Christmas time! 🎄

Hello all my beautiful people,
Merry Christmas to all of you out there! I know we are all over Christmas, but my decorations in my house are still up and I still feel Christmassy. So I'm still celebrating! Getting fat, staying up late, watching movies, looking at the Christmas tree, listening to Christmas music.. I mean, I'm in America we gonna be celebrating for the next month (probably not) but the decorations will still be up for another month.. yep that is how we do.

Christmas here is very different from New Zealand. First of all its winter here. Now every person I have talked to is like 'what?! you saying you have Christmas in the summer, now that ain't a real Christmas!' Yes it may not be a real Christmas to you, but who wants to be celebrating the Lords birth when it is cold and it ain't even snowing (what's the point), I personally would rather be at the Beach swimming and getting burnt, now that is a good Christmas.  Any who apart from that it has actually been a great Christmas and yes it does feel more like Christmas when it is freezing and you can wear ugly Christmas sweaters (it is a thing).

 From the start of December you immediately feel like it is Christmas for example Christmas lights and decorations go up in peoples houses and in the city. You have the big lighting of the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller, which everyone watches on TV or you actually go see it light up.

 Then there is the big Macy window display (which is annoying because all the tourists just stand watching it blocking the path), the ice skating rink gets put in at Bryant Park along with the Market. Now most of you won't have a clue what I am talking about, but to those that do, I'm sure it will bring back great memories. New York City really has the Christmas Spirit going it is pretty amazing! 

Christmas Eve, my host dad's family came around. They are all Italian so the Christmas Eve tradition is to have seafood and pasta. Very different but pretty cool (I do like seafood a lot). Also the family buys presents for every Aunty and every Cousin, which is insane, but pretty sweet for the kids! I also went to Hillsongs Christmas Eve service which was awesome! My friend and I sat in the front row where Vanessa Hudgens and her boyfriend were sitting just down from us (just casually).

Christmas Day was a hoot! The kids opened their presents which was insane I have never seen so many presents been given my whole life, I was shocked. After that we headed to New Jersey to my host mums sisters house which is a mansion literally. It has a movie theatre inside, a library, gym and a sauna, it was massive and so nice!  It was real chilled. The kids and I played games, watched movies and ate (of course). oh and I wore my ugly Christmas sweater (best thing ever).

I hope y'all had a great Christmas, I sure did! Have an awesome New Years and maybe you will make a new years resolution that will actually last the whole year instead of just for a week or two.

peace out homies!

#lovelife
#Christmastime
#uglysweater
#kiaroanewyork

krystal xo

No time for my talent!

A lot has happened in the past few weeks, it has been very busy! I've had to put away my talent of twerking (for now) and have been busy working and studying hard! Well and going to parties and events because it is that time of year to be jolly (CHRISTMAS TIME!). 

So at the end of November I went to the Christmas Spectacular Rockettes Show. It was one of the best shows I've seen, like all the acts were REALLY good. How it all was put together was so well done. And I was well impressed with the stage! It also made me feel all Christmasy, I was ready to put on my ugly Christmas sweater for sure! 

Next came Thanksgiving and it SNOWED!!! The first snowfall for the winter, although it wasn't winter yet (not okay). We had a big family get together with all the cousins and aunties and uncles of my host family. We literally ate all day (this is not an exaggeration). We had turkey, mashed potatoes all the good stuff, it really felt like Christmas but without the presents. 

The following day my kid had her sweet 16th party. So we all got dressed up looking all fancy and fly. It was like a wedding! Americans really do go all out for sweet 16th parties (was insane).  

These are my kids. It was the middle ones birthday she looks so pretty! 

My youngest kid and I taking selfies while we wait. 

As you know I have been going to school taking a class and it's been pretty crazy doing exams, projects and studying. Tomorrow I have my finals and then il be done for this year (oh happy days). 

Tonight while the kids and I were having dinner which was Tacos (we went Mexican), I put some more taco shells in the oven to grill and next minute I opened the oven door and they were on fire, literally!! I screamed, shut the oven door, turned the oven off and go to the kids 'get water' they were like 'no not water that will make it worse' I'm like 'umm umm ohk fire extinguisher' they don't have one. then my eldest kid was like 'I'm ringing mum' I'm like 'no ring the fire people!' Then they run outside and I'm in the kitchen running back and forth from the sink to the oven thinking of ways to put out the fire. Then I give up and run outside and thank goodness they have gone to get the neighbor and of course He comes in all calm, opens the oven and only the taco shells were on fire (we were thinking it was the whole oven). He just took them outside, these burnt charcoaled taco shells, then He goes home like it was no big deal! We were cracking up laughing cause we were thinking the oven was gonna blow up and that the house would be burnt down (yes we were abit OTT)! 

So now you are all up to date with what's going on over here yay! I'm so excited for Christmas it's gonna be amazing and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas as well. 

Peace out 

#kiaoranewyork

#tacosonfire

Krystal xo