Hello, Holidays!

I can't believe it's December again. 

This year went by so fast. I can't believe I've been away from home for almost a year now, living in wedded bliss with my hubby in a land far, far away. (Haha!) 

I miss my family more than ever now that the holidays are here. This will be a very different Christmas, indeed. Different because it will be the first that I will celebrate away from my family and my baby dog Maximus. It's also the first Christmas I will physically celebrate with Babykoy and my second family here in Singapore.

Pressure is on to find the perfect Christmas gift for the hubby. He changes his mind as often as traffic lights change colors. As of this writing, he says he wants a pair of boots. I am hoping that he will stick to this choice until Christmas day. Teehee.  

I'm excited to prepare our Noche Buena here. Well, more of excited in a terrified kind of way. Haha. Oh God, I hope it will not turn out to be an epic failure. I have never hosted a dinner party before and have never cooked for a whole bunch of people. I'm scared and excited at the same time. I'm just praying that it will all be a gastronomic success. 

Work has been fun so far and I'm settling in quite nicely with the team and the workload. There was one incident with one of the team managers, but that's water under the bridge now. Let's just say that now he's wishing he never posted that status update in the first place.

It has been a great year. A kind year. A rewarding and magical year, and we're all looking forward to a great holiday season.

It doesn't matter where I am, who I'm with or what I'm going through. I see Christmas decorations and hear holiday carols being played everywhere, and I am instantly in a happy holiday mood. No room for Grinches here because it simply is the most wonderful time of the year!