Current mood:

ecstatic

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Let me tell you a bit about my christmas. My parents has been divorced since I was a small kid, so for as long as I can remember I've actually enjoyed two christmas eves: One on the 23th and one on the 24th. Every other year I spend the "real" christmas eve with my fathers family and vica versa. This generally add up to a lot presents, so I don't complain!

My christmas is usually a traditional danish one. It's very focused around the dinner, which in my families consists of both duck and roast pork. I've never been a big fan of roast pork, so I stick to the duck most of the time. Next to the meat we have cooked potatoes and red cabbage, and sometimes also caramel potatoes or spinach, but that's not my taste either - and then of course lots of gravy!

Is it just my family where people always has to argue about whether to go around the christmas three and sing songs, or to completely skip it or go directly to the presents? Well, in my opinion it's a vital part of christmas eve, and although most of us probably feel a bit stupid holding hands with a relative we only see twice a year and singing we can only remember the first verse of, it's still not real christmas without it.

New years eve is always a cold affairn here in Denmark, so as I've mentioned earlier I am happy that I will be spending that particular evening on a cozy warm island outside the coast of Africa. Looking forward to that indeed.

Have a nice christmas!