That's our home in the center of the picture. The only decorations we had brought with us was 6 strings of red lights. Our deck railing and my tree made of red lights lit the whole deck in a red glow.
As we sit here on Christmas eve morning we have commented several times it doesn't feel like Christmas. We don't know what a cool crisp morning feels like anymore. The chance of frost or snow is nil. Blue skies and sunshine just doesn't feel right at all. It will be a "strange" Christmas indeed.
To get into the Christmas spirit we went to the "Gala Navidad" concert at the theater the other night. The symphony and a large choir preformed the carols mostly in English. It was a well done show.
We will be having Christmas dinner with our Canadian friends, Russ and Karen, tomorrow. She will be preparing a full Christmas dinner with turkey and all the other good things.
We will be missing Christmas with our family for the first time in our lives. We are already feeling that effect over the last few days. We knew when we choose our nomadic lifestyle that it would be times like this that would be the hardest.
As we weight the price of being away from home and loved ones, we have to remind ourselves of all the amazing adventures we have experienced in the last six months. And we think of our good times ahead to keep it all in perspective.
So after my nostalgic ramblings it's time to tell family and friends how much we love them. To our Grandkids, we miss and love you most. To our kids and their spouses we miss you a lot. To our extended family and friends we love and miss you also (but not as much as the Grandkids).
Our wish for everyone is happiness. Merry Christmas to all.
Russ & Terri
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