Having my 21st, Christmas and New Year all in a 3 week consecutive period was something I was not looking forward too. However I got lucky.
I have some distant family who live half hour out of Brisbane and they kindly had me and Maxine to stay over Christmas. And they couldn't have been more accommodating and lovely. From driving us to the shopping centre, taking us in at xmas and just basically being our family when we were away from everyone at this difficult time! We couldn't thank them enough. So for the first few days there we shopped, went to the beach and chilled out. We had the cutest caravan to stay in; and it was decorated with tinsel and mini Xmas trees. After weeks of only staying for a couple of nights in each place, it was nice to finally lay our stuff out and just chill, without worrying about it being in peoples way, being nicked or housekeeping chucking it.
Waking up on Christmas day to boiling heat and bright sunshine was bizarre....not like Xmas at all! My lovely family had sent out cards and presents for me to open and I loved them! Everything in there made me smile, from twiglets, to earrings, to torches and photos, ketchup and pens! So after opening these up and also opening my cards, we did the norm for an Xmas day; went to the beach! A bikini. On Christmas day. MENTAL! We had bacon and egg sandwiches by the beach and laid in the sun (a tan which has now long gone) until it was time to go back home so dinner could be prepared. I then spent the remainder of the day playing in the pool and stuffing myself silly! Food was amazing, cold meats, potato salad, salad, stuffing, mmmm! Then after having seconds and thirds it was time to dig into the chocolates! Usual Christmas behaviour! settling down on Christmas night to watch a film with everyone was soooo good. To be sat in a house with a family, after weeks of travelling was lovely.
On boxing day it pissed it down! Which was our punishment for laughing at Sarah and James having shit weather on Xmas day. So we spent a majority of the day watching films, eating leftovers, chocolate and crisps. It was lush!
The next day was spent watching The Hobbit....I had waited for weeks after Josh saw this and was finally going to go. Excited is an understatement! And it didn't disappoint, how they are going to cram 2 more films out of the book though is beyond me but hey ho!
So the next day it was time to say goodbye to Gary, Emma, Curtis, Abi and Declan. We were off to Maxine's family for New Year. So that morning was spent packing, and in true Scarlett style it took forever! I get very easily distracted don't cha know! Look how long it's taken me to write and Xmas blog for goodness sake!
So we went to Maxine's family where we spent a majority of the time chilling by the pool, playing pool, watching TV and thinking 'hmm we should go in the pool!'
A day or 2 before New Years me and Maxine went out drinking...after lots of cherry vodka, we then hit the sambucca and more vodka!! Considering we went from one dead, dingy place to another we actually had a blast....however my body didn't thank me for it the next day. I haven't felt like that for a long time! Now I'm pale at the best of times but this was something else! It took all day to finally start to feel better, by which time Sarah had arrived to celebrate the New Year with us.
New Years eve is usually family time in the evening. The day has been spent the last couple of years going to see friends, having a good catch up, a cuppa tea and eating! Then the fam and me all go to dinner in the evening and then I go and get merrily drunk!
So this year we went to a house party dressed as geeks....which for me means shorts, low cut top, loads of make up and the now infamous tooth pout that I do so well! All in all it was a good night, I got to beat Sarah up with boxing gloves, drank a lot of free booze, danced and sang till I couldn't breathe any more!
The next day was spent chilling, eating and enjoying being with each other coz this was when we left Maxine. On the 2nd of January me and Sarah boarded a bus for Bundaburg whilst Maxine stayed in Brisbane with Katie to work.
And then the next adventure began....
Love me
xx
