Christmas in Hong Kong 2012

The 25th December this year was far from any 25th December I've ever known. It was really strange. I was so far from home and so far from my family and home comforts.

Dan and I started the day by putting the yummy prepared turkey into the oven at 6am. We then started opening each others presents and having coffee and biscuits. My Dad held midnight mass at his church. Click here to see the website for St. James Sutton-On-Hull Church. Because we're 8 hours ahead, after they finished midnight mass, it was already 8-9 am in the morning for us so we had a Skype until 2am their time! It was so lovely :) I sent some presents over for them so they opened it to me on Skype otherwise it would have been late afternoon for us before we could Skype them because they needed sleep!

Dan and I cooked our turkey and watch Christmassy films. It was so cosy and romantic :) 

Oir Cranberry infused turkey. Please note- It's not burnt! It's caramelised cranberries mmmMMmm.

Skype photo time!!

My lovely presents off Laura :)

Willow and Fluffy shared a Christmas kiss :)

And then Willow opened her presents :)

Sat at our table ready to eat our delicious food! Turkey for two!!

It's definitely been a Christmas to remember :) 

I'm Twenty-One!!

Happy Birthday To Me!!

Yesterday (24th March) I turned 21 !! Now, I freaked out turning 20 so I thought that turning 21 was going to be a whole massive ordeal. Luckily, it wasn't! After freaking out a little bit I opened my presents. My boyfriend got me an amazing record player with a Jimi Hendrix Vinyl!! Well, I was speechless!! 

Then after that my boyfriend and I walked into town and I saw a car that looked like my parents (After for weeks telling me they couldn't come) Then I had someone who resembled my mum trying to duck of which I said 'It's my parents!!!' I started crying because I was so happy to see them. They had surprised coming to see me! But also with my Auntie and her husband!

We headed to my brother, Julian's exhibition. Click here to see his website. He had his time-lapse pieces up and his photographer partner, Brett also had his work featured. Their website is here.

After that we headed for lunch at an lovely Italian restaurant, where I was yet again surprised with a beautiful tasty cake that my mum had made for me! (I genuinely thought she had it made up by someone else it was that good! And so tasty!! I was also given some really lovely gifts and opened up all of my cards. 

We then headed back to my brother's exhibition and back to mine where I met some friends and we went our for a lovely thai meal. We went back home and then my housemates surprised me with a cake and red wine.

AND! I'm also going to London for a few days with my lovely other half. I'm the luckiest girl ever!

Thank you everyone for a wonderful day. I love you all! XXXX

Christmas Tree

I nipped into town after my lecture and I bought a Christmas tree and fairy lights from Wilko's for £5! BARGAIN!

New fairy lights in my room :)

Our beautifully decorated Christmas tree (with a cute little hedgehog decoration!)

And my mum also said it looked like a poor mans tree. Yes, I am aware it isn't amazing! Cheers, Mum.

Ben 'nomming ' his biscuit.