"It's Christmas so I wanted to tell you"

Everyone's watched Love Actually this year and really got in the holiday mood.. or at least this seems to be the theme of these holidays. M. and I got a total of 4 - two per head - (semi) unexpected (sort of) declarations of love that we're still not quite sure what to make of. I think we're leaning towards "ignore and carry on". Oh and we also got some sort of absentminded holiday greetings from The Guys we are obviously Not At All Into, becasue they are Such A Bad Idea.

Happy New Year Y'All! Wishes of travels and not missing too much all the places where you can't be at once!

End of year Lists & Love

I'm reading one of those cheesy girl power books I've always made fun of. It says to make a desire list and thank you notes- what you wish for and what you're grateful for. 

I can't miss the chance of making lists, so here goes! :)

Wish list: 

I want to sleep in a warm and clean bed with a comforter, in my house
See my parents and hug my brothers and talk to my grandmother

I want a kitty
A manicure

A hair cut

I want to live in Africa
And enjoy the London life

I want to fall in love, and I want it to be good and I want to not be scared

I want to ski and dance

I want to look good because I feel good

I want flip flop sun tan marks on my feet in December
and jewellry from around the world

I want good Italian food - and ugali and gallo pinto when I need those weirdly comforting foods
Snow in the Alps, and watch the snow fall outside of my London living room window
The African sun and Coca Cola in the winter

I want to keep loving my job

I want to be really tired from doing what I love
and I want to do the best I can with what I've got, with this life
Nice winter clothes- matching hat, scarf and gloves
Friends I can count on in 4 or 5 continents

I want to write and read and dream and be inspired

I want to learn and remember and believe and trust
Cook and take pictures
Exercise
Laugh

A lot of the things on my wish list are things I already have and am grateful for, so here's my thank you list:
I'm so grateful for my brothers and the love and understanding only siblings can give you
My parents and everything they've done to make me who I am
My grandmother's endless wisdom and support

I'm incredibly thankful M. and I crossed paths, unlikely as that was, and incredibly grateful for how close we have stayed over the years - and for the access to technology I always have and how we keep in touch in spite of time zones and intercontinental moves
I'm forever amazed and in eternally grateful disbelief for the chances of birth, so unlikely I can't even comprehend it
Friends, Family
Sun, Snow
Travel, Music
Everything I have seen and experienced and all the people I have met
Life Health Love
And having the time to think about how grateful I am for everything I have

Breaking News: Fall Off The Face Of The Earth Explained!

Ladies and Gentlemen, THE faller-off the face of the Earth, the founder of the movement, leader of the trend, mover of the crowds, mind behind it all, the first one who ever fell… climbed back on (thanks to Facebook, of course) and EXPLAINED the reasons behind his fall to my friend.

Thanks for showing us the light, we are forever grateful!

And the reason was… he thought she was too good for him [and therefore he went and dated a blonde sorority girl]. They say women don’t think logically and my very feminine lack of logic leaves me incapable of comprehending the logic behind this. Now (five years on) he felt the need to tell her she’s the best thing he’s ever seen. I completely agree, she’s the best thing I’ve ever seen – maybe I should have been avoiding and ignoring her too.

I find this massively flattering: it clearly means that every single guy who ever fell off the face of the Earth in my life thought I was way too good for him. Thanks for the ego-boost guys, but please stop feeding my ego the way you have been or I won’t be able to fit in this room!