And it Begins

Last night my Christmas season officially began, with a girlie Christmas dinner. We tried a new restaurant in Basel (Grace), (recently converted from a run down Irish pub) it has been beautifully done, with good food, great prices and extremely generous prosecco pours (which of course has made it my new number one). We had a lovely time, exchanged Christmas gifts (loved mine, I will probably look ten years younger by Friday), ate far too much, a brilliant way to kick off Christmas.

We for the most part appeared to be a sophisticated looking bunch of ladies, of course the image was shattered when they all started begging to open their gifts before dinner (I finally relented to avoid any tantrums).

Magic Mountains

We got on the train Friday feeling ultra stressed and exhausted from the week. The first half hour me, Pia and Chris talked over each other to tell our tales of a manic week. We returned yesterday different people, relaxed, rested, happy and ready to take on the last week of work of the year. Guess it is the magic of the mountains, good friends, yummy food and ample amount of hot chocolate (with a teeny bit of rum in it).

A great condense reunion weekend with the added pleasure of Chris's company.

De Matterhorn

Really have no words to express the brilliant day we had, beautiful weather, slopes, friends. Really and truly amazing...  And to make it even better, Karen shots Roberts joined us today!

A great day followed by an 'après ski', beautiful fire and eventually amazing food.

A Convert

I cannot believe I have not done a proper ski weekend before and not only that but also I was not overly bothered. This week I was saying this is probably my only ski weekend as fairly booked up and thought it would be just 'ok'. I could not have been more wrong. It is properly amazing, I do not even mind the cold, one night here and I am a convert, ski weekends are the way forward.

Car free, having a little jog into town

Beautiful

All bundled up

Soaking up the astmosphere

Romantic Journey

Something about taking long train journeys through the mountains, it feels quite romantic. Of course, it would probably be more romantic for Pia and Chris if I was not tagging along. Oh well, they are stuck with me, and we are having a lovely trip to Zermat, and tomorrow I will hopefully be on the Matterhorn.

What a great place!

Snowed Under

Well this post should be full of pictures of Emily's caroling night, the school production of the Sound of music, a catch up with some friends but instead the only photos I could possibly post are of a stack of work and me a sleep on the sofa (and as I feel these are both rather boring I shall not). I have been completely snowed under this week, fairly exhausted and probably slightly irritable. However, I am trying to chirp up and get through one more day to get to the weekend, where I may quite literally be snowed under...

The block of flats across the road has kept my spirits quite high, love their Christmas display.

Shotz Roberts

Yesterday Karen 'Shotz' Roberts hosted a big huge delicious Sunday Roast for her birthday (feel pretty spoilt having had a Sunday Roast two weeks in a row).  Lots of people, food and bubbles to celebrate this wonderful ladies birthday.  I have not even known this gal a year and I cannot imagine she was not always part of my life.   Not only is she one of the funniest, intelligent, caring gals I know, she also has a huge love for Wonder Women, a woman after my own heart.

 

Happy Happy Birthday Darling!