Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a wonderful Christmas.
Christmas starts today! Or actually it kinda started yesterday, with what we call “little Christmas eve”, the day when a lot of people decorate the tree and the house.
Today is the day we celebrate! Christmas eve is filled with Christmas dinner, a walk around the Christmas tree and the unwrapping of all our Christmas gifts.
Unfortunately since I have family in more that one country we don’t get to celebrate with everyone. Last year I was in UK at my mums place, so this year I’m spending Christmas eve at my step-mums place here in Stavanger. Fortunately mum don’t get to be alone as she is spending Christmas at my brothers place in London 🙂
Christmas eve celebration in Norway typically starts with dinner around 5 or 6, followed by very inpatient kids nagging us about “when are we going to unwrap the gifts” until about 8 or 9 when we dive under the tree 😉
Since Christmas eve tends to turn into a late evening/night, it means that Christmas day we get to sleep in 😉
Christmas day is still a day where family meet up for brunch or dinner, loads of cake and good family fun. This year we are having dinner at my step-sisters place, followed by a family brunch on second Christmas day (26th) at my place. Before some of my family members board a plane to go back to their home town.
As you can see, Christmas here, are a few days hanging out with family and enough food, to which I’m sure, will leave us with thoughts not to eat so much next Christmas, just as we did, last Christmas 😉
Here is wishing you a happy holiday, with family or friends, good food and drinks, and hugs, loads and loads of hugs 🙂
Happy holiday everyone!
Minimalist Sometimes 
God jul på dig!! Jag väntar på att Kalle Anka ska sluta (en dum tradition!) så att jag kan börja duka fram maten. Många kramar!!
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Så kos da, Donald er ingen dum tradisjon 🙂 vi har våre varianter av filmer og program som vi pleier å se også 🙂 nå setter vi oss også til bords, god jul i stuen, stor juleklem
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Happy holidays! Have a wonderful Christmas!
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You too! Hope you have loads of fun with family and friends 🙂 Merry Christmas
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Have a wonderful holiday . . . from first to last.
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Thank you! And same to you, Nancy. Hope you have a wonderful time with your family and friends over the holidays. Filled with laughter, food and hugs, loads of hugs 🙂
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I’m sorry you won’t get to see your Mom or brother for Christmas but I know you’ll enjoy your time with the rest of your family — have fun and revel in the warmth & joy of family and friends!! 🙂 LOVE the pics!!
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Thank you! Even though I don’t get to see mum and brother this year, I do get to hang out with other family members I otherwise only see once or twice a year. So it’s nice to catch up on this end to 😉 so, absolutely are enjoying family and friends time. Hope your holiday is fun filled as well, and you are enjoying the heck out of it 😉
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Sounds wonderful! Much joy to you and yours!
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Thank you, I hope Christmas treated you and your family well 🙂
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