2009 Year End Holidays – Christmas

I had been looking forward to Christmas and New Year for a long time…Not for the celebrations but for the holidays!!! I had lots of annual leaves that had to cleared before 31 Dec 2009, and I planned to take all of them during the Christmas & New Year season.

Initially, my plans for the holidays consist of facials, massages, hairstyling, housekeeping and shopping…. All the things that I wanted to do but never find the time to do. But alas, I did none the above except for a some shopping (Yay!)

So what did I do instead?

1. Shopped for gifts for the Christmas party at my friends’ house. Both hubb and I had a shopping list each for our mystery receiver respectively but I did all the shopping. I also need to shop for my husband’s office Christmas gift exchange party (ain’t him lucky (or lazy ).

Need to shop presents for Bryan and Dylan. Both had wish list at the Christmas tree at the school, and Bryan wants a BIG BUTTERFLY written on his card. Dylan’s card is written by his teacher and I don’t think that it is really what he wanted. I cracked my head for a butterfly gift. It has got to be special and something he would enjoy. At the very last moment (Christmas Eve day) to be exact, I found the Elefun – Butterfly catching game at Toys’R’Us. I was so happy to find this toy. It was a game that both Bryan and Dylan would enjoy, and yes, both truly enjoy playing this game.

Luckily both kids are now “trained” to pick up the butterflies, put them back into the elephant, turn the power on, catch…and repeat the process..over and over again…Otherwise, both hubb and I may “regret” getting the gift…haha.

2. I also baked chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese for the kids’ Christmas party at school. It was my first attempt at cream cheese frosting and I was surprised that it turned out to be GOooooooood! It took all my will power not to lick the whipping bowl clean of frosting. As I decorate the cakes, I had to constantly remind myself to STOP eating the cakes. I had to tell myself, “Enough of testing, you already know it tasted good!”

I had to stop myself not because I am worried there is not enough for the school, but that those little cutie cuppies are loaded with tones of calories that’s going straight to my hips!

3. Had lots of fun catching up with friends who came back from the holiday. We went restaurant/ café hopping (lunch, tea, desserts) instead of pub hopping since this mama had a curfew of 5pm, to fetch the kids from school.

4. Managed to watch Avatar 3D with hubb…(followed by more shopping at the mall )

5. I took lots of photos. Did a photoshoot for my colleague’s dog and for my sisters’ family. Those of you on my Facebook, would have seen some of these photos. It was nice to take photos other than those of my kids for once. And now I am looking forward to my Bali holiday for more photo opportunities!

6. For the first time in many years, went for a Christmas party…that is not at the office or during lunch hour!

Minus the kids…so there’s more photo opportunities again. Initially my plan was to let the kids sleep over at my parents. But at 11pm, Bryan called me and told me, “Mommy, I want to go back to your house to sleep. I don’t want to sleep at popo’s house.”

So hubb and I had to leave the party early, just as they were about to get started on a Shot & Ladder game…hahaha..probably just in time from getting myself drunk for the first time. Yeah..you read right, I have never been drunk my entire life. Not because I am a good drinker, but that I always drink very very little only. I have never even finished an entire can of beer by myself. Besides, I hate the taste of beer (generally). But recently hubb is into Heineken and Budweiser beers at home and I beginning to find these much likable. Anyway, I always prefer red wine over beer, but also I never drink more than 2 glasses in a night. So how to get drunk?