Coming home for Christmas was certainly a little different this year...rather than landing in one of the hellish London airports, I had the pleasure of landing in the stress-free Bristol Airport. Landed, out of the plane, baggage collected and picked up by Alice in around 20 minutes. Incredible. After a few hours with friends, I then missed my train home (of course I did), and finally got a train to Exeter to meet my parents, ready for a very Devon-ly Christmas...
CHRISTMAS DAY
Present-opening, of course, then the traditional family Christmas Day walk- but this time, by the sea!! Introducing my family to the 'selfie' concept was a particular highlight; we may need a few more practices to get it perfect, but I still love the final result. Then, our typical Christmas lunch, where my dad outdid himself this year- turkey (cooked the day before), parsnips, roasted carrots, stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, and delicious gravy. You don't know how much you miss roast dinners until that smell of roast potatoes and turkey hits your nose. A bit of 'Who-am-I' and 'Trivia'- where we learned that IQ questions are a little too tricky for us after a few wines, or indeed ever- ensured the meal and afternoon flew by.
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| A typical Smith Christmas dinner... |
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| Sunset view from my parent's living room. |
BOXING DAY
Starting off with Teignmouth's traditional Walk-in-the-Sea (raising money for the Lifeboats Association) which speaks for itself really- featuring special guests Spiderman, the local cricket team, and an older couple on their way to a posh banquet (see if you can spot them!). Just to put it into perspective- it was around 3 degrees Celsius, around 37 degrees Fahrenheit. In other words, bloody freezing. Then, a visit to the local pub, followed by one of my favourite meals of the year-
bubble-and-squeak, beetroot, cranberry sauce, roasted ham, and a few leftover Yorkshire puddings for good measure. Oh, and a few more Christmas crackers. Doesn't get much better than that, my friends.
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| Here is my promise- I will be one of these crazies next year. |
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| Spot Spiderman if you can! |
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| Our Boxing Day lunch. |
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