Christmas 2015

Christmas will never be the same again. 30°C and sunshine until almost 10 pm just doesn’t work to get into any christmas-y mood. It’s our third Christmas celebration on the Southern Hemisphere and I think we’re already in process to re-interpret that whole thing in our own new way.

That’s how it was for us this year:

We've found a douglas fir that almost looks like a Christmas tree as we are used to have.
We’ve found a douglas fir that almost looks like a Christmas tree as we are used to have.
My personal xmas present: Our shipping container that sat next to our house for a year is being picked up in the morning
My personal xmas present #1: Our shipping container that sat next to our house for a year is being picked up in the morning
There it goes, finally, and marks the end of our endless moving process.
There it goes, finally, and marks the end of our endless moving process.
My personal xmas present #2: Super high-speed Internet. 125 Mbps!!
My personal xmas present #2: Super high-speed Internet. 125 Mbps!!
Harvesting the first massive zucchini from our garden
For lunch: Harvesting the first massive zucchini from our garden
Lasagne with self made noodles (fist attempt!) on Christmas eve
For dinner: Lasagne with self made noodles (first attempt!) and a bit too much cheese on Christmas eve
Christmas birds enjoying the sunshine at 8 pm
Christmas tree birds enjoying sunshine at 8 pm
What the heck is in that incredibly large and heavy box?!
What the heck is in that incredibly large and heavy box?!
We realized our living room is large enough for a table tennis table :)
We realized our living room is large enough for a table tennis table! Yay! :)
Haging out with friends at Dummy Bay all Christmas day
Hanging out with friends at Dummy Bay all Christmas day
Pavlova, a must have dessert in NZ!
Pavlova, a must have dessert in NZ!