This has been by far one of the best weekends I can ever remember. Everything has just flowed at such a comfortable and sleepy pace and I actually feel so refreshed from it.
Friday night we went to see Jónsi which was my birthday present back in August. We spent all last night dancing in a giant hall. There were giant virtual butterflies around our heads and everyone swayed and chanted. Jónsi stood on a stage with a feather headdress on and lit up the room. He came over, he danced with all of us and it was just magical. On my birthday Nathan had bought us tickets for his world tour and last night was the night we’d been so eagerly awaiting. He signed our poster and we fell asleep on the underground with his feathers in our hair. Unfortunately they had confiscated all DSLR’s at the door so I didn’t get to take a single photograph inside, but that’s not what counted to me. It was so beautiful and a night I will never, ever forget for the rest of my life.
Yesterday was sleepy because of it. We cuddled in front of an open log fire all day and just relaxed our sleepy eyes. I spent the entire afternoon fitting Christmas presents into a box to send to Nathan’s family in Australia. We dragged it to the post office where the woman told us it was so big it would cost us £85 to send. I flipped out in front of everyone and refused to repackage it all because I had spent 3 hours making it all fit. We filled out the customs form before I just flew off the handle when we had to start declaring every little thing inside. Stormed out the post office, box in tow and seething angry that Royal Mail are so slack in every single little thing they do. Spent the night crying my eyes out over the whole thing and eventually fell asleep with very sore and pink eyes.
Today was the coldest it has been so far and still no sign of the promised snow! We ate a huge roast lunch and walked the dog amongst icy paths. The sun made everything glisten and it was so pretty, but insanely cold. I went to visit my Grandparents and met my eldest cousin and caught up. He usually goes out for lunches at work with Nathan because they work in the same area of town so we had a lot to talk about. I then went to see my Aunt and my little cousins as well as my 1st-cousin-once-removed who recently was married and her husband was there too. I spent the afternoon plaiting a 5 year old’s hair, talking about magic, unicorns, photography and holiday locations. It was such a warm afternoon in a cosy kitchen with laughter and good conversation. It makes me realise why family is just so important to have around.
There are (yet more) tube strikes tomorrow which means Nathan gets to work from home. They’re my favourite kind of days when he works and I can make him warm meals and serve them to him as he controls the work office from the desk. It should be a fairly busy week ahead with shoots, planning, organising and getting everything ready in time for Christmas. We’re getting our Christmas tree on Saturday and I can’t wait to see it in our new little house. I need to go and buy lots of baubles for it. [:
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend too!
Until next time.
K&N.
