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teddy_radiator) wrote2015-12-26 12:09 pm
teddy_radiator) wrote2015-12-26 12:09 pm
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December Delights - Christmas and Boxing Day Edition
I may have had a more perfect Christmas in the past, but I don't remember it.
And I don't say this to brag or show off. It was just a lovely time. November had been nothing but a huge bucket of stress, and I had felt perilously close to a meltdown, until we arrived at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hechicera's for Thanksgiving. There, everything fell into place, and suddenly Christmas snapped into perspective with great clarity, and I calmed down. They talk about exhaling - I certainly did.
Everything seemed to just be geared to make me happy this December. The decorations around the house, the music, the time spent outside around the firepit, seeing TheHubs™ shine in A Christmas Carol (and garner two greatly coveted roles in upcoming plays). We had work enough to give us a bit of extra money for Christmas gifts, and everything I made food-wise turned out great.
We were invited to several Christmas parties and had great fun at each one, and suffered no hangovers (although I did get a gippy tummy from eating too many rich goodies, but hey, it's Christmas). We made new friends.
Dear, wonderfulkellychambliss totally nailed exactly how I felt: "I always love these last festive days before Christmas -- often more than Christmas Day itself. There's such a feeling of anticipation in the air, of promise and potential. For me, it's not about gifts; it's just about feeling excited and hopeful and simply glad to be around."
That has been me this Christmas. Up one side and down the other.
Yesterday TheHubs™ and I exchanged gifts, something we haven't been able to afford to do in about eight years. He gave me some awesome gifts - The Illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, A Game of Thrones colouring book (really detailed), an HP desk calender, and a gorgeous sugar skill bag. I gave him some British sweeties (more dearly priced than Uranium), a book he'd been coveting on the British Art/Music Scene in the late 20th Century, a couple of board games, and a pair of boots, which I was a little worried about. I loved them, but he's tricky to buy clothing for, but luckily he loved them, and they fit like a dream. He's been wearing them ever since, when not in bed. He said they are more comfortable than bedroom slippers.
My indoor Scavenger Hunt on Christmas Eve was a great success, which thrilled me to bits. I'd been planning it since the beginning of the month. It was great fun to put together, though. I sent the players all over the house, looking for clues, and solving puzzles and riddles along the way. It was very gratifying to hear laughter all over the house as they dashed about, looking for the clues.
We went over to my cousin's yesterday for Christmas lunch, and then played several games and laughed a lot more. We came home with more presents (mostly chocolates and candy), then had a two-and-a-half hour Skype session with TheHubs™' kids. It was so great laughing and talking with them, seeing them look so healthy and happy and we promised we'd do it more often. Then back to mom's for a late light supper and more presents. I got more colouring books, and loads of penciles and a huge box of Crayola crayons. I'm going to find a creative way of displaying them, and I can't wait to get stuck in colouring. Mother gave us an indecent amount of money (which she shouldn't have done), and I think I'm going to spend mine on a wall fireplace for our bedroom. I've been wanting one for ages.
Today several friends are coming over for Boxing Day. I'm making chili, and I'm just going to sit out chocs and fudge and cookies and cake to nibble on as we play card games and board games and drink Gluwein. I so hoped we'd be able to fire up the firepit, but the weather has been the only uncooperative part of the season. I just watched the final, final episode of Downton Abbey, and cried a bit. Not just because it was a sweet, sentimental episode, but because it is the final of a show I came to love very much. I can't say that about a lot of tv - I don't watch telly anymore, and this and Game of Thrones and Ripper Street are about the only shows that I really have invested my heart into in many a year. I liked the way it ended, and it felt right to me. But I'm a sentimental so-and-so, and I do hate to say goodbye to those I love.
Tomorrow we are going to do nothing but eat leftovers, play cards and colour. We don't have to be back to work until Tuesday or so, and I'm going to just chill a little. I am anticipating a little bit of a Christmas drop, but I am not going to let it get to me too much. Besides, it will be the perfect opportunity to get stuck into all those delightful![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sshg_giftfest gifts I was unable to read due to lack of time. I am looking forward to all that lovely SSHG goodness in January, when there's not going to be much going on.
Christmas has been lovely. I have felt so very lucky and fortunate this year. Sure, there are realities I will have to face in the new year, like increased insurance and taxes and such, but I will deal with them when the time comes. For now, I am going to live in the moment, and keep that inner peace going for as long as humanly possible.
And I don't say this to brag or show off. It was just a lovely time. November had been nothing but a huge bucket of stress, and I had felt perilously close to a meltdown, until we arrived at
hechicera's for Thanksgiving. There, everything fell into place, and suddenly Christmas snapped into perspective with great clarity, and I calmed down. They talk about exhaling - I certainly did.Everything seemed to just be geared to make me happy this December. The decorations around the house, the music, the time spent outside around the firepit, seeing TheHubs™ shine in A Christmas Carol (and garner two greatly coveted roles in upcoming plays). We had work enough to give us a bit of extra money for Christmas gifts, and everything I made food-wise turned out great.
We were invited to several Christmas parties and had great fun at each one, and suffered no hangovers (although I did get a gippy tummy from eating too many rich goodies, but hey, it's Christmas). We made new friends.
Dear, wonderful
kellychambliss totally nailed exactly how I felt: "I always love these last festive days before Christmas -- often more than Christmas Day itself. There's such a feeling of anticipation in the air, of promise and potential. For me, it's not about gifts; it's just about feeling excited and hopeful and simply glad to be around."That has been me this Christmas. Up one side and down the other.
Yesterday TheHubs™ and I exchanged gifts, something we haven't been able to afford to do in about eight years. He gave me some awesome gifts - The Illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, A Game of Thrones colouring book (really detailed), an HP desk calender, and a gorgeous sugar skill bag. I gave him some British sweeties (more dearly priced than Uranium), a book he'd been coveting on the British Art/Music Scene in the late 20th Century, a couple of board games, and a pair of boots, which I was a little worried about. I loved them, but he's tricky to buy clothing for, but luckily he loved them, and they fit like a dream. He's been wearing them ever since, when not in bed. He said they are more comfortable than bedroom slippers.
My indoor Scavenger Hunt on Christmas Eve was a great success, which thrilled me to bits. I'd been planning it since the beginning of the month. It was great fun to put together, though. I sent the players all over the house, looking for clues, and solving puzzles and riddles along the way. It was very gratifying to hear laughter all over the house as they dashed about, looking for the clues.
We went over to my cousin's yesterday for Christmas lunch, and then played several games and laughed a lot more. We came home with more presents (mostly chocolates and candy), then had a two-and-a-half hour Skype session with TheHubs™' kids. It was so great laughing and talking with them, seeing them look so healthy and happy and we promised we'd do it more often. Then back to mom's for a late light supper and more presents. I got more colouring books, and loads of penciles and a huge box of Crayola crayons. I'm going to find a creative way of displaying them, and I can't wait to get stuck in colouring. Mother gave us an indecent amount of money (which she shouldn't have done), and I think I'm going to spend mine on a wall fireplace for our bedroom. I've been wanting one for ages.
Today several friends are coming over for Boxing Day. I'm making chili, and I'm just going to sit out chocs and fudge and cookies and cake to nibble on as we play card games and board games and drink Gluwein. I so hoped we'd be able to fire up the firepit, but the weather has been the only uncooperative part of the season. I just watched the final, final episode of Downton Abbey, and cried a bit. Not just because it was a sweet, sentimental episode, but because it is the final of a show I came to love very much. I can't say that about a lot of tv - I don't watch telly anymore, and this and Game of Thrones and Ripper Street are about the only shows that I really have invested my heart into in many a year. I liked the way it ended, and it felt right to me. But I'm a sentimental so-and-so, and I do hate to say goodbye to those I love.
Tomorrow we are going to do nothing but eat leftovers, play cards and colour. We don't have to be back to work until Tuesday or so, and I'm going to just chill a little. I am anticipating a little bit of a Christmas drop, but I am not going to let it get to me too much. Besides, it will be the perfect opportunity to get stuck into all those delightful
sshg_giftfest gifts I was unable to read due to lack of time. I am looking forward to all that lovely SSHG goodness in January, when there's not going to be much going on.Christmas has been lovely. I have felt so very lucky and fortunate this year. Sure, there are realities I will have to face in the new year, like increased insurance and taxes and such, but I will deal with them when the time comes. For now, I am going to live in the moment, and keep that inner peace going for as long as humanly possible.
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I'm so glad you had such a good Christmas! I hope you retain all this peace and joy in the months to come.
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I think some water might revive me.