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Joyeux Noel!

Froehliche Weihnachten!

iFeliz Navidad!

Gledileg Jó!

Buon Natale!

God Jul!

Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun!

Kurisumasu Omedeto!

Maligayang Pasko!

We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.

-Joseph Campbell

One small thing that snowballed into a million other items totally rocked our perfect little world. I thought we had it all planned out. The holiday spirit have always been there. And to pump it up a notch, we went all out on the decors and the gifts. We did have a Christmas fund set aside since the beginning of this year, so money wasn’t that much of a big deal. But one swift moment and we found ourselves scampering around the neighborhood looking for another place to call home.

And we did.

It’s not as accessible. And it’s a little bit shabby. But throw in my OC and crafty wife, and we’ve got ourselves a perfect little home. It’s in a very safe and peaceful neighborhood, and the owners are very kind, sort of like one’s grandparents. It’s also very much cheaper compared to the last one, with free water. Plus, I get my own garage. Finally!

I guess this is His way of preparing us next year. We’ve got a lot of plans, one even involves tightening our belts, but this move will make it so much easier on the budget. One less thing to worry about.

We’re currently in the process of moving, and everything is packed. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say I’m wearing the very same shirt I wore last weekend.

Christmas has sort of taken a backseat for the moment. But we’ll have it up and glowing as fast as we can. We were able to get awesome new decors last Sunday from a small bazaar at the main campus of our church, and we can’t wait to put it up. I’ll post pics as soon as I can.

I’ll be picking up my wife and her brother and cousins after office, and we’ll do a bit of shopping at the Converse sale in Megamall. I hope to get two pairs of Chucks. One in red, and maybe one in khaki.

It’s going to be one busy but great weekend. I hope you all have a good one too!

A preview of our very first Christmas decor: a Christmas Stocking! It’s huge at 22 inches in length and currently hanging by our bedroom door. The stars and the candy cane are made of thin wood, and the rest are from an assortment of cloths.

Here’s close up of Santa.

It’s not much, but it is a big deal to us. It’s going to be our first real Christmas. We’ve been to Divisoria, Dapitan Arcade, and then again to S&R (which is where we got this) yesterday. We even have new tablecloths, table runners, and curtains! Ah, the joys of living a debt-free life and shopping with a Christmas fund set up!

We’ll pick up the tree later and start decorating.

This Christmas thing has me getting worked up. I’m getting more excited. Is that possible?