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New eBook Out Now: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Campground Edition by Ben Tepe

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As we explored the USA in our travel trailer I became inspired to spread some Christmas Joy! But not just any Christmas joy. Specifically, the under served niche of Campground Christmas joy. Thus, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Campground Edition was born.

This new timeless tale sees Santa and his team visiting a travel trailer to create Christmas magic.

Right now it is available as an Amazon ebook. The print version is being formatted, but is having some technical difficulties.

If you do not have have an Amazon Kindle device, you can download the free Kindle App from the App stores. Click here for more information the app on Amazon. (The ebook is available on Kindle Unlimited if you have the KU subscription, or for sale for $3.99.)

I hope you enjoy reading this book with your family as much as I enjoyed making it with mine. (If you did enjoy it, please leave a review on Amazon. Thank you!)

Warm holiday wishes and safe travels y’all!

~Ben Tepe

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Fredericksburg, Texas: Christmas Lights & A German Christmas Pyramid

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We wanted to find a couple of Christmas things to do with the kids for their first Christmas away from home. While I hoped we didn’t see any snow, we did want to see some Christmas lights! After searching online, I found the 55 Nights of Fredericksburg Lights. The town did a nightly event to turn on the lights at the Marketplatz and featured the 26 ft tall German Christmas Pyramid.

The pyramid was made in Germany and was the tallest one in the US when it came over. It was neat to see; all but the top layer moved. The candles were electric (small Christmas pyramids for houses used to use real candles).

The town itself was very cute with lots of historic looking buildings. There were several hilarious shop signs as well.

It was about an hour drive from our campground. We went on a Tuesday, which may have been a mistake. Although the 55 Nights were advertised, there actually wasn’t a lot to do when we got there (about 4:45pm). It seemed like most of the shops were closed for the day (or there were several that were closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). There were only two places open serving dinner type of food (a wine tasting place and a brewery) and an ice cream shop. (We ended up grabbing dinner on the way home.) There was also a chocolate shop, but once we got to the front doors and saw the employees were not wearing masks, we did not go in.

I did find some cute mini cookie cutters and a Christmas gift for Will. We did not stay long after the lighting, as most places were closed.

VIDEO: 55 Nights of Fredericksburg Lights and Driving Through Town

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Hanging The Tinsel: Decorating Our RV

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We wanted to have lights on the outside of the RV for Christmas. We hung some lights around the back door and the ladder, and across the front using Command hooks. We found a candy cane striped rope light and have that laying on the ground near our connections. (Helps to see it when we have to go out at night to empty the tanks). The outdoor tent also got decorated with plastic ornaments at the corners and lights on the inside. It’s not the best light hanging I’ve done, but it at least looks cheery! 🙂

Inside the RV we have a RV ornament hanging by the TV, our stockings and two large ornaments hanging off the living room slide. On the wall, we have our Christmas tree (complete with lights), and a Christmas RV decoration sent to us in the mail! We also changed the LED strip lights on the living room slide to red and green.

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