Meri Kirihimete!
Stange, this hemisphere lag. It's almost 7:00 pm on Christmas Day and the sun is still high in the sky. The windows are open, and a nice cool breeze is blowing in, pushing out the heat of the day. This certainly isn't weather for a turkey (or ham), mashed potatoes, and chocolate cream pie. I'm sure today would feel just right to someone from Texas, Florida, or southern California, but to people born and bred in the Northeast, it's just not Christmas.
We had a terrific day. The kids woke us up at 6:00 am. They were up early, because they weren't up until nearly midnight wrapping presents. As usual, everything was unwrapped in a matter of seconds, and soon the fighting over each other's toys began.
We were joined by our friends, Larry and Raina and Baby Nola, for a nice dim sum. That seemed appropriate, to match a non-traditional meal with this non-traditional Christmas. After stuffing ourselves, we just hung out and talked as the kids did their thing.
Maybe we'll spend Boxing Day at the beach. Absent a 'Black Friday,' Boxing Day is NZ's biggest shopping day of the year.
We had a terrific day. The kids woke us up at 6:00 am. They were up early, because they weren't up until nearly midnight wrapping presents. As usual, everything was unwrapped in a matter of seconds, and soon the fighting over each other's toys began.
We were joined by our friends, Larry and Raina and Baby Nola, for a nice dim sum. That seemed appropriate, to match a non-traditional meal with this non-traditional Christmas. After stuffing ourselves, we just hung out and talked as the kids did their thing.
Maybe we'll spend Boxing Day at the beach. Absent a 'Black Friday,' Boxing Day is NZ's biggest shopping day of the year.
posted by Jon A at
6:36 PM
3 Comments:
oooh dim sum! nice. my fam will be enjoying chinese for christmas dinner tomorrow.
in other news, i made chocolate chip cookies yesterday. i was going to drop some off to whoever lives in your old house now, just for tradition's sake, but instead i decided to eat the extras.
I whipped up a batch myself this past week. Chocolate chips here aren't quite what they are in the States, but they weren't too bad. I did think of you when I made them. You could swing some by here if you want. ;)
i'll go warm the car up. i'll have to stop in philly and pick up my passport. and my snorkel.
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