Mietzke's Holden Adventure

It is getting close to Christmas! Just two days away and the village celebrated posada this evening. Posada is a re enactment of Joseph and Mary’s journey, their rejection at the inns, and finally finding a stable to rest in. The whole village came out which is about a hundred people right now. We taught a song to all of the children and the “Inn keepers learned there echoing part and all of the people processed through the village from place to place seeking shelter for Mary and Joseph (who are solid, wooden, very heavy, statues carried on a litter by four people in the snow) Dave happened to be one of these people and the pathways to the different “inns” were not really wide enough for four people so he kept sinking off of the main path and getting a pant leg full of snow. All of the litter carriers kept slipping and sliding. Last year they lost Mary and Joseph off of the litter head first in the snow but we strapped them down this year. We paraded from house to house until at last we ended by being accepted into the dining hall for a fiesta equipped with burritos, salsa music and singing.
I’ve got such a great job! Today I got to decorate the dining hall and sing with a bunch of children and put lights on a Christmas tree! The tree that we put in the sanctuary is beautiful and about 16 feet tall. We will decorate it as a community tomorrow. It was so fun watching Jordyn and Nyrie parading through the snow with their candles they were having a blast and both are such good singers!
I am thoroughly enjoying all of the candles in the celebrations and there is always something festive going on. Someone is always spear-heading something new and fun to do, but to stay sane you have to take breaks from it all. I took the morning off today, and watched a movie with my family and sewed Dave’s decorations onto his stocking. It turned out cute.
Last night we had a sledding party with the two Matts who are leaving tomorrow. It was a great success! We had many visitors to our chalet and it was an amazing night for sledding! It was clear and crisp and cooooooold, A whopping 15 degrees! The moon was out and rose high above the valley casting blue light on the mountains! Everywhere you looked people were laughing and having fun. There was a big fire pit in the snow and we served chips and salsa, amazingly gooey brownies, hot coco, and lemonade! It was great to see the kids having so much fun and we were all up way too late but it was worth it.
All of these festivals with candles and processions remind me of waldorf. There is something magical about celebrations that link people together. It is strange to know that somewhere in sunny Mexico and other Latin American countries Posada was being celebrated, perhaps at the same time! We are not really that separate after all even with the distance between us. We are all in this same path of humanity sharing joys and sorrows with the rest of creation. Love is the thing that unites us. Whoa, pretty deep huh? It must be getting late again. Goodnight all!