Month: December 2004

I can’t believe it but this time next week it’s going to Christmas Eve. YIKES! It feels so weird! Usually at this point of the year my sister and I are constantly on the phone making sure we have covered every family member and remind each other to have spare stuff so that in the event that we forget someone, we can recover with such grace! Ha! You have no idea how many times that’s happened.

As far as I know Jenna and I are still going to Midnight Mass together, and from there who knows. I have put my name down for a Hillsong Christmas Dinner, determined to make the most of my Christmas away from my family and friends. It feels so strange that I wouldn’t be at Midnight Mass with my family, my cousins, sweating to death at Eaglevale. Exchanging funnily looks and what not instead of paying attention, in sheer hope that by keeping ourselves amused with each other we wouldn’t fall asleep.

I can’t imagine not having an EAT-athon till 3 in the morning while unwrapping presents. Aww! Oh well…new experiences right?

Lisa has gone home! We said our goodbyes late Sunday night, or should I say very early Monday morning.

Christmas dinner @ James’ house was great. Karen and John did a great job cooking.

I’ve been trying to write this blog for over an hour but keep getting distracted, so I think I’ll just write it at home and post on Monday. It’s Friday….I’m outta here!

I know, I know, I’ve been slack with the updates. Been somewhat busy of late. My bad!

Well Christmas is fast approaching, and my friends are returning home one by one *sigh* Mollie, departed on Saturday morning. It was sad to see her go, even though I know she’ll be back, it was the start of what was to be inevitable… the girls going home.

Meeting Katie and Lisa at Discovery more than a couple of months ago has been such an awesome blessing. I am sooo glad I met them, and it’s been fun hanging out with them. Meeting Mollie shortly after that made it a lot more fun. From Songs of Praise tapings, dinners @ Fridays, Planet Hollywood, Colour Conference, etc, etc…I think in each other we’ve found great friends. I know I’ll miss them dearly.

I can’t believe it’s December. That I have been here for almost six months. It’s BIZARRE! I think I’m in denial about the whole not being home for Christmas thing. I’m sure I will be a blubbering mess once it hits. Hehe. At the moment my plans are: Jenna staying over for a couple of days, we’re going to Midnight Mass together. Christmas Day there are dinners and lunches going on @ Hillsong so we’ll probably go to one of those. New Years Eve is the same, there are parties going on. In saying that, a part of me wants to just have a quiet day. Sleep it off! But that would be silly. So I am bound and determined to do something on those days, as I am sure I will be homesick!

I am still awaiting my care package from home. Totally looking forward to it. Thank you to those who contributed. I don’t know what’s in there yet, but I am told a couple of you guys made a contribution. Grazie! I was hoping it’d come today, but it’s tomorrow. Or at least that’s what it says in the FedEx tracker.

A little over than a week ago my friend Cristina came from Italy for a few days and it was an AWESOME reunion. Our first encounter included a lot of yelling and jumping up and down in the middle of Picadilly Circus. We were a sight! It was soooo good to see her. It was like seeing an old friend. She was still the same Cristina. We had dinner, and we shopped! Nothing has changed.

Last night Sid and I watched the Incredibles and it was so funny. We were going to watch Bridget Jones but Incredibles won. It was pretty good. So not a kids flick!

This Friday we’re having Christmas Dinner @ James’ house with a few other friends. Which should be nice.

Anyways, I better go. Lunch over. Hope all is well with everyone. Miss you all…