Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you guys get lots of prezzies cos you guys deserve it! ^__^ Today is going to be a bit busy, apparently there are people coming over, so I need to vacuum the house when I get a chance. We'll probably just have a feast, which Lucy is preparing early in the morning atm, so hopefully it won't taste too bad. >.> Seriously, I've never seen so much food in our house. It does not happen. It's been a while since we've done anything big as a family... things have sorta gotten out of hand over the year, so it's a good thing to have people over. Of course, I'll probably end up stuck in my room and only come out to greet and eat. One of my plans today is to read. It's so exciting! ><" I've been saying it in the back of my head for ages, but never done anything about it. But I reckon I've finally got the time to do that. Well, I've always had but I've always been watching some tv show or something. Hmm maybe I should read that book... what's it called again? Oh yeah. The book thief. That's a great book. I wish I had more books though... books I haven't read. Within the last 3 yrs, I've bought over possibly 20 or so books because I've wanted to own all the good books I've read that kept my childhood alive. If it weren't for books, I don't know how I would have survived life. It really helped me escape my life once in a while, and I really miss that. Everything feels so real. Does that make sense? I actually feel like my creativity has been drained since uni. Books used to make me feel really creative. I guess I need to recharge on that stuff? But I think it's getting harder for me to imagine like I used to so vividly. So I guess it's time to bring back another part of me that I used to care a lot more. I went to a friend's place and celebrated Dutch Christmas a few weeks ago, which was a lot of fun. Partly cos a lot of people weren't expecting their gifts, and it's really fun to see everyone's reaction. An example of this was this tv box. Sure we all though, hah that's obviously a tv. But when it came to opening it, it was actually a 3D tv! ><" Unexpected feature woo! And I also received a gift despite it being last minute. Oh and I forgot to mention that they read a poem before each gift. And I received a beautiful one from Sinterklaas (which I suspect was Arend's mum). Here it is: Mei, Beauty and quiet strength combined are qualities one does not often find but in you, lovely Mei they are abundantly present in every way Part of the 'tribe' that grew these last few years you were always somewhere in the heart of that group of peers gathering with a multitude of films and food romantic love entering into it to boot the next few months may be a bit still but perhaps lighting a candle will chase away gloominess and make the length of the wait feel a little bit less Sint. <3 So sweet. And so I got that beautiful candle holder. Lol, only thing is that 'Sint' left the price tag on xD Still. It was beautiful. I don't light it everyday because I don't have my own matches but when I do, it's nice to stare at the flickering flame. Anyway gonna go now cos I can't concentrate with two people talking to me. Ciao ^^