Christmas 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021It's feels kinda crazy that we've already reached this time, but
시간이 참 빨리 가네요. 벌써 이 시기라니
MERRY CHRISTMAS ♡
메리 크리스마스 ♡
As always, I spent Christmas alone. This marks year four of solo Christiiney Christmas!
올해도 크리스마스를 혼자 보냈어요. 이렇게 혼자 보내는 크리스마스가 벌써 4번...
If I'm being honest, I've gotten used to it and I prefer to spend it alone. I think it's because I know nothing is going to really cure my homesickness. As much as I love my friends, Christmas will always be a family holiday for me. I'd rather spend it by myself than to hype myself to hang out with friends. That and the week leading up to Christmas is always super busy. I just want a chance to relax and recharge.
솔직히 말하면, 이제는 혼자 보내는게 익숙해졌고 이게 더 편해요. 뭘해도 향수병은 안 없어질 거 아니깐. 친구랑 보낼 수는 있죠. 근데 마음으로, 저한테는 크리스마스가 가족에 날이니깐, 친구랑 놀고 싶은 많이 별로 없어요. 그 위에, 크리스마스 전 주는 일이 너무 바쁘니깐, 크리스마스 되면, 그냥 쉬고 싶어요.
Like last year, I started my celebrations early~ On Christmas Eve Eve, I had a nice movie night! It was my last day of work, and because I was so busy with work, I hadn't been able to really get into the Christmas spirit yet.
작년처럼 좀 일찍 시작했어요~ 23일에 영화 보면서 지냈어요! 겨울 방학전 마지막 날이었는데, 그때까지 크리스마스 느낌 하나도 못 느꼈어요.
I had some hot chocolate, donut, and chocolate!
제가 간단하게 핫 초코, 도넛, & 초코릿 먹었어요~
My movie of choice was The Polar Express!
영화는 폴라 익스프레스!
It's a slow movie, but it's such a beautiful one! The aesthetics are so nice, and the story just gets you into a nice, Christmas-y mood.
좀 느린 영환데, 진짜 이쁜 영화에요! 느낌이 너무 좋고, 딱 크리스마스 분위기를 만들기 좋은 영화에요~
I ended up running a bunch of errands on Christmas Eve, in preparation of my 2nd Christiiney Xmas party!
크리스마스 이브에는 파티를 위해서 장 보고, 여러 가지 했어요.
I always save these pajamas for Christmas week. I literally only wear them at the end of December...which is kind of a waste, but they just scream XMAS and it feels weird to wear them anytime else xD
저는 이 파자마는 12월 끝쯤에만 입어요 ㅋㅋ 아까운데, 너무 크리스마스 느낌이어서 다른 날에 입으면 뭔가 이상해요 ㅋㅋ
As I get older, getting ready takes longer and longer...
나이 들수록 꾸미는 게 힘들어지고 너무 오래 걸려요..
but, I clean up pretty nicely if I do say so myself ;)
근데 잘 꾸미면, 제가 좀 이쁘죠 ㅋㅋ
I didn't have a menu prepared when I went grocery shopping the day before. I literally bought whatever seemed good...which was not a good idea. Because come Christmas day, I didn't know what to cook xD
제가 메뉴를 정하지 않았어요. 장 볼때 그냥 막 샀어요 ㅋㅋ 그래서 크리스마스 날에 뭐 만들지 한참 고민했어요..
So, the menu came out to be: garlic beef & broccoli, corn cheese with spinach, french fries, chips, tangerines and white wine~
결국에는 이렇게 했어요: 마늘 소고기 & 브로콜리, 시금치 콘치즈, 감자 튀김, 과자, 귤, 하고 화이트 와인~
It was actually not that bad! I'm slowly getting better at this whole cooking thing~
생각보다 맛있었어요! 요즘 요리 솜시가 늘고 있어요~
Of course there had to be some entertainment~ Continuing on with the Christmas movie theme, I went back and watched some classics:
당연히 영화도 봤죠~ 크리스마스에는 크리스마스 영화 봐야죠!
Elf and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
엘프랑 나니아 연대기: 사자, 마녀, 그리고 옷장을 봤어요.
I was taking a break from all the food I ate, when I decided to take some pictures ;)
다 먹고, 영화보면서 소화 좀 시킬려고, 사진도 좀 찍었어요!
I found this super LED clip lanyard at DAISO. It comes with detachable clips that you can hang pictures off of. I'll definitely use it one day, but for this day I just wanted the lights~
다이소에서 LED 클립 밧줄 찼았는데, 너무 이쁜거에요. 클립을 뺏다 꼈다 할 수 있어요. 나중에 이쁘게 사진을 거를건데, 이 날에는 그냥 조명이 원했어요~
These kind of lights are really make any picture super aesthetic!
이런 조명과 사진 찍으면 항상 이쁘게 나와요~
After a mini photo session, the food had finally digested and it was finally my favorite part: dessert! I was smart this year and I started my cake search early. I wanted to get a cake that I really liked, instead of just scrambling to get whatever was available.
사진을 찍으면서 소화가 다 되서, 드디어 제가 제일 기대하는 시간이 왔어요: 디저트 시간! 올해는 제가 일찍 준비했어요. 진짜 마음에 드는 케이크 사고 싶어서, 일찍 찾아보기 시작했어요.
And I got the cutest one! I discovered the wonderful Cake.jp, and I know where I'm going to go from now on when I need a cake. The selection was amazing! I ultimately decided on this simple one~
그렇게 해서 너무 귀여운 거 찾았어요~ Cake.jp라는 사이트 찾았는데, 앞으로 케이크 살 일이 있으면 여기로 가야죠. 이쁜 디자인이 너무 많았어요! 결국에는 이 심플한 걸로 했어요~
It was your typical shortcake, but there were real strawberries inside~ I really enjoyed it, and it wasn't too expensive, so my wallet was happy too~
그냥 딸기 있는 쇼트케이크였어요~ 맛있었고, 가격도 나쁘지 않아서 더 좋았어요~
Continuing with the self love from my birthday, I got myself some presents this year.
생일에 이어서, 자신에게 주는 크리스마스 선물도 샀어요~
Present #1 was a ring light~ If I'm being honest, this was very much an impulse buy. Like, I really had no reason to buy this...but it wasn't that expensive, so no regrets!
첫 번째는 링 조명~ 솔직히, 별 생각 없이 샀어요. 진짜 필요하지 않은 것이에요 ㅋㅋ 근데 그렇게 비싸지는 않아서 후회는 없어요!
Now I can have fun photoshoots at home! I buy way too many clothes anyway, might as well show them off xD
이제는 집에서 이쁜 사진 찍을 수 있겠네요~ 원래 옷을 많이 사니깐, 사진 찍고 자랑해야지 ㅋㅋ
Speaking of clothes, we come to present #2! I bought myself a nice coat~
옷 얘기 나왔으니깐, 선물 #2늘 이쁜 코트~
Now this present I really thought about before buying. While I have quite a few winter coats (I'm a coat person, I don't like padding jackets xD), I didn't have a light colored one. All mine were on darker, cooler shades, as appropriate for winter.
이건 진짜 고민해서 샀어요. 제가 코트 몇개 있는데 (저는 패딩 별로 안 좋아해요ㅋㅋ), 밝은 색 코트는 없는 거에요. 다 겨울에 맞게 어두운 색.
I absolutely love it! The color is so pretty and the design is so nice~
너무 좋아요! 색갈도 이쁘고, 디자인도 너무 이뻐요~
The best part is that it's super warm! I'm sure you know the struggle of style vs. practicality. It's especially bad in the winter. I often struggle between looking cute or being warm xD
제일 좋은 건 엄청 따뜻한다는 것! 다 아실거에요, 스타일을 선택할 건지 실용성 선택할 지...특히 겨울에. 저는 항상 이쁘게 입을까, 따뜻하게 입을까 고민해요 ㅋㅋ
I honestly love the versatility of it. As you can see above, it goes super well with a more classy, dressed up look, but it also goes really nicely with a casual look as well! This was 100% a great purchase~
근데 한 가지 더 좋은 건, 어떤 스타일에도 잘 어우린다는 것. 꾸밀때 입어도 이쁘고, 그냥 막 날갈때도 이뻐요. 100% 만족~ 너무 마음에 들어요~
And that's it for my Christmas 2021! It was a day of relaxing and great fun. It was honestly a perfect way to spend this holiday alone :)
그렇게 크리스마스 2021을 보냈어요! 푹 쉬고 재밌게 놀았어요. 혼자 보내기에 너무나 좋은 휴일이었어요 :)
Happy Merry Christmas everyone!
여러분, 해피 머리 크리스마스!
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