Once I have my grades turned in, we're off to Utah for ten days. Five of those days, solstice included, will be spent in the Capitol Reef [nps.gov] area. The entire time will be spent indulging in Czech beer.

Christmas itself will be in SLC. In the Czech tradition (that of my wife's family), it's the baby Jesus who brings presents, not Santa Claus/Father Christmas/etc. My attempts to merge this with the Santa tradition inevitably end in failure. I somehow envision the baby Jesus and Santa in an epic battle (could the two of them have some other kind of battle?) for who will get to bring presents to my kids.

So what are your Big Plans for this holiday season?