I'll be home for Christmas
I've finished packing and we're about to jump onto a plane to head to Tasmania. This is super-exciting. I can't wait to spend Christmas with my fiance's family, which is actually my family. I can totally claim them now.
I do love them so much, and they are all completely welcoming. So yes, this bloggy post title is correct, I'll be made to feel very much at home at my new sister's gorgeous house.
I especially adore my fiance's sister. She and I clicked the very first time we met, five and a half years ago. And of course, she was telling him back then that I'm the girl he should marry... how can I NOT love her! She has two crazy-cool daughters too, so now I have nieces. Both girls are smart, gorgeous and so loving, I'm thrilled to be their aunty!
You may know that I come from a very small family. In our immediate family, there's just Mumsy, my stepdad John (from this Christmas on, I'd like to make a concerted effort to call him Dad), and my baby brother (who is 20 and therefore still the baby of the family). Yep, that's it. There are four of us, and as Mumsy & John/Dad aren't married, there are two different last names. And when I'm married next April, there will be three last names. But I really don't mind, it's not a name which means a lot to me any more, as it's my biological father's last name. I'm really looking forward to taking BB's last name and joining our families together.
On the family thing... I was thinking today that my Mum hasn't met BB's mother. This is weird. My lovely Mumsy was always the mum in high school who insisted on talking to everyone's parents before sleepovers, movies and parties. Highly embarrassing. Even in my early twenties, she demanded to be given the opportunity to meet boyfriend's parents. I just KNOW that our mothers will get along when they meet in Port Douglas before the wedding, though. And they are both very excited about all the wedding prep, they both text message me often to see how things are going.
So, we're heading to Tasmania (yes, the possible cold weather is a little nervy, but I've packed a LOT), and while we're there, the wedding invitations will arrive at my new sister's place and then I'll bribe my nieces (with chocolate and promises of QLD holidays) to help me check them, stuff them and stamp them, then off to the Post Office they'll go! I think once the invitations are in the post, I'll sleep easier at night. One more thing off the list, right?
Where are you spending Christmas?
That's so lovely that you're so close. We're spending Christmas Day in Brisbane with one family then heading up to Sunshine Beach (aka the wedding venue) in the afternoon. I can't wait for some time at the beach.
Enjoy Tasmania and Merry Christmas!
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