Sorry I haven't been posting much. The news re: Covid just seems to get grimmer every day. Then you go into a shop or supermarket and there's Christmas music blaring and Christmas presents/food everywhere and if it wasn't for everyone wearing masks, you'd think you had just dreamt up the whole Covid thing. Everything seems a bit surreal at the moment.
Anyway, I haven't gone too overboard with spending for Christmas.
But I had a very expensive dental bill in the run up to Christmas. And I have to get more work done in January. My own fault as I'd been neglecting my teeth due to the separation and then Covid. I can afford the work but my savings have taken a big hit.
I'm looking forward to Christmas and keeping everything crossed that there's no lockdown and we can meet up with family as planned. DD is really excited about Christmas. She's in her last year at secondary school now. We sat down yesterday and set up an online account with the CAO (Central Applications Office) - they process all of the applications for third level diploma and degree courses. Hard to believe we're already looking at college courses.
Enjoyed the Strictly final last night but it was very disappointing that AJ had to drop out due to injury. Not much of a competition with just two finalists and not much of a surprise that Rose was the eventual winner.
Yan sorry to read you've had such a tough year
Love sorry you won't get to visit your Dad before Christmas
Gen sorry to hear about the positive tests but glad you didn't have any symptoms. Keeping everything crossed that you get home to NI for Christmas. I haven't been doing much festive stuff but I managed to get to a concert in a Cathedral last weekend. It was Viennese waltzes so it was a mix of non-Christmassy stuff like the Blue Danube and some Christmassy music like the Nutcracker Suite. It was the first performance/concert I've been to since before Covid and it felt refreshingly normal. Well, apart from the face masks. I think DD and I are going to watch 'Elf' later. She had an appointment at the orthodontist earlier in the week and it was playing on the TV there. A nice bit of festive escapism.
Off to the shops shortly to stock up on turf and cat food/litter/snacks. On Tuesday I'm doing the big grocery shop and then I just have to pick up the fresh stuff - milk and bread and veg.
Most of the nice restaurants locally are closed on Christmas Eve but I found one that's open until 2. So we're going out for lunch and dessert on Christmas Eve (to hell with the expense) and then we're going to do some festive baking when we get home.
em sorry to hear about your back and your DH's injury. Not a good time for either of those things.
Adora fingers crossed that your DD evades Covid and makes it home for Christmas.