Christmas was abruptly cancelled at Chateux Borchard when the sinus operation that my grandmother had been waiting on for over a year came to surgery on the 23rd January. With strict instructions that Nan was to be looked after for two weeks and is to not come into close proximity with anyone. So mother cancelled the invitations and instead of catering for 24 it was a very quiet and low key family meal for four. Mum, Dad & Nan and I.
Carlos sometimes comes home with me for Christmas. His entire family moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, years ago especially at Christmas he misses them. When one year I heard he was spending Christmas alone I spoke to mum, we moved all the chairs down one and made extra space.
This year Carlos made it up to me, he is a Hotel Manager in Tower Bridge. The Hotel was closed to the public from December 23rd to the 28th. He was told he had to either work for Christmas or New Years. Considering that most things are closed over Christmas he chose to work that shift and was told he could invite some friends and that the Hotel would pay for any food that we had. So as guests of the Hotel I checked in on Friday 23rd into my Suite.
The evening of 23rd was Love Muscles Christmas Party at the Fridge in Brixton. Sadly half of London had already left the city to go to their families wherever they happened to be. The club was half empty but the party is what you make it and thanks to Lee, Scott & Mikey we made our own party. I even bumped into my old flat mate Shaun & boyfriend Mike. (Mike try not to fall on the ice and break your ankle this year!).
Scotty and I came back and chilled out at the hotel then on Christmas eve I had some last minute shopping to get. Christmas Crackers, Wrapping paper. I then spent half the day wrapping in my hotel suite. Being guests of the hotel everything was free including all of the Movies on Demand. So while watching ; The Polar Express, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Bewitched etc I wrapped all of my gifts ready to be delivered.
Popped around to drop off cards & presents at Mikey & Alex’s and came back to the hotel for our Christmas meal. Carlos had prepared way too much Turkey for just Taz (His boyfriend), Woody, Steve & I. But it was a nice way to spend Christmas eve chilling with close friends in the hotel.
I came home to Essex on Christmas Day and had dinner with Mum, Dad & Nan. We opened our gifts and Adam & Verity (My brother & sister in-law) popped around with theirs. It was weird not meeting up with the whole family for a change. But we were all worried that Nan would catch a bug and so all kept our distance.
Headed back and spent the remainder of Christmas at the hotel. Oh and what did Santa bring me? A docking Station for my Ipod! J
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