Christmas time, mistletoe and wine...

Or, in our case, cheap tree with fibre optics and sherry.

Christmas is rolling around and, the horror of it all, our plans have fallen through, as the friend we were spending it with is lucky enough to be flying home to SA.

Christmas has always been this huge deal for my family, with everyone going to visit my folks in Knysna, and it sounds like this year is no different.
The second year away from home is maybe harder than the first, as at least in the first year you have a really obvious reason for being homesick. We were lucky in that we were living in a huge flatshare last year, so had a huge, fun-filled Christmas without having to really make any major plans.

So now, we might be going to Scotland. It's not guaranteed yet - I'm not really sure I'm in synch with my expendable income even talking about going - but it may be nice to play in the snow and see something new this year.

Whatever your plans are this year, have a lovely one, and don't snog your boss at the Christmas party.