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This was the first year I’ve missed Christmas with my family. It was definitely a little sad, but I brought it upon myself. Some things just get sacrificed when you are traveling for a year. Instead of having a family holiday in Denver, we celebrated Christmas just the two of us in Sydney, Australia.
Despite the drizzly day here in Sydney, we spent our Christmas sitting in the back yard, playing card games we learned at camp and throwing the ball with the dog. Then we made a festive dinner and ate holiday cookies I made on Christmas Eve (Peanut Butter Blossoms are my favorite, but they don’t sell Hershey’s Kisses in Sydney. We had to substitute Cadbury Chocolate Buttons, which turned out to be a bit of an upgrade.) After our feast, we had what I dubbed as a “30Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Marathon.” (Exactly what it sounds like – a marathon of 30Rock episodes we’ve never seen.) It was nothing like the Christmas celebrations we would have had at home, but it was still nice.
We’ll try to be more exciting for New Year’s :) Merry Christmas!
