The get-together feeling

It has been a very relaxed christmas... in the sense that work slowed to a very soft hum... which gave me plenty of time to spend with the family and friends.

The whole gang (sans ED) came to my mum's place for Christmas eve dinner. Admist the turkey, the salad and the wine plus champs (we were very atas about the wine that night), we managed to spend a good 5 hours talking and playing with our christmas pressies! Why playing? The Skunk bought the following presents for us:

• Uno Flash
• Payday
• Taboo
• Pictionary Mania
• Dogopoly

So yes... we were kids indeed that night. Think everyone had some good old fashioned fun. Even the littlest bunny realised that it was an *ahem* important occassion as she quietly slept in my room, whilst her dad and mum pretended to be 18 year old kids. My mother was definitely impressed by her good behaviour, especially after I went on and on about how rowdy the little one can be.

Last night we had the original gang gathering at my place for a good "girly" pseudo pyjama party. "Girly" coz the Skunk came along for a while, but he was more engrossed in Liverpool than the talk. But boy did we talk... I had to chase Miss ED out of my house near 4am... I was cranky! But overall, I think it did us all good to just spend some time together without any distractions. In a way, that's what christmas is all about yeah? Spending quality time with the friend and the family. Though there were no elaborate dinners, and no flashy presents this year, we did really enjoy each other's company. Things were shared last night which we all know will be kept between us... so I guess, it was a good christmas afterall. Hope that the year ahead will be a better one for everyone... heartaches be gone, and mayhaps, better career luck for everyone!

Confused Bemused

And a year has passed, and much has remained the same. That which was suppressed, is again resurfacing. Some reactions are just so natural that it happens before I can catch myself. If I delve into it again, would the outcome be different? I can feel that the dynamics have changed. This time round, I can truly say, I have no idea how it is going to end.

Strangely Quiet

There has been plenty a-happening of late, and yet, strangely, can't seem to put the events to "paper". One of those periods where everything's a whirl and my mind(?) changes its thoughts and feelings with each passing hour. Sometimes detached, sometimes way too emotional. Maybe because it's the end of the year all over again, and it's a time of reflection. Certain days I feel truly happy, and others, I "see" myself smiling, and yet, am not.

In this period of quietness, I grew another year older, felt a whole swirl of different emotions over a friend's new relationship, abetted another friend's pseudo relationship, and I guess, took some time to ponder over my own little lotus threads with a whole swirl of others. Think I'm not the only one who has been going through this period of reflection. The gang gave me a surprise birthday celebration, for which I am very very touched. Also had a few lovely dinners with the family, with the BEB, with T. Really appreciate the effort that everyone has put in to just spend some time with me! And thanks all for the lovely pressies!!! And I had a marvelous few days on a teeny island. Plenty of alone time on the hammock, watching the day go by. Think every once in a while, we do need to just slow down, and appreciate all that is around us.