new mexico = new year.

december was tough. i love the holidays, but for some reason (wedding. its the wedding) i've been too stressed out to deal with most things, including holidays and families and friends and anything at all really. i mean, i couldn't even get out of bed this morning, thus i was late to work. good thing i didn't make any new years resolutions about being on time to things.

anyway, despite december being a tough month, the trip to new mexico was a breath of fresh air. it was so needed. i loved seeing the world in a different way, getting out of city and commuter life for a few days. and plus everything smells SO AMAZING in new mexico. they say its the pinon wood everyone uses in their fireplaces. it has this sweet, spiciness and makes the air smell so good. man. we also got to eat some new mexican food from little anita's - veggie burrito with green sauce and sopapillas with honey for dessert! i ate way too much and we all played a lot of games and TH's brother and sister-in-law threw a great new orleans new years party with king cake, cabbage rolls, black eyed peas - the works! i had such a good time, even if it was only slightly warmer out there then here(like 35 degrees instead of 20). apparently the desert gets cold, too (i should've paid attention in elementary school instead of writing all those love notes to boys!) but it was incredibly sunny every day and i geeked out every time i saw a solar panel (which was actually a frequent occurance). here are some pictures to prove (sorry no solar panel pics). (omg enough with the parentheses already, gnomie!)