Well it's that time of year already, work gets hectic, things seem just aupikot, lights are out and now it's coming to a head of how this Christmas is supposed to feel different but actually, I'm right, it is different like this just makes it something or other. But here lies a tale of a Christmas much less happy and one more of feelings I'm not even sure of.
So we have to go from the trilogy down to just one post, that's how short this can be but we'll begin
Christmas eve
A morning
With a blogposts underway of the review of the year, trying the evenings of what left I have to get them sorted without all nighters, I woke up after yet another fap but this girl is nice but might be 9 years too young but doesn't ask for .£. So that's a bonus, but I get up at 7:57 and then clean teeth before a change and then run for the bus, as mum left to walk the dog and I ran past, it was dense fog, so if that bus I missed, the another 1 hour run it will be for this tale. But no I got to the station stop around 8:12.
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| A Foggy wait for the bus |
I waited in that fog actually for 2 minutes and the bus arrives, it looked legit only me on there, wow, such Christmas eve, such hard people busy. But then I got on after paying the £3. The bus was only 1 other person getting on down the hill and there was one right behind me, so yup it's one of those days. I eventually got off and decided it was a well needs walk to go to film the message So I got off at monksmead and time to make my way over to the same place I'd done videos before and it was a shocking sight to see.
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| The Field has gone |
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| Time to film |
As I got that sorted in one take, it was good to reflect on parts I've typed up about in the year in review and well that in itself is a fair thing and challenge to do, But eventually it was 8:50 and I was on my way, one walker by i said hi to then it was the old tradition of running down the hill to work. It felt good by I was starting to feel it in the legs well the ankle. But I got into the shop and it was time to open up and deal with work.
Work
It felt actually quite quiet to begin with but around the 10am mark, and it was starting to get busy, with alot of small sales here and there, some calls like VGA Cables and also it leads to a switch a dock which was then leading to various parts of like cables, earphones and various games were sell. But it was also then a key of the email back and forth as well as the aspect of well, the retail life and it was also emails with the last appointment to be a home visit at the end of the day.
But as it goes for it, it was getting sunny and it was also that wet aura in the end with parts of things, customers were popping in and out for the most part, it was also one delivery to turn up but another did not in the end, partway in the end it will be customer to deal with a contract payout but that i not my place to choose on that. But in the end it leads to learning another parcel arrives and just as it leads to 4pm, one last minute conversation and sale then leads to getting out of there and locking up, which then leads to planning. That and some vouchers were printed with that potential to support friends that supported me in a recently, some of those i've mentioned in the review of the year. But that will be given tomorrow at some point while video editing the message.
AS I left I decided to pop in to spoons to get some gift cards which actually it was quite busy in there, like even saw one of my customers and that was nice to catch up, then it was time to picked up the 2 x £10 gift cards.
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| The Gift Cards |
Afterwards it was head out to my customer next, only just up the road, but then it was to sort out why only office does not auto save on iPadOS but WPS was the fix, then it was about 16:55 and time to run home, yes another 6 mile run in 1 hour and 15 minutes or just over actually. The rain did start to pour heavy on part the way. But It was going to be the case of some cars about and stopping in laybys.
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| Blurred run in the lights before going |
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| The Roads in the dark |
Eventually I got home.
The Evening.
So this was interesting, I got in and greeted my dad and sister watching Pearl Harbour and it felt very eeary coming home, but I got some of the food from the leftover buffet which was nice of onion rings, ham, a lush potato eggy salad and it did feel nice to have, it was one of those things, it felt lime some big news was going to be told but instead it didnt happen, which is good and the food is something to take things easy it.
then it was a case of taking things easily and being able to watch a few nice movies on this night with parents, but there was the wrapping of the cards which i added the spoons card in there too. But then it was just taking it easy and taking the post to be written up, since actually I'm close to catching up. But due to the timing.
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| The gifts, from the wrapping |
But it was then enjoying Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which has its charms but only had one point which was of the sister part, the Kevin Bacon parts was interesting to say the least. Then after that they went for a walk While i watched some BNA while typing up. But this was a short half episode before parents arrived back, but then we settled down and watched a space between us while listening to the conversations on how this day went while I worked it.
Once that was done, it was time to go to bed and a toilet at midnight then a nice fresh stand outside to see how things looked, the windy out there was clear but the clouds were covering. But like it was a way to reflect what was going on and then Finley was then sleeping on my bed while i finished typing up the Eve.
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| The Night Sky |
and on to the Big day we go.
Christmas Day
The early morning
ITS CHRISTMAS, well I don't feel the spirit of it as a near 30 year old with the recent changes but it was the goal to get food delivered to grandparents, help setup a TV and also even get some vouchers sent and relax with parents and sister and open presents up. But I ended up typing until 1am and thne fap and bed around the 2 ish mark.
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| Typing at night with a Lepowe screen i repaired |
But then i woke up around the 8ish mark to then get a fap going since the plan was to rush editing for the 9am mark to start But by 9:20 and a fap over someone from the past, it was time to get up and parents went for a walk from 9:48 or so and that then lead to be able to get it. But instead it was taking the breakfast of a ham Christmas cookie potato salad sandwich.
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| The Ham, Potato Salad and Christmas cookie Sandwich for breakfast |
Then it was some cleaning of the plates before it was time to really get this video cained and it was the next 2 hours to get that done. But it was tough getting that sorted out to really find that way to sum up what I explained in the video, from the small bits which partway through editing, when My sister then arrived and when speaking she told me the news of the future and actually made a joke of how I'm gone be planned to kit out them with tech and teach. Legs really started to shake but form the past 2 weeks, i've had hints and found so not a surprise but its going be a test of stress and realise the 30 year old virgin life is closer and closer. Eventually I got the video rendered and copied to my phone in LITERALLY 5 minutes later than when we were about to leave. But then uploading it in the car with Lyca data was worth it.
But then it was off to go to see the grandparents.
The Final Lunch and Afternoon
So with the car on the way. all 4 of us were in the car and ready to go, the weather was not too bad, some mild heat and dry on the roads for the most part and that in itself was a good sign. But the video taking its time to upload between 4G and 3G since lyca have its moment, but then it was we getting there and the unloading of the Food and presents. But it was then getting to the part of uploading
that vlog which Turns out the wifi in their house was not working, so it lead to be having to reboot it while helping out with the landline not working well due to non rechargeable batteries fitted in the doro phones. But in that, it was time to get the video finished uploading while unloading the card like the 32" Samsung TV from work.
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| The Bags of presents |
But then it was the case of the uploads complete which was a releif but, then it was time for the lunch. Which I had to help naan get to the table, she was slurring in speech and had to help her lift up from the chair to then try to use the walker to get to the table. She was in a bit of pain and things are for sure looking back which i'll explain eventually.
Then it was time to eat and it was really nice, from the casual 3 bird Roast + Gammon, roasted parsnip, roast potatoes and also the brussel sprouts had a bacon seasoning to it, sauce wise there was only Cranberry and gravy to be fair. This was also the time for a be real for be dne as it was notifying us to take one.
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| The first meal of Gammon, 3 bird roast, bacon seasoned Sprouts, carrots, roast potatoes, yorkshire puddings, cranberry sauce and gravy |
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| The be real for christmas 22 |
As it progress, nan try to eat, grandad was drinking more glasses of baileys, chatter from the news to other things like phone calls, but nan was talking about things that didn't make too much sense, which with how the Alzheimer's was progressing in her, it was starting to not surprise but it was soon to be the realization that things will change and that change will break hearts and realise that this is the final Christmas with granparents.
But as i was finishing my 3rd portion, it was soon time for desert which all I could go for and like was strawberry cheesecake which was nice especially with the berries at the top of it which it was a lovely frozen one. But We finished that and it was time to then tidy up before it was the quest for the vesa mount.
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| The Strawberry Cheesecake |
Then it came to starting to get the TV sorted in their bedroom, with a vesa mount and the Samsung 32" HD TV. Which to be fair this was alot trickier since the screws with the mount were not being able to fit but after talking, some screws in a screw box, worked and then it was getting to be around the time of the King's Speech.
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| The presents and the Choir on the TV |
But then it was a short but semi or highly religious speech in most ways in that, but it ended by 8 minutes past and it was time for Aladdin, But back to the Mount and the TV which was helping Dad Drill it it to the wall, and after an hour of stressing, we got it and then the TV was setup and plugged into the wall and mains and ready to go. it reminds me of some of things i've faced when the review of the monitor arms happened . But eventually it was done.
After a break it was time to go through presents, so many various types like Snoodies (Oodies like), Stephen Brown artwork and various essentials, like lets make this on it was nice presents that as kids might not make any sense but coming up to the age I am, its really become useful at this age, from shaving foam to more deodorant (which to be fair i've skipped for most of actually this month) and there are always interesting ones like Donut making kits and even this brown bracelet that i have to use a Iseasomo tool to even remove it to then put it on my wrist. But it was about the time of Aladdin being finished which we then finished and packed things away, a cat hiding in the house was had to leave as adorable as this black and white stray was spending time with us in the afternoon.
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| Gloves and Right Guard |
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| A Heat mug and chocolate reindeer |
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| news36/30 jeans |
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| a black jumper and wooly socks |
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| sure and face wash |
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| A donut baking kit |
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| some zippable turbo nonces |
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| More jumpers |
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| a unique bracelet in a brand and literal manner |
Then it was the drive home once all packed up.
The Evening:
So the drive home was the talk of the future and with that talk means that is the end of family Christmas for this, like since it is too much for nan to stay her home safely now, it means that things are beginning to end and shes in a bad way, it will be some tough decisions as early as next month which will or might lead to some other more to me choices but it has to be done, like that I'm not certain but what i know is it really started to hit home tonight of the fact that that was the last Christmas with them as a full. Sure it also was going to hit home with Christmas with someone new as well so it just feels completely out.
But we then got back home and unloaded and sister then got her things and drove off to her fiance's parentrs house for a evening Christmas do but could not stay since she had work tomorrow, I aosl got back to having to open some cards and presents which were from the day before since I got back late, one was a secret santa and one was from a customer I've helped in the shop a few times.
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| The last minute presents and cards |
but then it was set ways and to check things, you fucking know when the PAGE for WORK gets a message for wanting to book in and also earlier was told to not go to work on Tuesday so that means its going to be calls to deal with. But then it was time to have a nice bit of leftovers from gammon, stuffing, ham, salad, potato salad and even onion rings which always does the good sign.
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| The Leftovers of Onion Rings, Gammon, Chicken, Stuffing, Turkey, sausage roll, Egg Potato Salad, Salad and Roast Potatoes |
But then it was after tat some Christmas cookies for desert, then watching Barbarians on Netflix until midnight while being able to Type this up, But as far as things go, the main festivities were at an end and this was also me realign Christmas is going to feel so much different from now onwards. Heck then while typing this up around the 1am mark, the 20 year Old i'm feeding and flirting with was enjoying her fish style roast for Christmas or that was what was around the Christmas eve time.
As i then woke up at 2am to then get the cat back in the house, it was time to sleep and then wake up to a Boxing Day to do another family outing or depends on the weather.
Boxing Day:
So it ends up actually a quiet day, I woke up actually about 9:20am and then it was then time to get up and actually a bit of smoothie with another Christmas cookie sandwich to keep going with. So this time was more leftover gammon with it and some onion rings too which always are lush.
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| The breakfast of the Gammon Christmas Cookie Sandwich with a frozen fruit smoothie |
Then it was actually backing up the pictures and uploading and tweeting from the past week of those times where like I've been to busy to due to the end of year blogpost. But that was while watching BNA which is a pretty decent anime on netflix which to be fair they have been hosting some good Trigger projects here and there, especially with Pany and Stocking in the next year or so.
But after a few hours of that, it was about 12:30 or so then it was time to go and have the casserole, it was ok, the beef was a alright but a bit tangy and the potatoes are a mixed flavour, But the little bread rolls are lush too.
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| The casserole |
But as it goes with repair shop and other bits to watch, but it felt some tasty bits but it ends up then finishing with some Tarts for desert too. But it was time to then have a bit of a long walk to loose off that food, So the walk was pretty much around Chilsworthy then up the Higston down mine and back home, which I've semi done this walk before but it was still as muddy as over a month ago.
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| The dark view |
But then it was taking about an hour and 45 around , with the Clear sky and the air and it was getting a chill in the air. But in the end of walking and hearing of other house moves that could be happening in the end, we got back about 4pm and then it was nice to relax and watch treason. Which actually is a good show. Some moments of this reminds me of the BBC like Bodyguard and things and it has its moments of going places I went to nearly 4 years ago.
But eventually it comes into its plan of having some time to sort things out and enjoy leftover food along with some extra meat and slices which was nice to enjoy. But that was with Jurrasic world Dominion so it has its moments.
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| The evening buffet tea |
But then it was just to relax and finish off the rest of the night and it was Treason to Bridget Jones and then more fun with Die Hard with a Vengeance which works out to finish off.
But many thanks for enjoying the reading of this vlog and well take care and the final review of the year.
Take care
omracer