Bequem (Cozy)

The German word for cozy is Bequem. I love the coziness of Christmas. There is something so special about it. Bailey and Camden are off from school and loving every minute and today is Mia's last day (they only go for a few hours - which is nice). She definitely gets that feeling of coziness in her school too. Every day (all year long), the kids wear slippers (haus schuhe) - which just makes life a bit cozier. As you walk in her school, they have a huge (real) Christmas tree with handmade decorations. They also have a huge Advent wreath with real candles. The "party" that they are having today is student led, which means it isn't over planned - instead, they just let the kids "create" the party. The directions were to bring a favorite Christmas book (Mia brought Twas the night before Christmas - in ENGLISH - the funny thing though, is she is worried that if she reads it to the class, she will be expected to read it with an English accent - where does she come up with this :-)?), candles (yes - you can bring candles for the table if you want :-)), a musical instrument (if you play one), hot tea or cider (yes, most German kids LOVE hot tea), handmade Christmas Cookies (nothing store bought of course) etc.. It is so cozy. A Thermos and a real mug (no plastic). The simple pleasures are so nice - so natural, and so bequem!

The huge (real) tree