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My First NZ Christmas!
26
Dec
Christmas was so different this year. After 25 consecutive Christmases in the same house, it is strange to celebrate Christmas in a whole new country, without my family, and in the summer. It was a melancholy sort of thing, especially because I missed my family so much, but all in all I had a wonderful first New Zealand Christmas.
Josh and I went to his Nan #8217;s house. Josh #8217;s brother, his uncle, and his dad were there too. We had a wonderful dinner together and shared some present opening and good times. Josh #8217;s mom gave us a beautiful mirror which I was super excited about since the place where we live currently doesn #8217;t have one except for a small one on the bathroom door. She also gave us nice soap, shampoo and conditioner, and a pairing knife for our super cooking endeavors. Josh #8217;s Nan gave us some much needed cash.
I even got some wonderful presents from overseas. My awesome friend Marissa who is currently teaching over in Korea sent me a cute card, socks for me and Josh, and an adorable horoscope keychain. My parents also sent us some gifts: some pants, a new purse, a new backpack, belts for Josh, and some more much needed cash via Western Union from my parents, grandparents, grammy, and great uncle.
I am so thankful that I got to experience Christmas in a new setting with people that I love. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
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No eclipse here.
22
Dec
Unless you live under a rock, you must have heard about the total lunar eclipse last night. What made this eclipse really special was the fact that it happened on the winter solstice. It figures that when I move to the other side of the world, something like this happens. However, there were a lot of clouds in New York so I probably wouldn #8217;t have seen it anyway if I was there.
I heard that there was a chance of seeing it here, and I ventured outside a little after 9pm when I was told it would be optimal viewing. Well, I should have known I wouldn #8217;t get to see it. It was way too light, still. That #8217;s what you get when it #8217;s the day after the longest day of the year.
I did, however, see an amazing sunset.
(Photos by Josh!) :)
When one door closes, another always opens.
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I knew it was pretty!
20
Dec
I mentioned in my last entry that I was disappointed that the pāua shells were not pretty. The truth is, they are #8230; just not when they come out of the ocean. Pāua shells are often used in jewelry and lots of other cool things since they are so naturally beautiful. My parents have coasters made out of pāua shells and I know other people who have pretty jewelry made from pāua shells.
We cleaned out some of the shells a little bit so I thought I would share how pretty they are! Plus, a lot of you asked to see.
See? I knew they were pretty!
I was going to take a picture of the paua fritters, too #8230; but they accidentally got eaten! :P
If you want to check out some stuff made from paua, you should check out Paua World! This place is only a town or so away from me and I plan to visit it when I can because I seriously can #8217;t get enough paua shell beauty! :)
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I'm Caity! I'm a New Yorker who just moved around the world to New Zealand with my kiwi husband, Josh! I am a math teacher, a blogger, a singer, a gamer, an amateur photographer, and a wannabe kiwi.
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