Possibly
my favourite month of the year! Despite the cold weather and overly busy
shops - I just love the lead up to Christmas! The festive songs, films and food
all put me in a great mood! And of course not forgetting the Christmas tree, which
I decorated all on my own :-)
My
Christmas shopping was completed early in December and I was very pleased with
what I bought everyone! I also spent a lot of the month finishing college work
so that I could enjoy the holidays and fitted in a couple of Christmas dos. My
favourite was a festive night in with the girls where we ate a party buffet
feast, watched Love actually and exchanged secret Santa presents! Staying in is
definitely the new going out :-)
Advent calendar, keeping
warm by the fire with a book, getting my dose of fruit and veggies, partying
with my best friend Annie, my Christmas tree, best breakfast: muesli, apricots,
banana and blueberries, hot water and lemon every day, ready to hit the gym,
cute Christmas gifts.
Supermodel reading
material, black sparkly nails, Nuxe skincare, IT by Alexa Chung.
Christmas
On Christmas
morning I was so happy to wake up and discover the lovely stocking presents
Santa had bought me, he knows me so well! After comparing them with my sister
(a Christmas morning tradition) we got ready and drove to our dad’s house where
we spent a couple of hours relaxing and opening presents.
Stocking presents.
Christmas dinner!
When we got home mum had lit the fire and
lunch was almost ready so we enjoyed a glass of bubbly and relaxed by the tree
while listening to Christmas music and getting in to the festive spirit :-)
After a delicious dinner of salmon, trout
and lots of veggies (my favourite) we opened our presents! Definitely worth the
wait, I got some amazing gifts and loved seeing that everyone was happy with
what I bought them.
Some of my lovely presents.
My sister & me.
After my two desserts had gone down (it
is Christmas after all!) we took the dog for a long walk in the local park.
When I got home I had a lush bubble bath with some of the new bath stuff I got
and then the rest of the evening was spent curled on the sofa with various
cheeses and chocolates. Am I the only one who was slightly disappointed by the
awful TV selection this year?!
Christmas photo shoot haha.
My sister, Dad and me.
Mum and me.
Me and my Sister - I'm actually the oldest!
Opening presents! :-)
On Boxing Day we were up bright and early
to travel to Kent to stay at my grandparents’ house which is a yearly
tradition. My Aunty, Uncle and three younger cousins also stay there so it’s a
full house but lovely to see everyone for the holidays and exchange more
presents!
On Friday we hit the sales in Canterbury
which is a beautiful city and has some great shops too, I was loving the Zara
sale! I managed to find a few bargains.
Now I’m back home, absolutely exhausted
and looking forward to a good night’s sleep back in my own bed! I need to catch
up ready for NYE!
How was your Christmas? Are you excited
for New Years?
Holly xx