Christmas – bring it on…

I love Christmas.  Whilst going through the check-out at the supermarket yesterday the check-out operator asked me if I’d done all my Christmas shopping.  I said I had… I was expecting some work to come in and to be really busy just before Christmas, so I had it all done.  *sigh* “I hate Christmas” she said.  “Really?” I said… “I love it.  I love the songs, the stuff for the kids, the warmth, the giving, the smiles on Christmas morning, the way we get in touch with people we don’t see all year… I love it”.  She seemed surprised I answered that way.  Like perhaps all day she is used to hearing people complain about the season.  She changed her tune at that point and told me stories of her grandkids and their smiles on Christmas morning.  Sometimes I think the bah-humbug attitude comes from people because they think other people expect it.  Enjoy the season, I say.  Bring on the silly songs, the smiles on the faces of those you are giving to and long evenings outside socialising into the night.  Bring it on!

This layout was featured on the Prima Blog over the past week, along with a post about my Christmas traditions.  I’ve enjoyed the Prima Blog especially over the past few weeks as they’ve visited their incredibly global design team one at a time to learn about Christmas the world over.  I had no idea it was so different in other countries!

What is planned for this week then?  The work I expected to arrive has arrived and I am buried in new BasicGrey papers… I’ll be doing a whole lot of layouts for their booth at CHA, the scrapbooking tradeshow that will be happening in just over a month. 

My favourite little brother arrives home from London with his fab fiancé.   I can’t wait.  The kids adore him, I adore him and I still miss him as much as ever when he is gone, even though he has been gone 12 years now. 

Alrighty, it’s 9.30am, I’m fighting the urge to steal some Christmas chocolates and I’m going to knuckle down and get into this BasicGrey.  Enjoy your day!

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Comments

[Jayne]

I love Christmas too!

[Rachel G]

I'm with you Nic - love Christmas! Love your layout here too :)

[Barb]

I love that you love Christmas. I love it too. I'm often feeling overwhelmed in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but when the 23rd rolls around, I throw my hands up and say, "Whatever's done is done... and now I'm ready to call it done. Bring it on!" So that means one more week of panicking for me. lol

Love your Prima layout. Can't wait to see your BG stuff in January! :)

[Teryl McKenzie]

I too love Christmas... do not understand how you can not ! If you embrace it, it so returns and each year just gets better with the kids, my DD (miss almost 4) is soooo excited this year !

[Allanah]

Gotta agree....love Christmas so much too! Athough...wish I could say I was organised...so not organised! Ha but still love this season....hope you and your family have such a fantastic Christmas and New Year! Looking forward to photos of you and your little bro! Love your NZ Christmas layout too....

[Deb]

I love Christmas too. Love that layout too, just gorgeous.

[Nicola Armstrong]

I have also always loved Christmas and since having children it is even more special.

Love this layout - it brings back memories of Christmas past of long summers in NZ as a kid! Staying in a "Bach" at Waiau Pau or Clarks Beach, staying up till 9pm playing Cricket because of daylight savings and Pohutukawa trees in bloom everywhere!!!

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful layout!

[Pearl Maple]

Merry Christmas to you and your family & yippie for everyone who can say they love all the special and fun things that happen this time of year.

[Janine Koczwara]

Totally loved this LO Nic!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[Lainie]

Flip, I love all the layering in this one, such a beautiful layout and fab photo's. I hope you had a great Christmas. Have a wonderful 2011.