It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Having Not Blogged For Two Whole Months, I Think I Need To...

... Debatable, but still an enjoyable time. Usually I don't get that excited about Christmas, not since I stopped believing in Jolly Old Saint Nick.... but this year for some reason I felt more like a kid. On Christmas Eve we did the American thing and had our Christmas dinner in the evening - a chance to dress up, be goofy and act crazy (not that I need an excuse for that... :L ) . I had been at my best friends birthday party Wednesday night and Thursday morning, so effectively I got home and got changed and then set up the Christmas table. My Mum has an obsession with this gorgeous china called 'Portmarion' and they do a Christmas Story set, which my Mum religiously spent the year collecting. I set the Christmas Table each year, as I can't cook and I have an OCD eye for detail and symmetry. I also have a very Monica (from FRIENDS) type attitude to partys, which this was effectively. I went and got changed into one of my Hell Bunny dresses, which I got in the summer because I hate skirts. I even spent half an hour curling my hair.. which definitely marked a special occasion because I hate using appliances on my hair as it kills it.

The dinner was amazing, well done Mum.

Christmas Day, my alarm went off at half 6 because I knew my younger brother would be awake and waiting, and as a rule we're not allowed to go downstairs without my parents. I went upstairs (my room is on the ground floor) and joined my parents and brother in their bed, and then we sat on the stairs while people went to the loo ... I felt like a kid again.. don't you just love that early morning Christmas feeling??
We went downstairs and as tradition stands, Santa had filled my Pooh bear stocking with gifts and D's huge snowman sack was overflowing. I open mine slowly, savouring them as I unwrap them, but D (my brother) rips all his open at once, then looks at them later. I got a huge make up set and over 20 official make up brushes (I want to be a make up artist in the future) ... I also got pyjamas (I lack proper pyjamas and sleep in t shirts) and tartan skinnies. Harry Potter 6 on dvd, Dorian Gray on dvd, a Japanese graphic novel, which is Gothic and my kinda thing, Manga style. From my parents I got John Barrowmans new autobiography and Alice in Wonderland collectors edition... and lots of candy canes. From Niall I got a Skelanimal toy, which I didn't put down for the entire day.

I love Christmas day, not for the presents, but for the atmosphere and spending it with loved ones.

I hope your Christmas was amazing too xxx