Oh gosh, let's not deny it....I love me some Christmas. I love everything about it, and I am in a happier mood from the day after Halloween-December 26...when I go into my post Christmas funk where I am a just a little bit more grumpy. Just kidding...I'm delightful all year long...right Johnathon?!?! :) Anyway, growing up we were aloud to put up our Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving...which, in retrospect, I'm sure is exactly what my parents wanted to do least the day after cooking on their feet all day just 24 hours before. But hey...I guess that's one of many joys of parenting we have to look forward to. Anyway, once I got to college I lucked out with room mates that were as crazy about Christmas as I was, and we would have a Christmas tree up and Mariah Carey's Christmas album blaring no later than mid-November. Now Johnathon shares my love of Christmas, but he does try and restrain my need to hang Christmas lights November 1st...probably because he's the one who has to hang them...I supervise. This year Johnathon held off my decoration desires until November 10th. I figured since it's 80 degrees and humid all year round...I get to decorate a week earlier than last year to make it feel more like Christmas...indoors at least. Here are our Christmas decorations for our first Kwaj Christmas!
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| Our tree...some of the ornaments didn't survive the trip which resulted in some bald spots, but I'm proud of our tree! |
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| View of our decorations as seen from the ktichen |
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| Christmas pillows...Sadie loves laying on them when were not home |
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| I am mourning our lack of a fireplace, but our bookshelf will suffice |
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| Santa's here! |
Special Note to my Sister...I put all of the ornaments on the tree, when I realized I forgot to put the garland on. This resulted in a very frazzled me, and some oddly placed ornaments. I think Johnathon was dying a little inside at my lack of forethought and organization when it came to the tree, but he let me do my thing. I can't help but think if you and Johnathon were in charge of decorations, Christmas would be a organized, well-oiled machine with a tree that doesn't suggest it's owner has spacial relations issues. I know..I miss you too!
So there you have it...McClellan Christmas decor 2013! In other updates, Johnathon went fishing on Jon's boat last weekend, which meant they could go to Lib! For those of you not living on Kwaj, you don't have to hear about the Fish-Mecca-that-is-Lib 24/7 like us Kwaj ladies do. Lib is an island Southwest of Kwaj. It's a big deal because it's too far for the rental boats to get to, so only people who own their own boats can go. Because there aren't that many people who live on Lib, and not as many boats that can fish there, the fishing is supposed to be really good. But I swear the way these boys talked about it, you'd think the fish actually try and jump in their boat, no hooks or reels required! Needless to say, Johnathon was very excited when he got invited to go. They left at 4 in the morning and didn't get back until 3 that afternoon. When they did get back, Johnathon was a sweaty, bloody, dirty, ecstatic mess. Seriously, Johnathon's shirt was so dirty it looked like he stuck his head in the water, and let the fish latch on to that. Apparently some of the fish didn't go down without a fight, and there was a serious fish vs man battle that ensued. I'm happy to say Johnathon was victorious and they came back with an extreme number of fish including some seriously hefty tuna! They caught so many fish, they ended up selling a lot of it and that made up for the cost of the trip! Here are some pics of the boys and there catch!
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| Preston, Adam, and J making their best menacing faces |
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| This isn't even close to all the fish they caught |
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| Boys will be boys |
This past week has been a busy, crazy week for our Texas group here on island. Our Texas group has a lot going on right now! On Monday evening, Johnathon and I walked Sadie down to Emon Beach to watch Pastor Kevin baptize people in the Lagoon. It was such an amazing, surreal environment, and God provided a beautiful sunset as a backdrop. It was such a peaceful happy event and I know Johnathon and I were happy we could be there to watch people take such an important, wonderful step in their lives. It was a great end to a crazy week. God really is so good!
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