Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Did everyone enjoy the festivities? I did but, my, doesn't it go by so fast? New Year already!
I spent the week leading up to christmas cleaning, writing cards and wrapping - all the usual jobs.
On Christmas Eve we had a small family get together. My parents, and my sister in law and my little one-year-old niece Emily who are over visiting from Germany. My brother is in the Falklands so couldn't come over with them, he was missed but it was lovely to spend some time with his little girl who I haven't seen since May. She has changed such a lot, walking, talking, dancing and laughing. Lovely to have a little one in the family again especially at Christmas time. I made Nigella's Ham in Coca Cola. I know it seems a bit weird to cook your gammon in coca cola but do try it, it's delicious. This will be my preferred method from now on.
On Christmas Day we had our lunch in the pub with all the family - our homes are just not big enough to accommodate us all so we usually go out - plus it is a lovely treat and so nice not to have all the work involved with cooking a large christmas dinner. Although I do have my work cut out because we throw the family party at ours on Christmas Day evening - so instead of getting to vegetate on the sofa (I leave that until boxing day!) i have food to prepare followed by lots of booze and dancing! A great time was had by all!
The rest of the week was spent visiting and in between, relaxing in pj's and watching TV.
All the best for 2010 - how are we staying that anyway? twenty-ten or two thousand and ten?? A new decade -crikey that last one went by so fast.
Hey it's snow again!
Happy New Year.
Like the sound of family get togethers and dancing!
It only seems just a short time again we were welcoming the new century and there's a decade gone already!
Lisa x
Posted by: Lisa | January 03, 2010 at 09:07 AM
Happy New Year Angie - you are so lucky to get out of cooking the Christmas Dinner!!! Back to work tomorrow - !!!
Posted by: Diane | January 03, 2010 at 06:17 PM
All the for a creative and caravan filled 2010
Posted by: suzie sews | January 10, 2010 at 05:17 PM
I agree that Dr Who won't be the same. My son is a huge fan of the TV prog and we had the Dr Who calendar for Christmas. 12 pics of Mr T for me to gaze at when I need a pick-me-up!
Hope you have all been safe and warm in thie wintery weather.
Lisa x
Posted by: Lisa | January 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM