December 2018

Finally, it was the time of the year that I love - CHRISTMAS TIME!! and I was looking forward to decorating my new home with all the Christmas stuff I had. But before I got stuck into that, Kristian and I had to once again MOVE!! This time we were helping our old neighbour Laura move house. So the 1st December found us moving boxes and furniture again.

Once the big move was over, I got stuck into decorating for Christmas...

We were holding Christmas at home this year and a lot of Kristian´s family were coming to hold Christmas with us. We were so looking forward to it. Nearer the big day, we went and got our Christmas Tree from the cosiest Christmas market. 

We had such a cosy time together getting the tree. 

In school, I had the chance to dress up and spread a little Christmas cheer together with another colleague. We had some fun at the morning assembly while delivering a Christmas tree to the school for the kids to decorate.

 To get in the Christmas mood I went to a Christmas concert that my friend's gospel choir was holding. It was such a good concert and it was good to take an hour or two out of all the preparations to focus on the real reason for Christmas. 

We would be 24 people together for Christmas dinner on the 24th of December. We decided it would be good to eat the meal over in our annexe and then come over to the main house to open the presents and dance around the Christmas tree. So a week or so before Christmas we started the preparations in the annexe, I had to borrow chairs and tables from work and I bought loads of fairy lights to pin all over the ceiling. I was having so much fun getting everything ready. I got Kristian involved in the fun too - I bought some stupid masks for us to wear while decorating haha

We had such a lovely Christmas Eve together with Krisitan´s family.  One family arrived at 1pm for lunch. We then headed to church together. When we arrived home at 3pm the rest of the family arrived. We all helped each other get things ready for the evening meal. Some of the young people played games and made sweets from marzipan and nougat. It was all just so cosy. We had a wonderful evening together. 

 Christmas Day it was just us 5 together. 

 After opening presents we made brunch and then headed of to the beach. It was a cold, blowy but beautiful day. 

 We finished of the day with a delicious dinner....

 Sara headed back home after dinner on the 25th - Andrew stayed a few days longer. 

For New Year all the kids had plans and we had Kristian´s cousin and his daughter coming for dinner and New Year celebrations. They would stay the night. We had such a cosy evening with them. Half way through the evening I started to feel really ill - I had a fever and so ended up starting of 2019 sick. Wonder what 2019 would hold for us.....