Wow! I can't believe it's only 2 sleeps until Christmas. That's how Aussies describe it. This Advent Season has been far different than those in the past. Instead of decorating our house, we undecorated it and packed it up. Instead of having numerous activities, we spent time at home preparing to move. Instead of going completely overboard in gift buying, we didn't purchase any gifts because we lacked cargo space. As we sat in our apartment on Sunday after church, we decided that we had to do something to make it feel more like the holiday season. Monday morning, Peter and I drove to "Rockie" (Rockhampton for you non-native folks) and spent the day amongst the Christmas madness-yes there are lots of crowds and last minute shoppers here too. We bought a small tree, a strand of lights, some Christmas gifts for the kids, and enjoyed the craziness of trying to figure out how things operate.
Notice the tree has no lights. Christmas lights are a little different here, and we thought we purchased a strand of lights, but we bought an extension kit. We needed a starter kit. SOLD OUT. No starter kits left, so we will save our extender kit for next year's tree and shop early for the starter kit.
Yay! It now feels a little more like Christmas at the Reed house... well except the nice, sunny weather and the beautiful, warm beach.
2 sleeps until Christmas,
Tricia
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