...and scantily clad girls.

Having a laugh with Darcy before hitting the dance floor.

Sulay, taking it all in.

The show went on...

...and the dancing got more feverish.

Nick and Katia join the action.

Everyone had so much fun...

...till well into the morning!

The next day we awoke...just before brunch at 1:00...to this beautiful view from our 23rd floor suite. A light dusting of snow had fallen during the night.

This was the view from the front of the 23rd floor...perfect start to 2006.

We stayed one more night...so were entitled to one more chocolate sculpture. Only the best for 2006!

Christmas 2005 - Great food, a good time. We all love Christmas.

I tried not to over do it...and, I managed to kind of keep it simple; lots of wreaths, our usual big beautiful tree and our favorite holiday dishes. It worked - we had a great time.

We had a casual but festive Christmas Eve dinner at the Hilltop. Dad and Colleen were there. Halim's Dad had come down from Boston too.

Christmas day was at our house. We had all of my favorit holiday dishes, including this apple walnut salad.

It was great to see our friend Feriyal who came all the way from Vienna. And her son Jimmy...he actually came over from Dubai!

Cigars, drinks and friends...make for a festive Christmas celebration...at least at our house they do.

Sweet Selin and lovely Leyla had their Christmas dinner in our kitchen.

The day after Christmas we awoke to an icy drizzle...and this robin collecting berries outside our window.

This is my scary retro santa. He looks like he's about to stab someone the psycho music should play here

Our christmas tree is always really pretty...