GAP Christmas Party 16th Dec '05

Well the night went really well with lots of food & fun had by all. We were really impressed with the effort that everybody made in getting dressed up. We had about 5 new people who have never been to our group before so that was exciting. God is certainly opening doors for people to come along but more importantly we feel he is really bonding & growing the group closer to each other as the time goes on. We are so proud of all our young people & of course our leaders. We thank God for a great year this year. He has truely gone above & beyond in so many ways for us. We feel so blessed & privileged to be part of such an amazing group. Please continue to pray for us all here at City Gates that we will fix our eyes on the one above. Have a great Christmas & an even better new year. May God continue to guide all our steps as we look to him.

Lots of love,
In Him,

Alex & Linda Xo

Getting ready for the party!! 

Paddy our resident Dj for the evening. 

Aishling in a eating game, one of many weird games on the night.  

Great determination from Niamh. 

Sean racing against the clock!! 

The female leaders of GAP all dressed up. From left, Lynda, Naomi, myself & Amy. 

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Ste after eating a whole bowl of carrots. Why, I don't know 

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What am I eating?? 

The end of a good night!! 

My Trip to Idaho to visit my brother 02~12 Dec '05

Well I'm back from my trip to Idaho to see my brother! It was a nice trip, it was so good to be able to see him again and hang out a bit. It was also nice to get to know his wife a bit more. I would like to say that Idaho is unbelievably cold in the winter. I knew it was going to be cold there with snow but when I saw & of course felt that temperatures plummeted to -28 oC (-19 oF) I knew we were in trouble. We had many adventures from the moment I stepped off the plane. We managed to use our Irish charm to get into the temple grounds in Salt Lake City, got our picture taken for free with Santa in a mall, we nearly had a heart attack while we were in a forest during cogar hunting season, I was bitten twice by a hobo spider, we went to the Lava Hot springs so I was in a Bikini in unnaturally cold temperatures, but it was great. There was so much I don't even know where I would fit it all in but I think that gives you a good idea of what it was like. I'll leave the photos explain the rest. I hope you enjoy the photos. Hope your all well!!

Lots of love
Linda Xo

Myself and Dave at Starbucks. Can you believe this is one of my little bro's. Yes he is my younger brother, living in Idaho. Last time I saw him was Nov '04 when he got married. So it was great to see him!! We miss him terribly. 

The mormon temple and temple square at night. 

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Who's job was it to put up all the lights on every branch of every tree in temple square? 

The temple in Salt Lake City, the main one for the mormon churches. The temples are used to perform the works for the dead and also for marriages where they perform a ceremony to seal the marriages for eternity. This is what we were told by a mormon security man. Not sure if he was supposed to tell us though!!! 

Isn't this an amazing shot, we took it from the top floor of the Joseph Smith memorial building. Again you can only go in here for a meal but we just walked in and got into the lift and up we went. It really is a dark place.