Walking about Sydney it really didn't feel like Christmas at all. I thought i'd be a little bit sad that I wasn't with family, but as it didn't feel like Christmas I wasn't! Think it was down to the heat pretty much. Since when is it sunny at Christmas?! Felt very bizarre!
I'd been invited by Michael and co. to spend Christmas with them which was really nice. So Christmas eve I got myself over to Newtown, where they live. I popped in to church. It was a kiddies Christmas mass which nice. All the kids up the front listening to the priest talk about what it's all about. He was asking what good qualities Mary had and one little tot put his hand up and said in a nice loud voice 'SHE WAS A VIRGIN'. Love kids. So yes that was nice, and actually it was only then that it did feel more like Christmas and I did get a bit teary that I wasn't in church with my mummy.
So then I headed to meet the gang and we had a few Christmas eve drinks in town. Something I never do as we usually have a traditional Polish Christmas eve every year. And then to bed.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Christmas day. We all opened various pressies that we'd been sent from home. I'd opened up a couple already because I couldn't quite wait. I always thought I was quite patience but obviously the child in me got the better of me! But I do have a good excuse to opening the pressie early. Err. Wait, what was it again... oh yes. It was in my hand. There. That's a good enough excuse. And I only opened it a week early. Anyway. Thanks Mel for my gorgeous necklace and going to the trouble of getting those pics in it. And thanks for looking after Spot and Ellie. And all my clothes which I keep seeing you in on Facebook. Have I got any clothes left in my wardrobe? Anyway anyway. Thanks to all for all my pressies and cards. Was really nice to have stuff to open up. So once that was over and done with Becky made us all a lovely Christmas dinner. Turkey with all the trimmings which was great as I didn't think I'd have that this year! And then the sun came out! It was really cloudy up until then. Hot but cloudy. But then the sky completely cleared and all the clouds disappeared. So we jumped in the car and headed to the beach. Bronte beach. Things were in full swing when we arrived. BBQs, picnics etc. So then we just relaxed on the gorgeous sand. And how odd being on the beach on Christmas day.
And when the sun went to bed we headed home to open up our secret santa pressies. We'd had to wait until Vanessa (Michael's girlfriend) arrived as she's been with her family. But yes we were all patient and waited and all opened up the presents when we got in. And then i made everyone watch my skydive video and then headed back in to town to my hostel.
Was a really great day. Thanks for having me over guys! :)
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