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I hope everyone had a fantastic Xmas! My parents were out here again, running from their Minnesota weather, and we had a great time. There were many presents to be opened, food to be eaten, and cards to be played. I'm not sure who won more games of back alley bridge, but I'm sure the women would say they did ;) My father and I decided to make fresh crab a new tradition as well. We had the store cook them, though, so the whole apartment didn't smell like the ocean as Amy feared. Christmas Eve dinner was at the Pelican Inn on the coast by Muir Beach, where we all ate too much, but the food was delicious and the views were spectacular. Speaking of which, somehow we managed to have perfect weather for the duration of my parents trip, with temps in the mid 60s and not a cloud in the sky. Pulling my father off the porch was a bit tricky sometimes, and getting them back on a plane was no easy task either. Friday night we head out to Minnesota ourselves on the red-eye for a friend's big New Year's Eve party, so we'll understand my parents' reluctance to leave well enough very shortly. Of course, after a few days with highs in the single digits, we get to return to California :)