I Found Santa

♥ I Love My Santa ♥
Chrissy Downunder

My very own Santa Claus .. My Dad (Frank) ... Gotta luv his rosy red cheeks. You can't see all his hair in this photo as he has tied it back in a ponytail, but it is just as long as Santa's too. This is how I have grown up to know my dad all my life. A full white beard and long silver hair.

He started greying early in his life and by the age and by age 21 he was totally white. Of course throughout his life he is referred to as Santa by just about everyone who meets him Children often stop and stare .. I often wonder if they think he might be Santa as he just as jolly too. The only colour in his wardrobe is black, except for Christmas Days he puts on his bright red Santa T-Shirt for the day.

I love my Santa ♥

Here are some more pics of him in my 'Christmas Day' set.

‘The gift you gave me’

This is something I wrote a few years ago to my eldest son Jai for his 21st Birthday. I couldn't be with him on the night as I was living on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. Jai was attending 'The Academy of Performing Arts' in Ballarat, Victoria. This was read out at his 21st birthday party which was held in Melbourne.

‘The gift you gave me’

I am sending these thoughts, feelings and reflections to you with all my love.
Although I could not be there tonight with you in the physical sense, I am with you tonight as always in spirit.

Let me try to describe the gift you have given to me,
It will be a major task, since it is difficult to describe in just a few words. I will try my best.

Your arrival 21 years ago was marked with anxiety and apprehension.
The journey you were about to embark on, was not one of which had been planned, but was without a doubt ‘meant to be’.

By far, the finest creative gift I could have ever have dreamed of … was you.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON MY 'GATHER'

'Love Is A Moment'

It is Saturday Night and tommorrow is the first day of winter here in Australia .. usually Peter and I are out raging the night away with friends .. dancing .. a few drinks etc .. but at the moment we both have a cold .. 'sniff sniff cough cough' .. and both feeling a little average .. so we are staying in .. having homemade chicken soup, sipping on lemon and honey drinks .. then we played our favourite love songs while sipping on red wine and catching up with our internet friends, blogs, forums etc.

It is so good when you are with someone who is happy just to be there in the same room without having all the chit-chat at times.



I started thinking about how comfortable we both are with just each others company and the love we have for each other. So decided to write a little article about some of our special moments together.

Read the full article here:
'Love Is A Moment' by Chrissy Downunder — Gather