This German incense smoker has long been a traditional fixture of Christmas for my family, who I was blessed to be with again this past Christmas.

The other Saturday I finally made it out to a Berkeley High School water polo game. One of my second families here in the Bay Area (yes, I have two “second families” out here, how cool is that?) have a daughter who is the captain and lead scorer of Berkeley High’s water polo team. She’s going to make a great addition to any college’s water polo team.

I’d never shot water polo before, and quickly found out that it’s a much faster-paced sport than you’d think. The ball would go from being in the water to being hurled towards the goal in a split second. The last picture of this series shows an awesome back-hand attempt on goal from Caroline.

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