Spending Christmas in Australia was a different experience since
it's actually summer here! Although it was difficult to be away from family at
this time, the warm weather did help a bit I must say =). We had a great
Christmas with our friends Carl and Rachel. First, we set off to the beach! It
was windy, but the weather was excellent. We went for a nice walk and worked up
an appetite. When we returned to their house, we snacked a little as we
prepared dinner. We had barbecued salmon, strawberry salad, and a bean salad.
That was by far our healthiest Christmas dinner ever, and it was delicious. We
watched some episodes of a British TV show called Little Britain as we let our
food digest. For dessert, Rachel made individual pavlovas (which are a meringue
type dessert), and for some reason didn't bake all that well and were really
soft and chewy, however they were still good to eat. On top of the pavlovas we
added a topping similar to cool whip, but even better, strawberries,
raspberries, blue berries, and passion fruit. After that we exchanged gifts,
and parted ways a short time later since I had to get up early the next day to
work on Boxing Day. Boxing Day is similar to Black Friday shopping in the US. I
was paid extra to work that day, so I can't complain too much. Holy crap, there
were tons and tons of people everywhere. I was running around like a crazy
person trying to help people, and was a bit exhausting. Overall, it was a
successful day for Skechers. We passed our budget from the previous year by a
lot! Henry didn't have to work, so when I got home we headed out for dinner and
drinks. I had a nice cold glass of dark beer and Henry had some type of vodka
based drink.
Alos below is our (awkward) family holiday photo.
Bah humbug...
No comment.
Henry's Melbourne style shorts. Not a good look.
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