Mixed Feelings

Today is a day I have been dreading for the last few months, Linda, Dean and the kids left the UK for Sunny Austrilia. Part of me is sad because I don't know when I will see them again and the other part is excited for them. Hopefully I be able to win the lottery and go out to see them in the near future.

On a move cheerful note I have made a good start on my Christmas shoping, just Alan, Nic, Jayde and ny Mom to get. But I know what I am getting, Alan, Nick and Jayde.

ONly 2 sleeps until Journal your Christmas starts

Journal Your Christmas

I have always love Christmas, growing up in lovely hot and sunny South Africa it was a time for lots of pool parties and getting together with friends and family. Seeing Father Christmas all dressed up in a red suit - despite the heat.


Then we moved the the UK and all of a sudden Christmas was in the middle of winter, cold, grey and wet. But the up side was we now had J, and Christmas with kids is great.

Fast forward to last Christmas when on Boxing Day Dave decided that he no longer wanted to be with me and left to live with another women. Now this year I am torn, part of me wants to celebrate like we have before and part of me just wants to pretend it isn't happening.

I decided to do Shimelles Journal your Christmas http://www.shimelle.com/classes/389/journal-your-christmas/ as a focus on both the good times in the past and the future. Will be good to look back in a few years and see how we cope with our !st Chtistmason our own. Maybe starting some new traditions with just J and I. Already decided to do a gingerbread ouse instead of a christmas cake - will post photos once it is done.