Christmas and a very New Year.

So that’s Christmas over L and the start of a new year fully begun. Although I was ill over Christmas I had a lovely time with the family ^^ It was sad to think that I might not be here for Christmas next year…I got to spend the new year watching Scottish T.V and seeing in the bells with all our traditions and some games on the wii. We had so much fun. Then I got to see my family who I don’t really get to see as often as I should so that was wonderful too. What a laugh we all had and what a massive, tasty dinner ^^
Talking to everyone about Japan is really starting to make some truths hit home, I’m starting to realise that it wont be long before I have to leave and just how much I’m going to miss my family and my home. I can only hope that the experience will be everything I hope and dreamed it would be so that missing everything I can’t take with me wont hurt as much. I feel an odd combination of brave and terrified XD
As much fun as new year and Christmas was I need to start looking forward now, I need to figure out what I ’need’ to take with me and pretty much trash everything else. I’ve dumped all my extra emotional baggage and now I need to start doing it with material things as well. The less baggage I have before I move the better I’ve decided. J
The only problem is, how do you decide what to take with you into your new life? I think I like the idea of travelling really light but that leaves an awful lot of my life before now to throw away. I have so many things of sentimental value in my room that I don’t have space for anything else…so giving it all up is proving difficult but it must be done. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve moved before but every time I do it feels like the end of something, even though this is more of a beginning. I’m probably rambling about it now I know but thinking like this helps ^^
I’ll leave you all with the reassurance that my Christmas and New Year was amazing and that I will miss it terribly should I not be here this time next year. I don’t have any photos as I was spending the time focusing on my family so here is the tradition Christmas cake my mum made in it’s three stages:

Stage one! Full of fruit and alcohol XD

Stage two! Baked!

After being baked the cake is fed with brandy for a few days before Christmas :3 hehe

And decorated! ^^ My brother was the decorator ♥

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year!! ^^