The Kitchen Sink: A Canadian Christmas!

Christmas was exciting for us this year as it was our first as a married couple in Canada. Our first Christmas was spent on a plane crossing the Atlantic and then completely jet lagged in Zimbabwe. We were on a whirlwind exploratory trip to see where we might spend a year in Africa. Our second Christmas was spent in a rural Zimbabwean village with new friends. We napped, went for a hike, picked wild fruit, sat under the shade of a tree, napped again, ate fresh goat and danced under the stars. Definitely a wonderful Christmas we will never forget. But this year we got to be home, with family, turkey and snow. We are lucky to live in the same city as both of our families so we had lots of time together.

As we have just moved into our new house we went back and forth on getting a tree, as it just felt like another project. But Joel spotted a Loblaws deal... a 6 foot tree for $14. Although I prefer a real tree, I couldn't pass up the deal and the convenience. In 20 minutes our tree was up and decorated and Christmas at the Percy house began. On Christmas Eve Joel was working at The Meeting House so I decided to join him for the night. It was a beautiful service. Christmas morning we opened stockings and our gifts, then headed to my parents for breakfast. We spent the afternoon and evening with the Percy's sharing gifts, playing games and eating turkey. I have to say that it beats goat any day! We had Miller Christmas a few days ealier and had more time with family in the days that followed. Nothing beats time with family and I was thankful to share Christmas with them on the same side of the world!