Hello daaahlings....
Christmas day came and ended in a flash but I have to say it was pretty unforgettable and especially memorable this year.Firstly we went for the midnight mass instead of the earlier mass..and we were for once ready to leave our house at the arranged time and get to church an hour before mass started!We had arranged to meet up with my cousin Helen's family..so for once the whole pew was occupied by our family members..which is VERY rare for us since we do not have much relatives here..well sadly some others did not turn up but..I hope they had a nice time anyways..well too many things happened in the space of 2hrs in church itself...I shall not mention them here..hahahahaha just in case Helen sees this and yells at me..but after a long time I can say that I really felt the Xmas spirit that night..and I'm sorry to say I spent half the mass controlling my laughter & the people sitting behind us must have been puzzled as to why my shoulders kept jerking and twitching repeatedly!!
I CAN'T CONTROL MY LAUGHTER PEOPLE!!ONCE I START IT TICKLES ME NON STOP!!
oh well..at least I wasn't alone...
After mass which ended around 1am..we trudged back in a large group to Helen's place..
where we cut the yummy choc Xmas log cake and opened up bottles of wine to kick start the celebration.
Its been a long time since I laughed so much..I can't remember how much of liquor flowed thru the house that day..since it was Xmas the men took full advantage of their drinking privileges and the ladies just let them be ..as for me..Im not much of a drinker..I totally HATE the taste but I can drama a bit..hahaha..as in I hate NOT to join in when the rest are boozing away!!I cannot remember how much wine and pepsi I had that night..the glasses just kept getting refilled... THEN we had some very comical behaviour once the alcohol started to sink in..Its a mercy the neighbours didn't call the police!We finally trudged back home around 6am..it was kinda fun since we stay so nearby..just a carpark's walk away!!
Needless to say we all crashed at around 7am..I think the rest woke up early to start the Xmas breakfast preparations..
I slept rite thru breakfast AND lunch...and stumbled out of bed around 3pm...
I had a headache and yet I felt light headed..WEIRD rite..but that's how I felt..
then the rest of the family & some family friends started streaming in and we all sat around chit chatting and serving goodies while Xmas dinner preparations was going on full blast in the kitchen...
everyone tucked in to a delicious dinner then around 11.30pm we walked over to Helen's house again,this time to pass them some Xmas goodies and just hang around chit chatting and laughing..came home at almost 3am!!
Now its almost 5.45am but I just can't get to sleep coz I feel so full..
arrrggghh
all that rich food and alcohol and goodies and fizzy drinks and blahs..
Well am gonna do some reading then will crash..will be seeing Helen and family again tmrw..this time @ the airport to send off another cousin to India..
Xmas day may be over but the glow & warmth is still radiating thru the family..
I miss my buddies so much!!
Hardly had time to even chit chat with them!