Don't Open Until Midwinter!

Goodie boxes in Antarctica are always a treat, but even more so during the long winter months of no-outside-mail. Thanks to our dear friend Robyn, we had package mail packages to open for Valentines Day, Easter, Midwinter Dinner and, yet to come, the 4th of July. Thanks to my forgetful brain, the packages were out of sight and mind until exactly the right moment.

Kris goes right for the pink fuzzies!

Cedar gasps at all the loot!

Clad in hot pink part glasses with a handful of miniature
glow sticks, Kris is ready to shake his booty!

MC looks on in wonder.

Jen tries on the leopard dress!

A purple masked villain?

Cedar, Jen and MC bargain, discuss and rummage through the goodies.

Cedar sports a pink plastic rosary gangster-style.

Kris tries, but his "gangster" needs work.

Jen checks out the lotions!

Ahhh...THANKS for the treats Robyn!!!

Smoothie Break!

Once a month during the winter, the MET (Mapcon Editing Team - of which I am a part) hosts a smoothie break. Larry, Shandra and I gather the ingredients of yogurt, ice, fruit, frozen bananas we've saved from the last freshies of February. And for a brief moment during winter, we can all pretend we're at the beach sipping our fruity concoction with the sun kissing our cheeks...

What time is it?
Smoothie Break Time!

Shandra prepares for the hoards of fruit-loving winterovers.

We got ice and yogurt from the Galley.

And used strawberry applesauce left over from
flight meals to sweeten the tartness of the yogurt.

I put a brilliantly beautiful purple fake flower on the table and
put out some dried Hibiscus flowers from Trader Joes to share.

Go blender go!

Mmmmmmmm...smoothie.

Jonathan, Cedar and Gareth partake in some fruity deliciousness.

Gareth and Joseph add a little Passion Fruit Squeeze to the mix.

Mark and Zachary try to describe the complex and delectable
taste while Amanda smiles away in the background.

Life is short. Antarctica is cold. Smoothies are good.