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Merry, Merry!

12/25/19 | Christmas

London Christmas

Merry Christmas from a very quiet London!  Christmas Eve and Christmas are two of my favorite days of the year; they are days filled with family, tradition, presents, food, and love.  I am so thankful all of the people I love are in one place and I get to spend hours and hours catching up with my family.  For those of you who celebrate, I hope you had a great few days leading up to today and a very, very Merry Christmas if you choose to celebrate!

This year while with my parents – which is the most important thing –  Christmas will be very dissimilar to December 25th’s of past.  morning to what we have been doing for 30 years – there will not be any presents, breakfast, and sing-along to the top Christmas carols. Instead of being in warm and sunny Florida my parents and I will be attending mass at Westiminster Abbey and then taking in the decorations all around London before heading to Egypt on the 26th.   The older I grow the more I realize it’s not about the presents, it’s about being together with the ones you love and I am excited to meet up with my brother in Cario because then the whole family will be complete. 

And as I mentioned on Instagram a few weeks ago, I ended up not getting a tree this year in London but it does not really feel like Christmas without a tree so see one above that is in London’s Covent Garden and a great shot of my parent’s Christmas tree at home below: 

2014 Family Christmas Tree

I will be back to the world of blogging after the 26th, Boxing Day here in the UK,  but stay tuned to Instagram for updates. 

Merry, Merry!

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Comments

  1. Susie says

    December 27, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    Merry Christmas Kelly’ and hope your trip is wonderful 🎄🎄🎄

  2. Meredith says

    December 27, 2019 at 7:38 am

    Looking forward to seeing more of your trip. I always enjoy following your travels on your blog posts.

  3. Emily says

    December 27, 2019 at 4:36 am

    Merry Christmas to you too. Just catching up on blog posts wish I was in London with you for Christmas.

  4. jessica says

    December 26, 2019 at 5:45 pm

    What a fun way to spend Christmas day. You look adorable as always while traveling around and trying to stay warm. Hope you had a very merry Christmas.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog founded in 2012.  After six years of living in London I am back in New York with my husband and two littles! 

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