Another Christmas has came and gone and soon we'll say goodbye to 2015 as well (and I'll be correcting the date for another six months from 2015 to 2016). I feel like every year goes by quicker and quicker, someone should seriously get it a speeding ticket already!
I currently have holidays and finally I got some sleep. I wish I could say I was really productive these few days, but honestly I spent days in my pjs watching different Christmas and not Christmas movies (you should definitely watch Mike says goodbye!, a really good movie) and reading, reading a lot. I was fortunate enough to get quite a few books for Christmas (Santa knows me so well haha). I am actually a horrible owner of books, I still have a few from last year that I haven't read yet. I know, know, but it's really hard with everything we have to read for school and it just doesn't feel fair to the book not to devote all my attention to it.
This December was once again packed with exams and I must admit, sadly, that I didn't have much time for fun festive activities. I am one of those people who love Christmas more than anything and I own too many Christmas sweaters (I am still looking for new ones, guilty) and decorations. Not to mention my obsession with gingerbread men which I believe all my friends know for it, judging by the presents I've received this year. I probably love December that much, because I have great memories from my childhood when we didn't have to worry about exams yet. If I could change anything in our schooling system I would definitely extend Christmas holiday throughout December even if that meant shortening summer holidays. In most of the countries they at least have holidays before Christmas eve while we have to go to school on the 24th of December! I must say I was quite cheerful despite all that, weirdly festive according to my family. Since the 1st of December I've been subconsciously singing Christmas songs and been unusually happy most of the time (I am usually not the most joyful person). I am glad that I've managed to get into the festive spirit unlike most of the people my age that I know. But thinking about it it is really not as magical as it used to be. For one I now know that Santa isn't real. Imagine if he was? That would be the coolest thing ever! I will definitely try to conceal the truth from my children for as long as possible. Secondly, it may feel this way because of all the videos on you tube showing you tubers having perfectly decorated houses, gorgeous Christmas trees and lots of time for being festive. To be honest those videos also made me more excited for Christmas, so I guess they had double effect. Anyways, I still had a lot of fun with my family and I also got some pretty cool presents. If you want me to write more about our Christmas traditions let me know in the comments. Also let me know if you want me to do a "What I got for Christmas" post, because I'm not sure if anyone's interested and it seems to me a bit like bragging, although I know some people honestly enjoy reading this kind of posts.
Hmm...oh right! I almost forgot to tell you! Tomorrow I am flying with my family to Singapore and then we're going on a cruise visiting places in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Bali. I'm soo excited! I haven't packed everything yet (as usual) and we're leaving tomorrow morning, so it probably won't be the most exciting New year's eve. We'll probably just watch Modern family or Friends, which is in my opinion still a fun thing to do on a last day of the year. Do you have any more exciting plans? Wherever you are, stay safe.
Also, this blog reached more than 1000 views a few days ago! I know this might not be a lot for some bloggers, but It was really exciting for me! Thank you so so much! You are the best! I wish you lots of happiness, health, luck, love, good music, delicious food & unforgettable vacations in new year! See you in 2016!
xoxo
