It's Christmas!

I love Christmas.

I love December.

I actually prefer this time of the month as I love the run up more than the actual day I think, as I thrive on the anticipation.

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These are some of our decorations, taken at about 6.30am this morning.

Odd that our sofa is plunged into darkness here!

That's Elvis Tree on the left, it was once white but has now gone an odd bronze colour which I am fine with, but it drives Andy nuts.

On the right, in the window is Elderly Tree. Andy got this the November after we met, so his place would be Christmassy when I visited. It's a little tired looking without the decorations, but it feels wrong to leave it in the cupboard or throw it away, so we have two trees! Three if you include Yarn Tree.

Yes that is a mesh gate in front of the tree protecting the side table.

Bunnies.

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Enough said I believe.

But I want to replace it with a portion of low picket fence, it'll look nicer.

As ever, atop the tree is Bataella the Snow Bat.

These are the bunnies decorations, taken a bit later, hence daylight!

They have stockings and I crocheted them a garland.

Once upon a time I made the bunnies paper chains.

They waited roughly ten days before tearing them down and eating them.

This is just their sleeping pen by the way. It cuts down on sleepy-time shenanigans. When we go out, an extension is added and the rest of the time they free range all over the place and on the furniture.

My lovely Father Christmas decorations.

Note that the one on the right is stood on a house. 

I feel he is bordering on being scarier than Krampus.

This camel was a cat sitting gift from the Middle East and he comes out every Christmas.

And here's Wilf wearing Andy's Christmas hat.

A pumpkin is for life, not just Halloween.

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In other Christmassy news, we watched what I think is one of my favourite Christmas films over the weekend, the 1949 Holiday Affair, starring Robert Mitchum. We also saw the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street and will likely watch the 1994 version some time this week.

And of course, we still have Bad Santa to watch!

Yay for Billy Bob Thornton!

This one is Andy's favourite Christmas film, and oh he is annoyed they made a sequel!

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And in non-Christmassy news, Meirionwen is all booked in for next years London to Brighton classic car run!

How exciting! I am to be navigator, despite me getting terribly travel sick if I try and read while in a moving car, and we may end up in Scotland rather than Brighton as my sense of direction is shocking, but still, exciting!

I am peeved though, that there was no room on the application form for the name of the navigator, just driver. The only spot to even mention my name was in the fifteen words or less box for details about driver and car. Meirionwen took up the whole fifteen words all by herself.

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Oh and yes, I have worn tinsel on my head like a hat, so it's officially Christmas!