Australia is calling

As I have said before this time of the year is all about Christmas and getting into the festive spirit. However, as you may already know, for me this time of year in 2011 also means going home to Australia for 3 weeks to spend time with my family and the friends that I left behind in October 2009. I guess you can only imagine how excited I am at the thought of hopping on a plane next Thursday considering how much time has passed. Time is a funny thing because it is constant yet our perception of time slows down or speeds up depending on any given day. Anyway I am definitely beyond happy about going home and so my mind is currently occupied by a mixture of getting ready for my trip, finishing Christmas shopping for everyone on my list and unfortunately work. I must confess that I am failing miserably with my festive to do list as mentioned here, but I figure that this year the most important thing about Christmas is that I get to spend it with my family. Although I do still have high hopes of baking a few festive treats this Sunday fingers crossed. When I go home I am lucky that it will be summer in Australia because I could definitely do with some fun in the sun and plan on devoting at least one day to a beach somewhere. I can't wait to tuck into some Australian food items and my mum was even sweet enough to ask me if I had any requests. Gosh it is little things like that, which make me even more excited to get home next week. 8 sleeps and counting...

Hooray for what awaits me