Friday Check In: Ugly sweaters + Crystal Coast travel

 [yTravel_logo__250_x_72_.png] [4EFE0CE1-.jpg] Hi {NAME} Just scraping it into make check in today before the close of Friday. It's been one of those fire hydrant weeks! But, at least I have my ugly sweater on! Do you know about this Christmas tradition? It's definitely not something we do in Australia. We decided to embrace it this year, and I'll tell you it's a lot of fun. I found a cute sweater with llamas on it and a dinosaur riding Santa for Craig. We had two Christmas parties to wear them to this week AND we won the competition for one of them. Imagine our surprise when we were handed a box filled with delicious local chocolate. We didn't even know there was a competition, we just wore them because it's a fun tradition. Living in another country just keeps my life in a constant act of discovery. It's why I love being a foreigner. I'm sure now this will become our annual tradition. We're also starting a new tradition - Boxing Day celebrations in our new home. It's a big day in Australia often spent celebrating and having fun with friends. So far we have about 30 people coming over! I'm so excited! I've felt the Christmas spirit a lot this year already. I hope you do too (if you celebrate it). Caroline READING | WATCHING | FOLLOWING | LISTENING - [Element Tree Essentials:]( Candles that also can be used as hand lotion! It's so nourishing and smells great. Found in Asheville. - [Where vaccinated Americans are traveling for the holidays.]( - Spider Man: No Where Home - we just came home from watching this at the movies (hence my late slide into your inbox!!) I really enjoyed it.  - [Why you should get teens outdoors]( DREAMING | PLANNING | DOING - 🥰 Dreaming: Jordan .... stay tuned - 🖊 Content creation:  [fun things to do in Boone]( and [Hotel Indigo Downtown Asheville review]( and this cool [Champagne and Bookstore in Asheville]( - and our [cool backyard firepit]( - 📍 Currently in: Crystal Coast! Follow our social this weekend as we explore another beach area in North Carolina. We'll be exploring Atlantic Beach and Beaufort! And we're having unseasonably warm weather this weekend too. Wahoo. (We'll be sharing mostly on [@thisisraleigh Instagram]( 3 MOST POPULAR POSTS THIS WEEK I find it fascinating to see what posts are resonating with people this week on our blog. Some of these posts are years old but people still love them! It may give you new ideas and inspirations. - [21 Best places to visit in Florida]( - [Myrtle Beach Holiday vacation]( - [6 Best places to visit in Washington State]( Online version: If you are seeing this page and aren't part of our VIP email community list. [You can join here](. (It's free and fun!)   Caz @ytravelblog Y Travel Media [BirdSend](  This email was sent to you ({EMAIL}) because you opted in on our website and indicated you’d like to receive emails from us. If you no longer wish to receive such emails, please [unsubscribe here](. Please add cazcraig@ytravelblog.com to your address book to make sure you receive our emails. Our postal address: 150 Wrenn Drive #1714 Cary, NC 27511 [open]