{"id":12489,"date":"2022-12-01T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12489"},"modified":"2022-12-01T06:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:20:30","slug":"virtual-advent-tour-2022-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12489","title":{"rendered":"virtual advent tour 2022: day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greetings and welcome to December 1, our first day of the 2022 edition of the Virtual Advent Tour.<\/p>\n

Growing up, we had several decorations that got hung on our walls each year. <\/p>\n

First, on the back of the front door was a gigantic card that I think my uncle (apologies, Mum and Dad, if I’m misremembering and one of you made it) drew for my parents the Christmas they lived in Oregon.<\/p>\n

Second, in the hallway were a series of cardboard elf stands (huts, cottages?) from the North Pole.<\/p>\n

And finally, on the wall of Josh’s and my bedroom, was a cardboard cutout of Santa with his sleigh and his reindeer, each pair of which was separated by a yarn ribbon. If I remember correctly, some portion of Santa was slightly fuzzy — maybe the fur of his hat?<\/p>\n

Somewhere along the line, I believe all of these decorations were lost. But they remain in my memory.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, we hang fairy lights around the perimeter of the living room before we get the tree. That will be one of today’s tasks, so we can get our tree before Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

And this print, a gift a few years back from my best friend, Karen, will go up on the wall:<\/p>\n

\"Carol<\/a>