Friday 23 December 2011

LIFE: Christmas Times

Ed trying to assist in wrapping Joe's Christmas presents - well I'm sure she thought she was helping.
Presents and PJS

This morning's been spent packing up our suitcase for another adventure - this time to see Joe's family in Pennsylvania - although I feel like I'm being thrown into the deep end having to meet everyone at once. We're looking at a 7/8 hour drive on a day when most people will be starting to make their journeys for Christmas so we've been buying plenty of supplies for the trip. We're spending our nights in a motel so it will be odd waking up on Christmas morning and not having a tree to open presents by. As it's our first physical Christmas together we've probably gone a little over the top with the presents we've both brought each other. I do love spoiling Joe though - he really is worth it and for once we're not limited by weight or the hideous shipping costs dictated by the Post Office. I had a lazy day on Tuesday wrapping all his presents in my pj's watching Miracle on 34th Street and as I write this post White Christmas is playing on the TV - it's taken a while [possibly because I'm not at "home"] to get into that Christmas mood but I'm getting there. And we got our first Mr and Mrs Christmas card - that made me unbelievably happy.

All that is left to say is I wish every reader a very  
Merry Christmas 
xx

17 comments:

  1. Hope you have a lovely christmas! X

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  2. Your tree looks really pretty, bless your first christmas together :) Be a shame that it won't be at home but at least you'll be together :) xx

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  3. Enjoy your first Xmas together, Rachel! Ed's beautiful. x

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  4. Happy Christmas to both of you from Yorkshire.

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  5. Have an amazing Christmas!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  6. You're in for a busy and exciting Christmas - bet his family will love your accent (and, of course, you)!

    Have a fab Christmas x

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  7. Have a wonderful Christmas my lovely xo

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  8. Merry Christmas to you and Joe! Love your tree. Good luck with the family, I am sure they will love you!

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  9. love your roll hairstyle :) I wish I could pull something like that off. Merry Christmas!

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  10. Merry Christmas to you too hun, love the tree, the candy canes are gorgeous XX

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  11. Happy Christmas to you too, Rachael! And I hope you have lots of fun meeting the new fam!

    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  12. beautiful tree (:

    xx

    skadiida.blogspot.com

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  13. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas the tree looks really nice Xx

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