Santa Hubby did very well and got me a new coffee machine (dear God, I missed the old one!) This one does espressos and lattes and cappuccinos and hot chocolates and everything you could reasonably expect a coffee machine to do!
He also got a couple of joint presents for me and my beloved Phillipa - a ravioli making attachment and an ice cream making bowl!!! :-) I am ridiculously excited about these and will be playing with them just as soon as Safeway reopens for me to get the necessary ingredients!!
Other notable offerings from assorted Santas include:
The Big Book Of Cupcakes from Vera - this is a wonderful book full of yummy recipes and decorating ideas ranging from novelty to simply stunning. I cant wait to try them all out, and will of course keep you posted on my progress!
A digital photo frame from my sister in law - this is something I had been thinking about getting for a while and was going to suggest to Peter so I am really happy with this - nice one Caroline!!
But the Most Randomly Awesome award has to go to my daddy for Alibi At Midnight, a book he co-wrote with a fellow journalist in 1974 about a man falsely accused and tried for murder. I believe it was actually my stepmother who tracked the book down, much to my dad's embarrassment, but I love it and cant wait to read it!!
It doesn't quite feel like Christmas, if I'm honest. One of my favourite festive songs is Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, but every time i hear/hum/sing it I look around and think, No, there's something not quite right! Maybe it's the lack of snow - although I definitely do NOT miss that!! Maybe its the fact that it's still warm enough during the day to go out without a jacket? Maybe it's the absence of the Connie Francis Christmas album?! ;-)
I'm definitely missing my family and friends more than usual. Ive just had a wonderful Skype chat with my parents and sister and aunt and I'm a wee bit sad I wasn't there to share in the hilarity as they opened the pressies, but thanks to the magic of Skype they don't feel quite so far away. :-)
We are very fortunate to have been invited for Christmas dinner with our friends Katy & Cameron and their families which we are very excited about! We are contributing a trifle, which we haven't made before so we also have a shitload of cheese and wine as back up in case it all goes horribly wrong!! :-) Speaking of which, id better go put the cream on the trifle! Will post pics tomorrow and let you know how it turned out!
Well, whatever you're doing, wherever you are, and whoever you are with, I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas!! xxx
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