{"id":725,"date":"2021-12-15T23:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/?p=725"},"modified":"2021-12-15T23:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:51:02","slug":"a-night-of-light-and-gifts-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/2021\/12\/15\/a-night-of-light-and-gifts-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night of Light and Gifts &#8211; December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-727\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/PHOTO-2021-12-04-18-30-40.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/21A0D6CB-D49B-421A-8A8C-2156E44341C9-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We were beyond thrilled to be together again in person and are finding our groove with joining clusters again. \u00a0The au pairs of the Eastside, Tacoma and Seattle areas gathered together to see the gorgeous lights on display at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bellevuebotanical.org\/garden-dlights\/\">Bellevue Botanical Gardens.<\/a> \u00a0Before heading out, au pairs shared customs from their countries and traditional songs, recipes, weather, and the meaning for them behind the season. 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