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Published: December 21st 2007
Yesterday was our lucky day! Before the school day started we had a staff briefing in the staff room. All of the staff who have not had a day off since the beginning of the school year were entered into a draw. Both of us were among the names entered and the prize for the draw was a day off! (with pay, of course). Will's name was drawn! So in the new year, Will gets to arrange a day where he can stay home and have his classes covered. But, that wasn't the only luck we encountered during the day! Last night we had our staff Christmas party at a hotel. Before dinner started everyone had to open the Christmas cracker that was at their seat. Inside one of the Christmas crackers was a tube of toothpaste. Bri had the cracker with the tube of toothpaste inside! There was a choice between two prizes: a free bottle of champagne or a free room for the night in the hotel. So, we took the free room and got our money back that we had paid!
We are now officially only 5 hours away from leaving for the airport. We're getting picked up at 3:30 am and we'll be at the airport by 5:00 am. Then, we're off to Berlin! On Boxing Day we leave for Zurich and then on 30 December we go to Paris. It's VERY exciting! We'll put pictures up of each city as we go through our adventure! Love you all! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Love, Bri and Will
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CJ in China
Christine Houthuyzen
Four leaf clovers?
It's nice to hear from you guys...and congrats on the day off and the free room! That's awesome! We, on the other hand, just found out that we have to leave work for our students to do on Christmas Day. Boo! Anyway, I look forward to hearing all about your trip! Hope you have an amazing time!! CJ