Having only been in Australia for just ten days I’ve travelled to New Zealand for the Christmas holiday. I made this ecard for my friends and family so I figured why not share it here too.

It’s been a rather laid back Christmas for me this year. I’m staying with my friends Phil and Kerry-anne along with Grace, their 11 month old daughter who I am meeting for the very first time. She doesn’t really do much, just eats, sleeps and cries from what I can tell, but she’s a work in progress. Despite the fact she has no real idea what Christmas is all about, she had an impressive amount of gifts under the tree.

Now that I think of it, if people put gifts under the tree before Christmas what then is Santa doing on Christmas eve? Doesn’t the tradition of placing wrapped gifts under the tree make Santa and his reindeers jobless?

Christmas still feels a little strange to me when it’s warm and sunny outside, but I’m not complaining. Though I have to say that I do miss having a great big roast turkey dinner at Christmas. I can’t remember the last time I had one of those.

Anyway, I hope you’re all having a great Christmas holiday wherever you are in the world, and may you have a fantastic new year too.

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