December was extra busy not only with the usual academic obligations but also with a few travel opportunities added in this time. So we again extended the Christmas Season by celebrating Twelve (actually make that thirteen this time!) Days of Christmas...
Celebrating twelve days, beginning after Christmas Day and including January 6, a red-letter day on the calendar here in Uruguay, is not only culturally appropriate but also a good idea for us, given the busyness of December with all its end-of-the-academic-year obligations. So maybe this will become our family’s newest tradition...
Here’s what we did to celebrate the mini-season this year...
Dec25
Began reading the Christmas accounts in Harmony of the Gospels
Began our traditional reading of Christmas books as a family
Watched The Snowman and The Snowman and the Snowdog
Outing to Punta Carretas Shopping: We concluded that we preferred the décor at Portones, but we enjoyed the ice-cream!
Dec27
Enjoyed a chocolate “invention” and candy canes before bed
Dec28
[Also worked most of the day on red tape and then took a late night call to check on college students whose house had been broken into] 😢
Dec28
Enjoyed a highlight and very special outing (gift) for our soccer-loving Celeste family!
#SomosCelestes
Dec29
Potluck lunch with church family at the Acevedos’ in Totoral
Dec30
Edited photos and began work on a video clip of “El adiós de Forlán”
Dec31
New Year’s Eve
E and DJ baked and decorated a b-day cake for Abu Dosila
Finished the video clip of “El adiós de Forlán”
Jan01
Baked and decorated (star) cookies – for our family!
Jan02
Jan02
Outing to Feria de Navidad (a Christmas Fair at the park nearby)
We enjoyed Venezuelan food this year!
“Celeste” Journals for E & DJ for 2020
Jan03
Baked and decorated cookies for cashiers at La Favorita (where we go to exchange currency)
A tradition of my Mom’s that I’ve wanted to keep!
And this year was especially emotional for me...
Jan04
Another outing to Feria de Navidad – since it’s in the neighborhood!
Jan05
Baked and decorated the rest of the cookies!
Jan06
Día de los Reyes Magos
Spent the day with dear friends, painting and cleaning, sharing cookies, and then “cooking-out” (but neglected to get any photos!) 🙁
“On the [thirteenth] day of Christmas…” 😉
Books make the best gifts!
Enjoyed hot chocolate with candy canes with the last of the Christmas star cookies!
Crazy candy cane fun!
Also went to our neighborhood ice-cream shop – on a whim! 😊
“A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, every one!”
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