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One Day More: Photos on the Eve of Christmas Eve

Tomorrow is perhaps my favorite day of the year, when all the work of a week’s worth of preparation comes to fruition for one magical night. Not a lot of time for a long, contemplative writing piece after a somewhat frustrating day battling the wind on the roof and ultimately falling a bit behind in the layout process which now takes the better part of two days. That said, I’ll have full-time help for the big push tomorrow, so I’m confident that the full display of a record 1,000+ will be up and lit in time. In any case, I wanted to take a moment to share some of the images that have symbolized this Christmas Eve season in the days leading up to the big one, just one sleep away.

But perhaps I should start with the video from local news on Sunday night, when KRQE’s Cole Miller came back and did a piece on the preparation of luminarias as a follow-up to last year’s broadcast on Christmas Eve

Here’s how things have looked the last few days, in a more still form:

Nesbitt likes unwrapping ornaments.
Nesbitt likes unwrapping ornaments.

The stegosaurus ornament in the set discussed on the 20th.
The stegosaurus ornament in the set discussed on the 20th.
The brontosaurus ornament, from back when brontosaurus was a dinosaur.
The brontosaurus ornament, from back when brontosaurus was a dinosaur.
The t-rex from the set.
The t-rex from the set.
A new ornament that Alex's aunt got for us.
A new ornament that Alex’s aunt got for us.
The carrot ornament that is Alex's favorite, part of a set of fruits and veggies.
The carrot ornament that is Alex’s favorite, part of a set of fruits and veggies.
The fire and the tree in the living room.
The fire and the tree in the living room.
The tree all aglow.
The tree all aglow.
Luminaria staging area, in progress.
Luminaria staging area, in progress.
Another view of the luminaria staging area.
Another view of the luminaria staging area.
1,132 luminarias ready to go!
1,132 luminarias ready to go!
A broader view of the 1,132.
A broader view of the 1,132.
Alex and I with all our handiwork.
Alex and I with all our handiwork.
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