Christmas 07 ..

our own tree at mom's place


the kids with the adults .. lol


Was so looking forward to Christmas after my white pre-Christmas holiday in France ..
Anyways , Christmas was gonna be celebrated with family !! ..
Went shopping on 24th with Zhern yong , got a pair of jeans and polo T .. Then went strolling around the streets to look for good deals ..
hubby was in town .. lol .. friends nice !

Had lunch with my hubby , Wei kiat ! Was suppose to go for Chinese buffet but it was close . Didn't want to go for yucky thai buffet across the road so went to Canton for their tasty and reasonably priced food . Went shopping with hann , kimberly , jj , yheu shen afterwards and broke off at 5ish as shops started to close . sent Wei Kiat back and headed back home to pack my things
this place looks familiar huh .. ?

Went to mom's place to stay over because there won't be any transport running on Christmas day .. Had uber spaghetti prepared by my mom and black soya sauce chicken ..
Woke up at 8ish , it Was Christmas !! .. but it was RAINING , sobs .. so went back to sleep , lol .. woke up at 1030 !! was already late we're suppose to meet my cousin's hubby at 1030 ! Had some minor miscommunication with my cousin so we ended up only leaving at 1115 . Brian(my cousin's hubby ) was a really nice guy and i didn't know there's this child lock for the back seat door . Something like you can only open the door from the outside .

Saw the kids in pyjamas and went to wish my cousin (peck sar ) and gave every1 a hug . Lol .. the kids were so cute . Lucky Richard ( elder ) got a nintendo Ds for Xmas ! . Kieran got something spaceship toys .. There was a really nice Xmas tree beside a tiny fireplace . It was really really a real Xmas celebration .. Got a really nice sweater from my cousin . And my mom got a perfume from her . hehe .. shiok ! ..
turkey sauce , roasted potatoes , Jacob Creek chardonnay vintage 06
awesome turkey .. delicious


Helped my cousin prepare Brussel sprouts and potatoes .To start with , Brian opened a bottle of wine and we all started drinking while waiting for the potatoes to cook. I found out that the secret to crispy potatoes is to use Lard . We had Roast Turkey ,roast pork , roast potatoes , carrots , brussel sprouts .The best Traditional Christmas dinner(it was at 2.30pm but its called dinner ) i've ever had .

before the dinner officially starts .. Xmas dinner !! good food and nth else but good food

After food and wine , went to the couch to chill and watched Nemo with the kids . dozed off and woke up only to have uncle Brian offering me a plate of sherry trifle with cream! it was so so tasty i wanted to have a 2nd serving .
Sherry trifle served with whipped cream !

Before i could ask for more , we were already having biscuits and cheese .. Christmas is really about eating and eating . Then it was time to pull the cracker !! .. I've never been so happy pulling a cracker in my life . usually its just pull it and look how lousy the gifts inside are .. But the atmosphere was totally different this time around with 2 kiddies around !! ..
good cheese serve with biscuits
Cracker pulling !!

Had mixed nuts and raisins afterwards .. was really good .. We just couldn't stop eating .. Had port ( another alcoholic drink ) .. I don't really like wine but i'd say this is the most i've ever drink . Ate again afterwards after a small chat with my cousin . Haven't had a chat with her before since i was a kid . Had prawns , irish brown bread and turkey this time around .
mixed nuts and raisins ..

prawns , irish soda and turkey Dow's late bottled vintage port

Drank alcohol free rose afterwards , chilled and watch the telly with uncle and couzzy . drank more coke and orange juice after having such a heavy meal .. Was suppose to have some Christmas pudding but uncle Brian was just too tired and lazy to get it for us .. lol .. was too full anyways .. the kids went to bed way past their bedtime and we were watching some stupid show with so many foul language in it ..
Went home at 11ish and that was the end of my 1st wet Christmas in London .
The feeling of having celebrated and enjoyed a traditional Christmas was exhilarating .. It really matters the most when family is around you ..

Hitting the shops on the next day !! ..
family portrait

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