Merry Xmas everyone!!

It was certainly an early morning for us Blackbirds!

We were up, dressed & ready to hit the road by 6am.

Sheer insanity.

I'm not an early morning person I'm afraid.

The Xmas spirit kept me motivated though and, before I was properly awake, we were driving along some very windy roads to Dungog for a relaxing Family Xmas at my Sister's place.

(I should mention I was just a passenger! hee hee)

We were accompanied by a rather dense mist which added beauty (and even more fear of other drivers than usual) to our dawn journey.

See! I even think of you on Xmas Day!

It was a lovely laid back day spent with some of the people that I love most in the world.

Lovely gifts were exchanged and too much was eaten - no need for dinner tonight that's for sure.

I think that one of the reasons we had such a lovely, relaxing Xmas Day this year is that we've had such a lovely 2010 overall.

We really feel like our shop is finally evolving into the type of shop we want it to be. We have made such lovely friends through our little store since we opened in 2006, both face to face & online.

We're really looking forward to 2011.

We hope you are too.

x

PS We know Xmas can sometimes feel like a "drag" hanging with your Family for a WHOLE DAY. Instead of looking at it that way, try looking around at your perhaps mixed up/nuts Family and being grateful. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow.

Let's hope that it's something great.

Merry Xmas!

xxx

I must add that our special thoughts & prayers go out to Bec & Jayc from madeit.com.au for their recent very sad loss.