Monday 23 December 2013

Christmas capers


 
Happy Christmas Eve Eve!
Just a couple of sleeps now and the excitement here is at an all time high. The kids are manic, the shopping centres are filled with yule crazed loonies and I am feeling pretty frazzled (or is that sozzled?).
Just a bit of baking and wrapping and I am done with all of my festive preparations. Huzzah! Hoo-bloody-ray!
(You can better believe that I am feeling deservedly smug right about now!)
In my household we don't just get to enjoy one Chrissy, oh no, that would be too easy.
We have multiple Christmas' with all of the festivities of the day being celebrated over a few days so that we can fit all the different facets of the family in. So not just one day of gorging on goodies, but lots! Delicious but oh so detrimental to the waist-line.
 
 
 It is very important to plan ahead and wear a loose waisted dress and just keep letting out the belt as the meal progresses. Twas a bad year when I learnt this lesson the hard way and couldn't fit in a second serve of plum pud for fear of bursting vintage seams.
 
 
Last Saturday saw me donning my gorgeous op shopped frock that thankfully has lots of room to hide the enormous lunch we all somehow ploughed through. And I brought my newly acquired vintage tapestry bag that could be my new fave. Yep, I called it. New fave.
We spent our Saturday at my mother-in laws feasting on a smorgasbord of her naughty but nice desserts.
 Unfortunately some of that trifle had to come home with us. And it had to get eaten for breakfast the next day so it wouldn't spoil. Because that can happen. And I wouldn't want my family to suffer. So I had to eat it. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
 
 
And the weekend before we made our annual pilgrimage to Gumbuya Park (as posted about here) for another Christmas party.
 
 
 
 Some of us got to live out our race car driver fantasies. (Probably not in the most appropriate racing attire but oh well.)
 And we all had a great time with Little Miss going on her first pony ride and the little fella hooning and lead-footing around the track.
 
 Oh, and did I mention all the presents that multiple Christmas' amass? Holy moly, those kids were spoilt! So many lovely gifts, so much wrapping paper!
Whilst this year we were all very aware of absent loved ones, we all felt their spirits were celebrating with us with their memories were toasted.
I wish everyone a fabulous Christmas, partaking of all the good things that make you the happiest, and I thank everyone for their wonderful bloggy friendship and supportive and caring comments that have helped me through many a black moment.
Cheers!
XXXXX

10 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas(ses!) to you and your family Brooke. Have a lovely one (or three or four etc. etc.) x

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    1. Hope you have a wonderful day too with all your loved ones. X

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  2. Merry Christmas you you and your beautiful family! I thought your racing attire was wonderful and yes to looser fitting clothing (is that why elastication was invented too!), what a lovely Mother-in-law you have to cook such a feast! and yes, eating trifle for breakfast is the right thing to do - enjoy the rest of your multiple Christmas festivities! you deserve it x x x

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    1. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful clan! My mother-in-law is a love and although I did feel a bit guilty about the trifle I DO think it was the right thing. Have a great day !!!! XXX

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  3. HOW many Christmases?! Oh have as many as you like, bugger the waistline! Adorable dress and new favourite bag, beautiful family, wonderful food - enjoy! Have a great holiday, Brooke! xxxx

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    1. This year the count is 3! That is 3 days of goodies! Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and it is bursting with lovely food, people and pressies. XXX

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  4. Happy Christmas to you too! Such lovely pictures of you and your family, you all look so happy, the cutest people ever :)
    Ha, and loose waisted dress is a great option, I always have problem with tight dresses, I feel like trapped after all of that Christmas food, need to think of somthing slighty larger this time ;)

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    1. You have to go the bigger option for Christmas feasts. Absolutely necessary! Hope you have a lovely day which is full of everything good! :)

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  5. With sweet like that i don't blame you for having a loose waistline dress! I don't even have a sweet tooth but quite fancy all of them!
    You and your family are gorgeous and the racing looks like loads of fun.
    Have lots and lots of very happy Christmases - have mine too if you like! xxxxxx

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    1. We have had some great times and are just about to embark on yet another round of visiting, gorging and presents! Whew! Hope you have a great day doing what you love most, with the people you love most. XXX

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