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I'm back from Thailand!!
Merry Christmas everyone, though I'm technically a day late.
This year's Christmas somehow seemed less christmas-y than the previous years, sadly. :(
Really hoped that it would have at least felt more magical/christmas-y/hopeful/joyous but it wasn't SUPER exciting. Is this what growing up feels like?

That aside, I still did have fun on the eve of christmas eve with the girls celebrating Jamie's birthday. And then an amazing homely filled christmas eve dinner with a few of my mum's friends and I managed to get Glenda and Nicole over later on to join in the fun. And food coma.

Spent the early hours of christmas lying down on my mattresses talking about secondary school days and certain friends we've lost and gained the past year. It's close to the end of 2012 and I guess we all just took a bit of time reflecting on things that we've learnt throughout the year. It was a good morning well spent. Woke up in the morning and had our traditional christmas breakfast with my dad and Josh at the dining table, again so glad that the two girls were able to share this with me. (so cheesy yux) But yes it was fun and I couldn't ask for a better way to start off 2012's Christmas day. :-)

Below are some pictures taken during Jamie's birthday dinner + celebration:
(Yes we are still such public nuisances. And yes. I gained weight.)

(being weird as hell with the freshly turned 17 yr old girl)

Thailand update:

Thailand was a blur of breathtaking countryside sceneries, shopping mall after shopping mall, a shitload of thai food and thai iced milk tea, dirty streets, crowds and more shopping. It was a wonderful family trip even though at one point I was puking so badly I could hardly stand straight up because my stomach hurt. It was okay though, I pulled through Platinum Mall (which is 2 buildings - 5 floors and 7 floors) with that bad tummy. I am a champion.

Fed goats, watched the sunset, caught the sunrise, rode a dirt bike, drove a buggy, ate like I've never eaten in ages, shopped like crazy, and ate salad veggies right fresh from the ground. Did a lot of things over 7 days. Also thankful that I managed to get closer to my family again after being apart from them for about 6 months. So blessed.