an Island Christmas

Well... our first Christmas married and who would have guessed it would be spent on an island. The Christmas season didn't differ too much from Christmas back home.. except you know the whole white Christmas doesn't exactly exist and singing let it snow let it snow let it snow makes you look like a complete idiot other than that it's practically the same!

The day before Christmas almost all the shops stay open until 11 pm for those last minute shoppers (men) and the whole island shuts down for the next two days. Why two days you ask? Remember my first post when I told you about pirates week and how the island will celebrate ANYTHING... well they celebrate boxing day too... what is boxing day? I have no idea. Apparently it's a Canadian holiday, but it's another excuse to eat so yay boxing day!

Usually my favorite Christmas song is "baby it's cold outside" only this year it was more like "baby it's a heat wave outside!" We reached record highs this Christmas... I think it was like 92 or something? Hard to get into the Christmas spirit when you are more worried about avoiding heat exhaustion than what Santa brought you!

I have a lot of respect for the islanders here, there aren't many places to shop (I know it's torture!) other than perfume and jewelry are always available! So most people know they are getting for Christmas ahead of time. I am the spoiled girl from the states that lucked out with an awesome husband who got me a GoPro! When I told some of the islanders what a GoPro was and how it worked their reply was "Oh you mean that annoying thing on a stick tourist use" yea.. that thing! Good news Instagram followers (all like 300 of you) my pictures are about to get more interesting! (follow me @akayscoff!) haha joke. That is if I can get past the instructors manual... some things about Christmas will never change! Always getting cool toys and have to wait for Dad (or now husband) to read the instructions and put them together!

So that's pretty much it. I know you were expecting us to build sand man instead of snowman and have mini palm trees as Christmas trees instead of pine trees.. unfortunately sand man are actually A LOT harder to build than you'd think, and min palm trees... those don't exist here. Ha so it was a great Christmas in the sand and HUGE thanks to my parents who brought a whole carry on of gifts for us so we could have things to open on Christmas :)

Oh and on that note.. parents you brought Matt a swiss army knife... in your carry-on.. I guess wrapping paper blocks out the airport screens so you can pack anything when wrapped!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!