to the chalet and a few hours of skiing. We only bought lift tickets for the bottom half of the mountain due to the thin snow cover and icy conditions above the snow-making machines. I needed to concentrate with lots of ice patches on the snow. Breakfast was delicious, I love Central Asian porridge. The best thing about the trip was just spending time with the kids. Driving back home reminded us all the road trips we used to take when we were younger.
Nadia and I walked Obi to school while Owen shot baskets in the gymnasium. We then had a nice Christmas dinner with 20 friends at Kaspikya Restaurant, a Russian seafood place in the Tashkent City Mall. It was great to connect with so many people on the holiday. We’ve stopped giving gifts to the children. We paid for them to come to Tashkent, and that is their gift. Christmas is not the same without young children at home, but the gift of time together is more appreciated.
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