Yesterday we were hoping to go to a local Carols by Candlelight service like we do each year, but The Native is still not 100% and so it will instead be a delayed tradition. There is something about belting out your favourite Christmas carol while candles flicker all around you that is heart-warming…until you realize you are singing the wrong tune, then it is face-warming.
Hi Friends. I'm The Foreigner. I'm an American living in the UK and I'm married to The Native. He's British. Always has been. We became puppy parents to The Big Brown One in 2008. He's big, clumsy and wields the tail of mass destruction as his unwitting weapon of choice. We added to our family in June of 2011 when our little girl was born. She is The Duchess.
While the rest of my family is British (the Big Brown One even loves his tea), I am not from here. Sure, I've started to adapt more and more over the years, but becoming a parent has meant that new layers of Britishness that I was unaware of are now coming to light. Being a first-time mom makes life interesting. Being a first-time mom in another culture can just be downright awkward.
Join me as I discuss the British vs the American, the journey of becoming a parent in another culture, the stories about how I've become more and more anglicised, and simply share how we are going about it all.
....Should be fun!
You can contact me at: lifeofanexpatparent (at) gmail (dot) com. I promise I don't bite.
hmm, tough choice. I should go for the American version as it’s the one I know but the singer in me is intrigued by the British one… I must listen more.
I like the British version.. not sure if I would say I like it better but I do like it… maybe I like them the same… Hard to say… it’s not really one of my favorite Christmas carols so that’s probably why I’m not overly attached to the US version.
hmm, tough choice. I should go for the American version as it’s the one I know but the singer in me is intrigued by the British one… I must listen more.
I like the British version.. not sure if I would say I like it better but I do like it… maybe I like them the same… Hard to say… it’s not really one of my favorite Christmas carols so that’s probably why I’m not overly attached to the US version.
I like the real version.
Now if only I knew which it was..