Usually, at a party, you expect photos of people enjoying themselves, happy and having fun. The last thing you’d expect are photos of people looking serious or bored. However, at the beginning of this year (2025), I did a photoshoot with most of the guests at the party I host every January 1st, but the condition was to stay completely serious. It was a very fun experience, and you can see it here.

On December 24th, we had a family gathering just like we used to do a long time ago. Many family members joined us—those living here in Caracas, but others also traveled from San Joaquín (Carabobo State), La Victoria (Aragua State), and Margarita Island (Nueva Esparta State).

It was very exciting (even if the photos don't show it) to get together again after so much time. We had the best time enjoying a traditional Venezuelan Christmas feast: hallacas (corn dough stuffed with a savory meat stew, wrapped in plantain leaves), pernil (slow-roasted pork leg), ensalada de gallina (a creamy chicken and potato salad), and pan de jamón (a sweet bread roll filled with ham, olives, and raisins).

All of this was accompanied by wonderful playlists of our seasonal music: gaitas (traditional folk music from Zulia state), parrandas, and aguinaldos (Venezuelan Christmas carols). Below, I’m sharing the links to the Christmas repertoire that accompanied us that day!

Remembering the photos I mentioned before, it occurred to me that it would be fun to take pictures, but as 'bored' people. So, I set myself the task of convincing everyone; only a few didn't join the 'bored exhibit.' You can see the result here.

It was a brilliant night where we took the opportunity to celebrate three family birthdays, while simultaneously celebrating Christmas and, above all, the reunion of a large part of the family.

And the following photo shows us that not everyone can act bored when they are asked to... 😉