IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAAAASSSS

I was so apprehensive about christmas. Worried that it would have just been me and corn wallowing about how much we miss home, or not feeling like we were apart of something. But I can hand on heart say it's one of the best christmas's i've ever had...even if I was an orphan, but i'm pretty sure I played mother hen all day anyway!

We started off by opening the presents Cornelia had brought back with her from her flying visit home for her sisters wedding. Then made a monstrous breakfast buffet for all the house and the 2 new Canadians we picked up at Fraser!

While I let the first food baby of the day deflate a little, I FaceTimed home and wished them an early Merry Christmas (as I wasn't sure how I would be after the 2 boxes of goon and 3 bottles of wine we had bought at Dan Murphys the day before)

What's christmas without heading to the beach? No christmas at all! Never had I expected in a lifetime to be spending Christmas day on the beach. I just couldn't wrap my head around that it was d
December let alone Christmas!

Christmas dinner was just like having a massive family sit down...round the table we had, 4 Canadians, 4 Brits, a French, a Taiwanese, and even an Israeli celebrating his first ever christmas which was a delight to be a part of! The food had been a huge success having a classic British roast and was demolished very quickly. But in hindsight can now understand why the Aussies have a cold/seafood christmas dinner...it's waaaay to hot to be cooking roasts in a kitchen without aircon!

I have to say I think Christmas Day has to be one of my favourite things about Oz so far. There was something so lovely about seeing all the travellers sitting round a table, being in the same boat by not having family or friends near by but all being so content to be there. I think it's something I'll treasure forever.

Muchos gracias to all the people who made the day so special

   xoxo