New Zealand pretty much shuts down for Christmas. Both of our offices are closed from tomorrow until the 5th of January. Even our local fish 'n' chip shop is shut until January 14th. Some people in my office are going away til February. Yes, it's the good life...We're going up to Auckland to spend the holidays with Gareth's sister & family. It really doesn't feel like Christmas to us at all though. The days are too long, the air too warm. A Christmas Story has not been on tv even once. If anyone in our neighborhood has decorated their houses with lights, we have no idea -- it doesn't get dark until 10pm. Who's out that late?
Maybe by next year we'll be more in the groove for a summertime Christmas... We see a future involving Christmas camping trips, maybe a holiday bach by the beach. It won't be anything like the Christmases we grew up with, but it could be a good thing in its own right.
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