Christmas in Cayucos

The Chan Family

Christmas was spent with the Chan's, my mom's side of the family. This included all of my cousins, aunts and uncles totaling to about 30 of us. In addition, Allison's mom joined us.

The days were spent running, walking and playing on the beach, watching sports on TV, catching up with each other, and preparing food for the respective following meal. In the evening, we'd chow down and do family stuff together...like participating in a Wii boxing tournament. It's amazing how many different boxing stance variations exist and the kinds of things people will say while trying to put their opponent down on the canvas. Definitely enlightening.

On Christmas evening, the aunts and uncles shared some of their knowledge of our family's history. It included their escape from Communist China in the 1950s, their life in Hong Kong, immigration to the U.S. in 60s and a little bit of their life since then. It was a great evening of listening to stories of my family's journey across three different countries, filled with various trials and blessings along the way.