Tonight marks not only the first of December but also the first day advent. A very special and sacred time for Christians and for my family and I. It is a time where we start preparing for Christmas and bond as a family over Christmas festivities. Tonight at number 8 Badegmore Avenue Constantia ' All I want for Christmas and 'TIs the season to be jolly' will be played on full volume from our lounge . Dad will be untaggling the CHristmas lights and ensuring they are all working . Mom as always will be deciding on the peferct colour theme for the Christmas tree . My sisters will no doubt be dancing around in santa hats and sorting out decorations and deciding on which ones make the cut on the Warner family tree. My dog, Abby, will be sporting the most stylish red and green check ribbon in her hair picked out by my fashion guru sister , whilst my blue eyed burmese cat will be lazing about in the lounge purring away and enjoying the Warner Christmas tree spectacle.
Once mom has decided on the appropriate colour theme each of us will choose a decoration to place on the tree until the entire tree is covered in only the best Christmas decorations. Lastly , our beautiful gold angel will be placed on top of the tree , a job that I have come to take responsibility for over the years. Tonight this beautiful Warner family tradition will take place and for the first time in 25 years I will not be there to celebrate it.
I have been dreading December as I Know that this month is going to be the most emotionally challenging month that I have had to face in KOrea thus far. Tonight whilst my family put up the tree I will be thinking of them dancing around in their Christmas hats and having a good time.
Its funny , how so often it is the moments that we took for granted in the past that are the moments and memories that we now long for the most .
Tomorrow , I shall attempt to put up my own Christmas tree in my tiny shoe box size of an apartment and as I Place the angel on top of the tree I will think of my family and all the Christmas memories that we have shared over the years.
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