Officially on Holiday

I am now officially on Holiday for 2 weeks. Yeh, I'm on holiday, i'm on holiday.

Now for Christmas, I am looking forward to it. I have stopped panicing and realised that I am almost all ready.

I looked a my shimelle journal your christmas project and I am way behind. I almost decided to stop for the year and not do it. But I have decided that I will keep going. I have done 2 of the quicker promts and have finished the journalling on one layout that I had finished and will do the journalling on the last one when I am done here.




Thought you might like to see a picture of me and Lance Anderson aka Mr Rusty Pickle.
I went to a class he was teaching last Sunday 14th December. We did an amazing Christmas Kit (i don't have photo's yet)

Christmas rush

Every year I promise myself that I will not be stressed or rushed at Christmas time. It hasn't happened, I feel like a headless chicken most days. And the sad thing is that most of the time I'm not getting done what I want to get done, and when I sit down i feel like I have not achieved anything.

Well that was my winge, now I am going to do something about it. I am going to slow down and do one thing at a time, and if I don't get everything done before Christmas, well the world won't come to an end.

A Perfect Christmas

Sitting here trying to think what my perfect Christmas would look like. I'm stumped. So I thought i would look back and think about past Christmases.

There is one Christmas that I can remember that was my favourite Christmas. I don't remember a lot of detail. What I remember most about it was all of my family was there. My Nana, Mum and Dad, my 2 brothers, Phil my DH, my 4 Aunts & 4 Uncles, and my nine cousins. That's 24 of us. I remember bits and piece of the day, like the water fight, the getting the lunch ready. But what sticks in my mind is the love, the laughter, the feeling this is my family and we are having a good time, and enjoying the day together.

The next almost perfect Christmas is almost the same. My 2 brothers had gone to NZ for Christmas, so it was just Phil, the boys and me. We were invited to Christmas Lunch my very good fiends. Again, I don't remember much detail, but I remember the laughter, the fun, and enjoying the day with friends and family.

So if you asked me what a perfect Christmas would look like, I would have to say that it isn't the presents, but the people. I also remember who I spent Christmas with, but I never remember what I got for Christmas.

Christmas Cards

I'm in a real panic today, the cut off date for sending presents to NZ is this Friday. I'm no where ready and only have two days to go arrrrrrrrrr.

As for Christmas Cards, they never get done until, well some years they don't get done. I never make them, because one I'm lazy, 2 once I've made them I don't want to give them away because I like them so much, and 3 I forget to do them until I'm so busy I don't have time, which brings me back to I'm lazy. :)

Christmas Cards are my only guilt at Christmas, because I never seem to get round to them. I feel guilty because I feel I should send people cards. At the back of my mind though is the thought they are going in the recycling in the New Year. Maybe that is why I don't make them.

My favourite Christmas Cards are the funny ones. I really like funny cards(though not crass ones).

This year again only a few cards will be sent to family in NZ and maybe friends. But friends please don't hold your breath for a card, you will probably pass out.

The Christmas Card above is funny to me because my Husband is a motorbike fanatic. And I could see him playing Santa for kids but only if he got to arrive on his Red motorbike.

The weather...mmm...yuk

I love the weather to be cold but blue Sky's. I really really dislike, strongly, the grey weather. I look at he sky and think yuk. My ultimate Christmas day weather is cold and clear.








As I lived in New Zealand all of my childhood, all of my Christmas memories are in the summer. Christmas is very different in hot weather. You have a barbeque's by the pool (yes we had a pool) with all the family. We usually end up having a water fight. Most Christmas I remember were outside.







If I was honest I like Christmas to be cold. It feels like Christmas in the traditional sense when it is cold.

Just a thought I've never had a white Christmas.

New Month resolution!!!!!

Well it is Dec 1 and I have decided that with Shimelle's class Journal my Christmas I would also blog each day.

Today is the start of my Journey through Christmas. I wanted to do this class for 2 reasons. The 1st is a very follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing. I had a look at Ann's and Sonia's books that they made last year and thought I want to do that. So here I am doing that.

The 2nd reason is more personal. I love Christmas, the tree, the lights, the giving of presents. I love the anticipation of Christmas day and what is under the tree. I love my sons faces when the open the presents under the tree. I love spending time with family and friends. My Mum and Dad are coming over from NZ this year for Christmas, so it is going to be even more special this year. I want to capture that and have a record to look at in years to come.