What did we do for Xmas?

Well, mostly everyone here celebrates Xmas on the 24th and the 24th is a half a day holiday starting after lunch. So most people just have a simple meal like fish, usually Carp, or frankfurters etc....Plus they open their presents. Jordy has a theory that present opening on xmas eve was invented by parents so that they could sleep in on xmas day. We actually had our "Xmas' earlier than that, the 23rd, because Jordy was pestering us so much about opening the presents.

As Murphy's law would have it, I of course ended up getting sick that day so Jordy had to cook dinner. Then our oven wasn't working properly so dinner ended up being very late. But it was still delicious nevertheless. Originally the plan was to open pressies after dinner but because dinner took so long to cook, we decided to have some mulled wine and then open them.

Jordy was of course easy to buy for, and the subtle hints she dropped, which I completely missed, were picked up by Greg. She got an MP3 player. Typically the battery is already flat. Greg and Jordy keep insisting that I'm hard to buy for which is simply not true. So, because they had absolutely no ideas what to get me, I finally got the paper cutter I have been asking for for ages. Yay! As for Jordy and I, well as per usual we couldn't agree on anything so Greg's present ended up being the only thing we could agree on it. Luckily it was just what he wanted even though he didn't know it. A modelling kit of the MaClaren F1 car of Kimi Raichannen. The very same car Greg watched when he went to the F1 in France.

Finally

We are no longer just owners of a bed frame. We now have the wooden bits(lattenrosts) to put the mattresses on and we have the mattresses as well. And it only took me 3 trips. The lattenrosts weigh 10 kg each, so I was unable to carry two at the same time and no that wasn't because I'm just soft.

Then Greg came with me for the 3rd journey to get the mattresses and though they were only 6kg, I still wouldn't have been able to juggle two at the same time. They come in a nice rolled form easy to transport.

The only problem we have with our nice new comfy bed is....., well the only problem Greg has with our nice new comfy bed is that it puts him straight to sleep. Which being an insomniac, you would think would be a good thing, but sitting on the bed to put your shoes on for work and waking up an hour later, puts a bit of a kink in your work day.

The Problems of Globalization

glob·al·ize
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry.

glob·al·i·za·tion
: the act or process of globalizing : the state of being globalized; especially : the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets

Phew serious part over! Of course when one is living away from home, there is a desire to be able to send home something that is particular to the current place of abode. Unfortunately, there is almost nothing here that you can't get there. And of course some things just don't travel well and would be be just down right nasty when it arrived.

In point of fact we have just received some chocolates from NZ that were made in Italy. As you can see this is a global problem. Greg recently returned from France empty-handed for the same reasons. But now that I come to think of it.....what do I care if I get Swiss chocolates from France, or Italian chocolate from NZ? All gifts of chocolate will be gratefully received.(hint hint)

The Art of playing Darts

Greg's work had their Xmas party last night whence we also had a darts tournament. Greg was unablt o participate as he is currently in France. But the Ewing\Pilisi representative party put forth a good showing.

I rather surprised myself by coming 3rd and Jordy came 5th. When asked where did I learn to play jordy rudely replied that I was winning by pure luck. How rude! But despite myself I can't help but agree since it coincides with my own theory that once you have mastered the art of consistently hitting the board, the rest is random chance or luck.

However, jordy is still grounded!