Christmas Spirit

We needed a little holiday cheer in our lives as of late.  Over the past few weeks, the weather in Kuwait has turned cold, grey, and rainy, work has become overwhelmingly busy, and the newness of being in a different county has officially worn off.  So, to brighten our spirits we decided to bring a little Christmas cheer into our lives.  We headed out to our local Hypermarket in search of seasonal decorations.  A few minutes and a couple dinar later we were headed home with cheer in a bag. 

It actually felt a little like Christmas time as we turned on the holiday music station, drank warm tea, and decorated our tree.  Maybe it is not the typical look most westerners would go for but hey, when in the desert ... you can't be too picky.  And, most importantly, it did the trick for us and brought some much needed jolly and merriment into our lives. 

Adam with decorations in hand.  We went for a silver and red theme ... very tradtional.

We did forgo the overpriced fake Christmas tree and decided to decorate our house-tree instead.  Not only was a plastic tree a slap in the face to our Washington roots but it would also be a storage nightmare!

Adam got into the decorating spirit with the help of Justin Beiber and Mariah Carey.  Nothing screams Christmas like overplayed top 40 pop Christmas songs.

In front of our newly decorated tree with genuine smiles of happiness.

Our little pop of Christmas Spirit in all its glory.

And the ugliest stockings we could find.  We just hope Santa got our "change of address" for Kuwait.