To all of you in the Mini community, Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, Safe, and Prosperous New Year. May God Bless you all. Thank you for your friendship, guidence, goodwill, and generousity.

I do not know how to say this in all the other languages, so here goes:

AFRIKAANS geseënde Kersfees
ALBANIAN gëzuar Krishtlindja
ALSATIAN gleckika Wïanachta
ARABIC miilaad majiid
BASQUE Eguberri on
BENGALI subho baradin
BRETON Nedeleg laouen
BULGARIAN Vasel Koleda
BURMESE Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa
CATALAN bon Nadal
CORSICAN bon Natale
CROAT sretan Božic
CZECH veselé Vánoce
DANISH glædelig jul
DUTCH vrolijk Kerstfeest
ESPERANTO gojan Kristnaskon
ESTONIAN häid jõule
FINNISH hyvää joulua
FRENCH joyeux Noël
FRIULAN bon nadal
GALICIAN bo Nadal
GERMAN frohe Weihnachten / fröhliche Weihnachten
GREEK kala christougenna / kala xristougenna
HAITIAN CREOLE jwaye nowel
HEBREW christmas sameakh (barely used)
JEWISH Chanukkah
HINDI Krismas ki subhkamna
HUNGARIAN boldog Karácsonyt
ICELANDIC gleðileg jól
INDONESIAN selamat Natal
IRISH GAELIC Nollaig shona
ITALIAN buon Natale / gioioso Natale
JAPANESE meri kurisumasu
KABYLIAN assegass amegass
KOREAN seun-tan chu-ka-hae-yo
KURDISH Noela we pîroz be
LAO souksan van Christmas
LATIN felix dies Nativitatis
LATVIAN priecigus Ziemassvetkus
LITHUANIAN su Kaledoms
LOW SAXON vrolik Kersfees
LUXEMBOURGEOIS schéi Chrëschtdeeg
MACEDONIAN sreken Bozik
MALAGASY tratry ny Krismasy / arahabaina tratry ny Krismasy / arahaba tratry ny Krismasy
MALTESE milied hieni
MAORI meri Kirihimete
NORWEGIAN god jul
OCCITAN bon Nadal
PERSIAN eydet mobârak
POLISH Wesolych Swiat
PORTUGUESE feliz Natal
ROMANIAN un Crãciun fericit
RUSSIAN Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva!
SAMOAN ia manuia le Kerisimasi
SARDINIAN bona pasca’e Nadale (logudorese) / bona paschixedda (campidanese)
SCOTTISH GAELIC Nollaig chridheil
SERBIAN srecan bozic
SHONA krisimas yakanaka
SLOVAK vesele vianoce
SLOVENIAN vesel božic / vesele božicne praznike
SOBOTA dobro dedek
SPANISH feliz Navidad
SWEDISH god jul
TAGALOG maligayang pasko
THAI Suksan Wan Christmas!
TURKISH Noeliniz kultu olsun
UDMURT Shuldyr Ymuston
UKRAINIAN Z Rizdvom Hrystovym
VIETNAMESE Chuc Mung Giang Sinh!
WALOON djoyeus Noyé
WELSH Nadolig llawen
WEST INDIAN CREOLE jénwèl


May you find peace, joy, and twisty roads ahead

Here are a few short videos prepared by Califzeph of Miniology, wishing you a Merry Christmas, thanks Rob

2007 REME Christmas Wish
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6U7G7NW9BAs[/SIZE][/FONT]


2006 REME Christmas
http://youtube.com/watch?v=z5vUcNAQhQc&feature=related

 

Thanks!!! Happy Holidays to you guys too!!! See you in Vegas in a few months???

 

MY early guess is that REME will likely have around 40 cars at AMVIV in March.

 

Could not help myself from passing along a little more Christmas joy.

First a beautiful video of our REME Christmas Party prepared by Leeta Bell:
http://web.mac.com/litabelle/Site/REME_2007_Christmas_Run.html

And then this cute Christmas poem I got from a Mini friend:

"Mini Night before Christmas"

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thru' the garage,
Not a thing was missing, not even the decoupage;
The MINIs were nestled in their room with great care,
In hopes that the big guy, soon would be there.

The engines were cooling all snug in their bonnets,
After a fun day of racing, 14 laps, a sonnet;
The tires stopped spinning, burnt rubber I smell,
New wheels are in order, this I can tell.

Some moments later in the driveway I hear,
Falling parts and new tools, it's all in the clear;
I sprint to a window for a much better look,
I'm hoping its not the neighborhood crook.

The moonlight was dim, but my eyes could see,
A very large man hiding behind that small tree;
Clouds flew over head and he scurried off quick,
If he was a burglar, that was some trick.

I soon heard some banging and odd noises below,
The man was in my garage, what a low blow;
If he harms my babies, he'll have hell to pay,
He'll land in prison if I have it my way.

I run towards the door and trip over a ball,
I fall down the stairs and land on a doll;
Pain is increasing but my babies are in danger,
So I reach the garage door, but I see no stranger.

The MINIs are fine and bonnets are opened wide,
New mods have been placed, I could have cried;
I did a 360 and that was not all,
Decals, exhausts, new tires, and suspensions I recall.

Amazed and awestruck I could stare all night,
But a loud *CRASH* brought me back upright;
I dash back inside to see mini MINIs under my tree,
A big smile appears and I'm full of glee.

I look on the ground and then I do frown,
For the big man has tripped and fallen down;
I offer my hand and pull him up quick,
He dusts himself off as I yell "YOU'RE ST. NICK!"

Dingy and dirty and covered in grime,
St. Nick had completely lost track of time;
He picked up his bag and gave a big grin,
Up the chimney he went, never to see him again.

He bound for his reindeer and jumped in his sleigh,
Then yelled all their names and went on his way;
The last thing I heard as he flew out of sight,
"Happy Motoring to all, and to all a good night."


written by: Ashley S. on 12-18-2007
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