and this year, husband finally managed to took his week off
to do nothing much
well, he keep mentioned how he havent done so in many many years
but i rememebered that he did the same when i first arrived france.
Normally we spent at least 3 days at the in laws place.
Since the past 2/3 years,
the sisters and brother-in-laws spent christmas eve away,
and return on christmas day to our celebrations.
So, christmas eve celebrations is usually just us and the parents-in-laws.
At least, for next christmas, the little girl will be here too!
23/12/17 (Sat)
We met up early with the in laws
and hitched a ride to Bracieux
for the yearly christmas lunch with the grandparents.
I think we chose a bad date to go
and ended up there was bad traffic jams
that a normal 2 hours ride became a close to 4 hours ride.
Although we were later than usual,
we still spent some time giving presents
and had a good lunch at the restuarant.
Apart from the usual chocolates, we received a baby massage book,
and also received a 2nd hand baby mat and seat from the cousin
Thankfully the ride back was less painful
and we arrived at in laws place at 2.5hours.
Im unsure whether is because of the long ride
i was definitely not feeling so well in my tummy.
Husband read somewhere that pregnant woman should not take long car rides.
Anyway, is probably my last long ride before delivery.
For the evening,
we spent time at sis in law's home,
but we didnt stayed too long as the pregnant woman is too tired.
24/12/17 (Sun)
Since there was only 4 of us for christmas eve dinner,
there was not much preparations to be done.
We went out for a short walk to the market
and came back for lunch with the parents in law.
The day was spent lazing around till dinner preparation time
and then, was the christmas eve dinner.
Im unsure whether we are getting old
or because i have a slight different pregnant menu.
The dinner was not as long as usual years
and we ended early at 10+pm
We counted down to christmas in front of the TV.
And for the night, we had a bad blur wefie photo thanks to husband, haha.
25/12/2017 (Mon)
After breakfast,
husband dragged me out for a short walk to have some fresh air.
Everyone arrived about lunch time for christmas brunch
and is definitely much more lively than the day before.
After brunch,everyone went for a long walk
while mother in law and i stayed home.
Then it was dinner preparations,
getting dressed up and last minute christmas gifts preparations.
We started apero at about 8pm,
earlier than usual for the hungry pregnant woman,
and we spent closed to 1.5hours for gifts exchange.
This year i chose baby related gifts as i dont really have special wishlist
(Considering that i cant really appreciate new clothes or accessories for now)
So my main gifts are ergo carrier and a baby bag:
As usual, the dinner was looooooong.
By the time we arrived after the mains,
i was falling asleep, haha.
At least i survived after dessert
and ended the night quickly to head to the bed.
26/12/17 (Tue)
We had a later breakfast due to the last night before.
We then spent time in the chatting with the family
before 1 sister and brother in law left before our late lunch.
And for us, we left shortly after the lunch.
We managed to grab an uber home
but got stuck in traffic for awhile.
Finally, it was home sweet home
and the start of do nothing for the rest of the week.
Merry Christmas!
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