Christmas Day

Christmas day was a lot more fun cos half the day was spent with friends at church.

We had a Christmas service at 10 to 11a.m followed by lunch at 12. Tables and chairs were set up in an hour after the service. The vicar’s wife was the chief chef, together with a team of helpers. I wasn’t sure what I was eating, but everything was tasty, especially the dessert, which often is the highlight of my meal time.

My Japanese neighbours came for the lunch, We sat at the same table. We sang the 12 days of Christmas, played some games and there was even a short skit put up at the very last minute! I meant the actors were chosen at the last min, but everything was planned, the narrator had a write up, there were props and music too. My friend’s 5 yr old daughter was asked to be ‘Mary’, she had simple dressed up clothes, and another Jap boy was selected as ‘Joseph’, and a dollie as baby Jesus.

The programme lasted longer than expected, by the time we left church, it was nearly 3p.m. I was quite glad since going home only meant more tv time and nothing more.

For me, this yr’s Christmas was interesting, spending time with internationals and having a traditional English lunch. That was enough to make it nice.