I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy Christmas in the sun but I did! The run up to christmas was a little bit strange I put my Christmas tree up on a hot sunny day listening to my Christmas CD while people were playing in the sea across the road. Usually its a cold dark night with the fire on and a glass of Baileys at hand! The following weekend Jodie and Richard arrived from the UK to celebrate Christmas and 
New Year with us. I was so excited about their visit I was up before 6 o'clock the morning of their arrival. It was an emotional reunion at the airport seeing them for the first time in six months. It's made our first Christmas as New Zealand residents even more special having them here.
New Year with us. I was so excited about their visit I was up before 6 o'clock the morning of their arrival. It was an emotional reunion at the airport seeing them for the first time in six months. It's made our first Christmas as New Zealand residents even more special having them here.
Christmas day was perfect brilliant blue skies without a cloud in the sky! We opted for traditional Christmas dinner - turkey, ham, christmas pudding and even managed to find some frozen sprouts. The rest of the afternoon was spent basking in the sun watching people playing on the beach and out on their boats. A great day and I definitely loved Christmas in the sun. But I did miss some of the traditions of my usual Christmas including having a Christmas lunchtime drink in the Wils, I missed spending Christmas day with my mum and dad and I missed the snow. For the first time in ages its snowed around Christmas day and I missed it!
Boxing day was spent at friends house, swimming in their pool and soaking in the spa with a few drinks and nibbles - perfect!
The next day we set off on our summer holidays to the South Island of New Zealand.
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