First Christmas Day away from my family for an extremely long time. I missed them, Dad called to say merry Christmas, my sister text to say merry Christmas. I had a pre Christmas with them on the Saturday night as that was the only time they could both make it to Auckland. It was great having them here. I hoped they all liked their presents. I got a fishing reel (a bait runner), I've been wanting one for years, 2 sets of underwear (very nice too), a lovely smelling soap and a little angel (which I thought was extra special).
Christmas was filled with running around getting the house ready for my boyfriends family, Richard was a great help getting the place vacuumed and chairs in from the garage, cutting up the pumpkin the night before, putting up with worrying about silly little things, hoping that I had not forgotten anything. My first Christmas where the main meal was vegan, chicken and roast veges and stuffing cooked in the roasting dish (the vegan chicken from blissful foods is very nice - for those meat lovers needing some hints http://www.blissfulvege.com/chicken.htm its called the vegetarian goodluck chicken) with some side meat for us meat eaters. Desert was fruit salad, soy ice cream, strawberries and for the non vegans there was also mini pavlovas and cream and Xmas cake. The first time I have hosted a Christmas meal, I think they lived through my cooking. I was getting worried for a while there that the meal was going to be over cooked (burnt even), but I'm getting better at working out temperatures and timing now. It was the first time my boyfriends mum would be eating my cooking and this was a bit nerve wracking as I know she is a great cook. Robyn gave me a bread roll serving plate (which came in really handy for the garlic bread), a serving dish for dips and chips etc, a makeup all in one compact. Caro and Dono gave me a red carry bag, which is going to come in really handy for the beach and going swimming. It was all very nice. I felt very spoilt. I hope they enjoyed their Christmas lunch here. I like being able to let people relax and just come over and enjoy themselves, as these are normally the people who do things for everyone else, and I like to let them know that they are just as special. My little way of showing I care about them.
The day ending quietly and the rest of the holidays to look forward to.
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