Thursday 26 December 2013

LIFE: 12.25.2013

Christmas

We did Christmas on the quiet this year. With just the two of us we did as we pleased. As I mentioned last week, Christmas as an expat can be a little hard and being in our late twenties the magic that kids have for Christmas has vanished. Sadly it's just like any other day - well actually like a Sunday spent together with huge meal, oh and the gifts. But rather than dwelling on what Christmas isn't, here's a little look into what we did get get up to. Oh and it even snowed some!

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Ever since this huge, thick Christmas themed blanket landed on our doorstep on Monday as a Christmas gift from Joe's gran (she also sent the personalised snowman decoration in the first image - how cute?!) I actually don't think I've come out from underneath it. It's just so cosy and warm and going to be very handy in the coming colder months.

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Neither of us have qualms about being online and doing stuff on Christmas so I actually wrote up a couple of blog posts, played Candy Crush no end and just enjoyed being able to use the internet aside from my ebay store (nevertheless there was still a number of purchases yesterday for sure). But when I wasn't using the old interwebs, I did manage to read some more of Lauren Bacall's biography By Myself picked up at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago. It's actually turning into a delightfully intriguing read and getting me over my 2013 drought of reading, about time. As for The Juliette Society - I'm saving that for another post. But for now all I'll say is you show me 50 Shades and I'll give you The Juliette Society.

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Christmas gifts seem to revolve around my two loves - vinyl records (Clairy Brown, Trivium, Phil Collins - Anthrax for the boy) and cross stitching alongside some Lush goodies which I haven't actually treated myself to for an age. The parents sent over some basics from M&S, alongside Angels Delight and some winter accessories to keep us warm.

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But the best part - the food! A pure mix of American and English Christmas traditions upon one plate. Home made cranberry sauce topping off ham, stuffing, vegetable and the American tradition of rolls (hey at least the weren't wrapped around sausages). We're saving the piggies in blankets for leftover eatings tonight. Lets say it was quickly demolished all the same. Somewhat proud of myself as this was the first real Christmas meal I've ever made all by myself. Go me.

I hope you all had wonderful festivities and didn't end up with coal in your stockings. I'm somewhat ready to get back to normally blogging and sharing some American adventures with you all!

14 comments:

  1. We had a quiet one too, just closest family. Love that you got Angel Delight! x

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    1. Yeap can't beat Angel Delight - atm I have a cupboard full of it, that and Birds packets of custards from my mam mailing me a load in November! Can't beat British food comforts!

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  2. We had a very quiet one as we'll and spent the day in Jammies playing board games and reading. It was fab.

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    1. That sounds right up my street too - love a good board game session!

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  3. Way to go making your first big solo Christmas meal! Christmas on the quiet is actually really nice... we didn't do anything of note other than cook an exceptionally large meal, but it was really relaxing and pleasant.

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    1. It's all about the food isn't it?! I think we can all get so stressed with the run up to Christmas that it's nice to have that time to relax.

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  4. That looks like a pretty good dinner for your first solo go! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day and have an equally wonderful New Year! :-) x

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    1. Yeah we're not big into roast dinners so we just made the stuff that we would eat!

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  5. Your dinner looks amazing! Love the blanket too :) x

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    1. That blanket is going to be a firm fixture on the sofa all year round methinks!

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  6. Is that a Boofle top I see there? So cute! x

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    1. What a good eye you have - they are boofle pj's from good old England - fleecey pj bottoms too - so lovely and warm!

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  7. Our Christmas is always pretty quiet too. There's just Mum and Dad, me and my brother who are both in our twenties. Still, I am ridiculously festive in the face of no kiddies in the family so I think I make up for them with my overexcitement!

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  8. I picked up By Myself at a sale recently too. Loved it and plan on reading By Myself And Then Some to catch up on the more recent years.

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