Sunday 29 December 2013

So long Christmas!


 Well folks, that's it. It's all over for another year. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas with family and friends and you're not still trying to digest Christmas dinner!!
We had a quiet Christmas this year. I don't know about you guys but in our house there is always the annual row on Christmas morning that gets the day started nicely.....Not! Nothing like telling someone to go and *bleep* to get you in the festive spirit ha ha. All joking aside, its a time of year when emotions are high, especially if you are missing a loved one. In my experience, the different emotions individuals feel at Christmas can make it a very interesting Christmas indeed. Anyone who was missing someone at their Christmas table this year can probably relate to what I'm saying. If you know nothing of this...then I'm coming to your house next year for dinner!! hee hee

With Christmas behind us, its time to focus on New Years celebrations. What does New Years mean for you? A lot of people look to New Years, as a time to set goals for the year ahead. Others celebrate the fact that they are leaving the previous year behind them. I think I'm always doing a bit of both. I feel like we had a good year this year. Yeah, it had it's moments, but all in all, it wasn't bad. Next year we have a lot to look forward too. The biggest event being that we have a new baby on the way! After 6.5 years, I feel like I'm doing it for the first time. They say you never forget how to ride a bike but I'm not sure the same goes for labor and birth. I find myself asking a lot of questions of friends who have recently had children because I find it hard to remember. I will do a couple of blog posts on pregnancy and birthing but I don't want to let babies take over the blog! lol

The big questions everyone is asking at the moment " What are you doing for New Years Eve". God forbid anyone should not have a party to attend or a hot date! This is usually me, I fall asleep before the clock strikes 12 and I miss out on all the fun. To be honest, Ive done the New Years Eve night out for years and I know I'm not missing much. It's always a bit of a let down, truth be told. This year, will be different though...Myself, my hubby and my little girl are heading to Austria for a couple of days. My husband is a singer and normally we don't see each other for New Years as it is his busiest night in the year. This year, he is singing with SMILE band from Germany and they are gigging at the 5*Interalpen Hotel in Tyrol, Austria. As part of the package, family get to join the band members for the nights celebrations. I'm very much looking forward to thins and I'm sure I will be able to keep my eyes open past 12 o clock this year.!!

When I am back, I will do a little review of the hotel ....in the meantime, here are a few pictures to keep you going.










Dreamy or what!

On that note.... Au revoir mes amis


Kel x





Thursday 19 December 2013

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas !


6 sleeps to the big day !

Listening to me, you would think I was a Christmas fanatic, even more so if you seen how I 'christmassed' the office. In reality I'm more of a bah humbug.....shhh, don't tell anyone, I'm pretending to love Christmas!

Just kidding, I don't totally hate Christmas, there are certain elements I love about it, such as the food, the enormous amounts of chocolate that fill the house and the company of family and friends. When the dinner has been eaten and I have a selection box close by, there is nothing I love more then chilling out and watching a classic Christmas movie. I was going to list my top ten but I had too many favourites to choose from, so here are my top 15 Christmas movies:

  1. It's a wonderful life.
  2. Elf
  3. Trading places
  4. Miracle on 34th street.
  5. Gremlins.
  6. Bad Santa
  7. Polar Express
  8. National lampoons Christmas Vacation.
  9. Showgirls
  10. Home Alone
  11. Santa Claus the movie.
  12. Meet me in St. Louis.
  13. Scrooge
  14. The nightmare before Christmas
  15. Arthur Christmas.
Nollaig shona daoibh  mo Chairde

Kel x