holidays

[deathboy]

Morning begins with mom knocking the door, then immediately opening it and starting a conversation, waking us up (then literally just backs out, closes the door and walks off as I complain at her rudeness)...

Dad opens a parcel addressed to me (but at their address), realises it's for me, then tell me what it is, thus spoiling the surprise Kirsten planned to be her Christmas present to me, leaving her frustrated and upset...

Corben may have swine-flu and, in conjunction with my trick-shoulder (which is in a bad way after dragging huge present-laden bags up-country yesterday) wakes me up every 1-2 hours last night and covers most of us in vomit on various occasions...

Sitting in the dining room, talking to Kirsten on MSN because I have to work and she has to study and the rest of the house is not particularly conducive to either...

Yep, it's Christmas with my family!

I say all of this with a wry smile - it's heavy-going, but it's good to be with my family, no matter what they're like, and better still to have Kirsten here, and get to see in Christmas with the nipper.

I'd love to pretend this wasn't how they advertised adulthood in the brochure, but I'm from the midlands, where this is considered the deluxe package :)

hoooooboy :)

Comments

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[miss_squiddy]

Welcome home! Hope you all feel better soon!

[mobculture.livejournal.com]

It's funny being back with family after living away from home (mostly) for two years. When I was listening to the radio driving about recently the DJs were going on about how you revert to a thirteen-year-old whenever you're back with the family, arguing with your brothers & sisters & parents like you'd never left home, grown up & gotten on with your lives, haha.

[darknessbeckons.livejournal.com]

Dude.
Even though it sounds like a crappy start , I hope you , Kirsten , and the short one have a bloody good xmas , and enjoy every minute of it.
Hope it aint too cold up in t'midlands like :P

[sarah-mum.livejournal.com]

I'm really pleased to hear that you get to spend Christmas with Corben, and I hope he's better soon.

Something about going home makes our parents thing we're 10 again, and so to them all those things they do are OK. It's one of those great family Christmas traditions.

Have a good one. x

[jaketherat.livejournal.com]

Midlands family Christmas FTW!

Although I did just run into my little brother's room screaming "SNAAAAAAAAAAAKE" to wake him up, which ensuing hilarity kinda makes up for all the awkward emotional shit and family politics which seems to have sprouted like a glowing mushroom. There is also enough booze in the house to kill seven horses, or nearly half of any given member of my family. This must be a good thing!

Happy Xmas to you all

[angryangeltoo.livejournal.com]

I hope it is as good as it can be
xxxxxxx

midland family xmas

[prosperine.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow richard gets to enjoy a full day of my enitire immediates and the two next gen offspring (my sisters). The three yr old has gone from pretending he doesn't exisit to *doing his hair*. It has also been noted by the bro (villa) and bro in law (blues) that richard has not "picked a side". Should be fun!!

Merry crimbo. X

Re: midland family xmas

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

up the villa!

(I nominally support the Villa, but only because my dad supports the blues, because it pisses him off. he, in turn, only supports them because to piss off his own parents, who support the Villa).

Re: midland family xmas

[prosperine.livejournal.com]

Ah, the great midlands team traditions. My niece is a villa fan for the same reason!