{"id":17984,"date":"2023-05-06T04:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T11:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=17984"},"modified":"2023-05-06T04:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T11:30:33","slug":"xmas-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=17984","title":{"rendered":"Xmas 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I bought a Star Wars advent calendar<\/strong> for the 2022 Christmas holiday season. The joy of opening up a new door every day filled me with child-like wonder and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I make the long drive<\/strong> from Phoenix to Salt Lake City to spend Christmas Eve and Day with family. I stay with my brother that is closest in age to me, but it feels strange now that his oldest has moved out. She is the niece and family member that I am closest to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their house is full of christmas spirit and memories of those in our family that have passed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-attachment-id=\"17990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=17990\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;367&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1671979256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HipstamaticPhoto-693697256.564521.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I see my parents new home again<\/strong> for the second time as we all get together here. 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