Christmas is undoubtedly my favourite time of year. I love
the feeling that surrounds it. People are friendlier, extended family makes
themselves more available, friends host parties and of course children light up
at the thought of Christmas morning.
A present under the tree
To tackle all my Christmas shopping and to make it home to
celebrate with my girlfriend’s and my family, the fine folks at Ford Canada
supplied us with a Ford Explorer Platinum to #GoFurther for the holiday break. The
Explorer came in handy quite a few times over the holidays as we were able to
load up all of our gifts, our Siberian Husky and a friend (her gifts too)
with plenty room to spare. We were all quite comfortable in the roomy cabin,
but my girlfriend and I were pampered with massaging seats in the cockpit.
Ford Explorer parked at my girlfriends parent's house.
I was excited to have the Explorer which made it possible for me to make it up
to my parents’ house this year for Christmas Eve. I love seeing how my mom has decorated the house, she is quite the artist when it comes to
decorating the Christmas tree. This year was no exception as she used bronze,
copper and brown ornaments on a white tree (the only thing white about this Christmas this year!).
I woke up a little bit earlier than everyone and quickly filmed it in all its
glory. Check that out below:
My dad ended up gifting me and my girlfriend engineered hardwood flooring to spruce up our kitchen floor. Thank the stars we
actually had the Explorer or we never would’ve got that home with the sub compact car I would’ve
rented to save money. Unfortunately though I now have a project to complete on my next day off…thanks
Dad!
Hardwood flooring, padding and laundry. It all fits in the Explorer!
The holidays are spent with family, so we didn't just visit mine. In the morning of Christmad Day we loaded up the gifts into the Explorer and drove over to my girlfriends parents' house. My girlfriends mom is a great cook and baker, so we had an amazing spread of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, yams, turnip and veggies. Afterwords we had some home made treats and a cheesecake so delicious words wouldn't do it justice. What I love about her family is that similarly to mine they also give it all they've got to decorate the house. After a gift exchange we unfortunately had to hit the road, pick up our pooch and head back to the big city.
My girlfriends family's living room all decked out in Christmas decor!
Between both parents' homes and back and forth to the city for dreaded boxing day shopping, we put this truck through it's paces. One thing I noticed was how smooth and quiet the ride was, unless of course we were blasting Christmas Carols and singing along. The other little perks available in this model actually saved our butts a few times, particularly the park assist feature. Parallel parking with any vehicle in Toronto can be a pain, let alone a big SUV. The parking assist made it a piece of cake by doing it for me! All I had to do was hit one button and apply or let go of the brakes. While this terrified my girlfriend the first time we tried it, there was no denying it was incredible.
The controls of the cockpit, and a heated steering wheel!
As hard as it was to get in the spirit with it being a green Christmas, I am extremely glad I was able to make it home to see family and friends thanks to the good folks at Ford Canada. I hope you all were also able to get home and see your friends and family. If you have any interesting stories from your holidays please share below in the comments, I'd love to hear them!
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