We made it

[cosmolinguist]

I got through an impressively annoying day at work, filled fridges and freezers with groceries for Christmas week, and got in a car to be driven to D's sister's for Christmas with his family.

Radio 1 on in the car, as usual, so we heard most of the chart show which was delightfully Christmasy: from Andy Williams and the Ronettes to Laufey and the exciting news, just as we pulled up at D's sister's place, that "Last Christmas" is once again Christmas number one.

Even with his annoying sister, even with another email about drama from my mom's annoying sister that has managed to ensnare me from four thousand miles away it's lovely to here: to be handed a gin and tonic (I had the pink gin and it did indeed taste vaguely Pink), to read a book while the others played a card game my eyes weren't up to (of course I started re-reading Hogfather again) and to finally have metaphorically collapsed over the finish line in to a much-needed break for the next week.

Comments

[otter]

Merry Christmas!

[cosmolinguist]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[radiantfracture]

it's lovely to here: to be handed a gin and tonic (I had the pink gin and it did indeed taste vaguely Pink), to read a book while the others played a card game my eyes weren't up to (of course I started re-reading Hogfather again) and to finally have metaphorically collapsed over the finish line in to a much-needed break for the next week.


Hurray!

I have never encountered pink gin in life -- only in fiction and now memoir (yours). Is the pinkness a berry sort of flavour?

[cosmolinguist]

It tasted faintly of berry. If I hadn't been told it was pink (it's baby pink in the bottle, looked clear in the glass with tonic), I might not have noticed the taste at all.

[jesse_the_k]

Phew! May your brain swim in frivolous thoughts and great cocktails.

[cmcmck]

I also read 'Hogfather' (and 'Wintersmith') at this time of year! :o)

[rmc28]

Huzzah, enjoy your break!