I love the build up to Christmas! There is a tangible joy in the air. I love all the traditions, from putting up Christmas lights....
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...to watching for (putting up with?) the first snow of the season...
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| Only 4 months of winter to go |
...to the folksy, quirky, small town Christmas parades.
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| "What the #$! is that?!" you're probably thinking. I have no clue...but I want one! |
Actually, this year Glosette Girl, Margot and I are taking an eco/sun holiday over Christmas. I'm looking forward to it, but one of the downsides is that it distracts a bit from all the fun Christmas stuff. The timing of our holiday also forced us to get a bit creative in order to let Margot feel the full Christmas experience. For example we started eating our advent calendar 7 days early (not a single advent calendar chocolate will go to waste on my watch, damnit!)
We debated on whether we should get a Christmas tree but ultimately decided that you gotta have a tree. So we picked up a super small one (by Canadian standards) in Ottawa's
Byward Market. It's less upkeep than a big tree and should be OK if we have to leave it for a few days.
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| By the power of GRAYSKULL...! |
Now that it's decorated it adds a nice a friendly glow to the house.
A joyful tree for the season!
I love the advent season to, the promise of Christmas is almost better than the actual thing! Probably a very smart idea to do all the pre-Christmas preparations and then jet off somewhere. Have a fabulous time in Costa Rica and a very merry Christmas to you :) xxx
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