I long ago put away the fantasy of having a perfect Christmas, with carols by the fire and snow softly falling outside. I have had these types of Christmases which is why I hark back to them. After all this time of year is full of family, tradition and memories. I am now content with a relaxing morning, some good food, and lots of laughter.
When it is just the four of us (Ma, Pa, GO and I) we are very relaxed, it is about spending time together not necessarily about gifts or even turkey. Shocking I know.
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| GO & SIL's gifts |
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| Mamilein & Baby Bro's gifts |
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| Papichen's gifts |
The last time my baby brother was home for Christmas he brought with him some hidden agenda which meant we were chastised for not being up at the crack of dawn ready to open hoards of gifts with mouths opened. I warned him on the epic road trip that he would need to lower his expectations and remember that we were not five year old. Christmas was about the whole time we were together not just one day.
With my warning ringing in his ears, I like to think, he was much calmer. There were no heightened expectations of the day and it was actually rather lovely. There were no tears and tantrums, everyone was polite and courteous (well except for papichen, there's always one) and we had a really nice day. I felt well and truly spoiled and received some very thoughtful gifts. Everyone seemed to like their gifts from me, I tried to include something personal and handmade. I think I actually had a perfect Christmas sans fire and snow but surrounded by the people I love the most in the world.
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| Twas the night before Christmas and everyone had gone to bed early |
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| Fire provided by Netflix |
Merry Christmas one and all xx
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| I don't like cats but I do like sleep |
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| I can see a theme here |
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| Old fashioned journalling |
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| Spoilt rotten |
Let's see what bundle of joy we may receive in the year to come (2017 the year of the paper pregnancy)
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