My birthday week was out of the way and Christmas was quickly approaching! Most of my friends were leaving to go home for the holidays. I was beyond happy to be asked if I would house and dog sit over the holiday! :)
It was nice to stay in my hometown in my friends' cozy place. I just loved being surrounded in a cute, clean environment with constant reminders of love and Christmas all around. Having a little companion to stretch my legs with and love on was quite amazing as well.
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| My new B.F.F. Ellie and all the cards and packages that came for my friends w/ love. |
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| The vanity mirror with a sweet note of appreciation. |
Even though the little notes and reminders of love spread all over the house weren't for me they made me feel warm and cozy. I always smile when I think about the fact that 'You will become like the five people you surround yourself with the most' when I think of our friendship. I genuinely feel inspired, loved and appreciated when I am around them. I admire how they interact and treat people with love, practice random acts of kindness and always extend open invites.
Thank you friends. I love you and I appreciate you.
The week flew by and it was now Christmas Eve. It was raining but we didn't care! We sat in the back yard around the camp fire, laughed and knew that we were blessed to be around amazing people that were happy to be alive, appreciating and living in such a glorious moment. It was a beautiful way to celebrate a day that is supposed to represent all things of goodness and light.
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| Jeramy and Kirstin loving the fire and the rain! |
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When no other wood burn the important stuff for the cause! :p
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Christmas was everything I imagined. It was modest and shared with my immediate family. My mom made me some crocheted scarves and winter hats. We had a sweet dinner and kept everything simple.
From here on I'll mostly just be uploading photos with captions from the rest of my time home so we can get back to the traveling bit. You'll get to see some of San Francisco, Santa Cruz mountains, Reno, Portland and others in the next post(s).
As always, thanks for reading and sharing my experiences.
xx,
Nicole
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