Christmas is a state of mind instead of a date and I’d like to extend that as long as possible. Now that I’m back in China I’ve had a chance to pull together some photos that represent Christmas to me from our trip.
Christmas morning with presents under the tree
Playing games after dinner
Posing with our grandmother – short one member who had to work
Christmas without cookies would be a strange one.
The crew
Our balls were together on the tree. Bonus points if you can see my mom in the photo!
Ready to feast
If you’d like to see any of the photos larger you can click on the images.
Ironically, in coming back to China the weather is helping keep me in that mood. It actually snowed in Shanghai (albeit didn’t actually stick) and the weather has been practically frigid. The snow which looked so beautiful in Michigan is not so fun during a walk home from work.
Stay warm wherever you are.
Enjoy the shots!
How cold does it get there?
In Michigan this time of year below zero is common. But, there is central heat! In Shanghai, low 30s or about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius, but no central heat.
Wait, so your flat is not heated? And I thought my flat in London was chilly, at least it has some type of semblance of heat.
The air conditioners here switch between heat and cold, but you have to turn them off when not home so when I come home from work the temp inside is only about 13 degrees C! It’ll then take 30 to 40 minutes to heat up.
Wow…I guess I should stop complaining about the heat to the better half. Can we keep this a secret
I won’t tell! Keep warm.
you too!
It looks like you had a festive holiday at home! Hate to hear that you are enduring some really cold weather (inside AND out) where you are now, and I hope the construction at work ends soon!
Yes, the holidays were just great – and it’s not so bad here (just a bit nippy). Have a business trip coming up to a warmer climate next week and have to admit I’m looking forward to it!