So I've realised I'm not very good blogging, well as least not very regularly anyway!
And to be honest I'm probably blogging now more as a way to procrastinate from essay writing than the fact that I've got anything to say... ah well!So Christmas has come and gone. December was relatively busy with a mixture of lectures, assignment work and plenty of Christmas related events! Including:
Promiseland Christmas Party - was a lot of fun just to play games and eat yummy party food with the children.
CU Christmas Carol Service - I believe it's only the second Portsmouth CU carol service, and the committee did a fantastic job at organising it (As well as organising many other events this past year!)
Under 5's Christmas party - Hosted by Kings church and Surestart, lots of children and parents from both church and non-church backgrounds came along. It was a brilliant opportunity to bring people into church environment and to see children and parents having a good time. The Christmas Story was told by our wonderful Donkey puppet, and we even had a birthday cake for Jesus!
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| The stable - children had the opportunity to dress up and have a photo taken in the stable which they then got to take home at the end of the party. |
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| One of the activities - make your own gingerbread house! |
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| Church set up ready to go before the masses arrived! |
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| Myself and two of my lovely housemates at the party :) |
Foodbank Panto - This was brilliant! Everyone involved did a wonderful performance! By the end my cheeks were definitely aching from all the laughing. I hope they raised lots of money for a good cause.
Mid-December I then arrived back in Abingdon to family and more Christmas events...
Christchurch Carol Service - Wonderful as always, and good to see some old church friends.
Christmas meal out with my girls - I enjoyed a lovely (and posh) meal out with my school friends. Great friends and good food :)
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| My beautiful friends |
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| The poshest Christmas dinner I've ever had! |
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| And a very yummy dessert |
The week between Christmas and New Year consisted of seeing lots and lots of family which great to catch up, especially with those I hadn't seen in a couple of years!
The New Year rolled in with silly games with friends, and inevitably a time of looking back and looking forwards.
Just like any other year 2012 had its up and downs. The biggest up of course being the day I said yes to PJ asking me to be his wife :) Overall, I've enjoyed the year- happy with what I've achieved with uni/placement, enjoyed church life, seen friends get married, deepened relationships with friends and family and enjoyed the simpler things such as walks and snuggling in front of a film with a cuppa tea!
2013 has a lot to bring.. wedding planning, assignments and dissertation, graduating, finding a new home, getting married, settling into a new city and lifestyle and starting a job (hopefully!). All are both scary as well as being exciting. I'm looking forward to what God has in store for this year!oh, and on a different note.. Reverse advent went well. I found it a great opportunity to tell people that I love that I love them! It's so easy to live everyday life without telling people how much you appreciate them and I found it so good to have a little nudge to do it. It can brighten up their day hugely and it doesn't even cost you a penny :)
So now I'm all packed up ready to return to the hustle and bustle of Portsmouth life!
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