Advent Calendar 2019 – Merry Christmas

Written By: Emanuel Updated: December 24, 2019

by Emanuel

“Merry Christmas“

Hallo ihr lieben,

day 24 of our Advent Calendar, the final day, and …

I got nothing.

Seriously, I don’t have a good idea how to finish this Calendar in an epic way, so I’ll just let it fizzle out, as the candles on the Christmas trees light up.
As usual the calendar was a huge stress fest, because I unexpectedly actually ended up working full time at a bar… kind of a hobby, but still it was a lot of hours. Whine, whine, whine.
But it was a lot of fun doing the calender and seeing you interact and I really enjoyed that you guys enjoyed it :) :) :).
Geez, I’m watching too much Youtube. This “You guys” thing really got into my system and I don’t like it.

Anyway, Ich wünsche euch allen super mega wunderschöne Weihnachtstage und dann einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr, und wir sehen und in 2020!!!

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