I've started thinking about it too. I want to have our first christmas with all the family here.
Lots of chaos & organization, but I'm excited! Hoping my bro & SIL can come over from Perth.
Also thinking about inviting DH's brother & sister we've only met once, 8 years ago.
I'm a little excited this year as we may or may not have a new addition to the family. Bubs is due 01/01/2010 so it will be a busy but very special time for us. Though it does mean we have had to can the trip to the coast we had planned with my family from SA & will be spending it just the 3 of us.....but that's ok. I always go all out with the deco's, food etc & I'm think Charlie will understand it this year so that will be fun!!!
so glad im not the only one!!
christmas last year seemed like such a non event for me, which was sad as its my favourite time of year! but what with jacob being born and having a new baby etc, it just all got away from me and was gone in a blink of an eye.
I have a tradition of always making heaps of yummy stuff for my family and friends, im a bit famous for my gingerbread
I love baking, I will usually make the affore mentioned gingerbread and truffles and those mini puddings etc, last year I only got around to making the gingerbread and i never even iced them! everyone kept telling me I wouldnt be able to do it with a new baby, so it was like I was trying to prove a point to myself that I COULD still do it, but I just had to let it go at midnight christmas eve, when I had taken the last batch out the oven.
mum and I used to get silly on champagne and decorate their xmas tree on christmas eve, with lots of mad dancing around the lounge room to "band of gold" and various abba tunes , good times, but since I have moved an hours drive away sadly we havent been able to do it for the last 2 years.
so my big project this year is going to be trying to make a gingerbread house! hopefully im not being too ambitious! I want to make it all from scratch and not do the kit thing....hmm....we will see how that goes!!
I am so excited as we are staying home sound sweird but we haven't spent xmas here since 2003 I think ... even if Jase is on call I get to decorate and put up the tree cause we will be here cook everything
I LOVE Christmas; last year we werent going to do any lights on the house but DP saw my dads (Dad lives down the road from us; visible from our house) and was like "Nah we can beat that" so went crazy hehe. Was so funny as i had been saying the whole month lets do lights; then the second he got his competitive streak it was on lol. Looked good, DSD loved it.
My step brother was living with us and has recently moved out so ive not put any furniture in his room ive started stacking it with presents hehe. Yep started already!!
Rach i know what you mean about staying home, its relaxing to think about!! We did that last year.
So many ladies expecting bubs around chrissy!! How magical! So jealous hehe.
DD will be almost 10 months at Christmas (OMG!). Was thinking of getting some presents in the sales soon. But I don't know what to get a 10 month old, I've never had one! LOL. If anyone has any suggestions...
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sound sweird but we haven't spent xmas here since 2003 I think ... even if Jase is on call I get to decorate and put up the tree cause we will be here cook everything
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