So this is 50?
Dec. 31st, 2018 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
quantumcupcakesI have the best husband in the world who has spoiled me ridiculously. I wasn't expecting a huge present for my birthday, never do with it being so close to Christmas and him having bought me a season ticket. But, apparently Jack had listened to how much I'd been waxing lyrical over Lucy's new Kindle Oasis... and he bought me one for my birthday! ♥
Lucy got me an awesome glow-in-the-dark cover for it, with shooting star patterns, and a gorgeous print of a solar eclipse that's going up on my office wall. She also got me a desk organiser.
My dad continued the Cardiff Blues theme from Christmas and bought me a home shirt :D My brother got me some amazon vouchers and I got him a recipe book for the instant pot we got him and his wife for Christmas
It was a good birthday all round. It was great to see my dad, my brother, his wife and their kids. We don't see them often enough and that's something I want to improve on in 2019. Dad spent the whole time feeding us. He cooked a big fry-up for breakfast on Saturday morning, and Saturday night he ordered Chinese. You can only begin to imagine the sheer amount of food that was delivered for 6 adults and 2 teenagers!
We got back home yesterday evening and we're having a lazy start to this last day of 2018. Lucy and I are talking about resolutions and goals - Jack's rolling his eyes at us. He doesn't get the new year/new start/blank page idea; to him it's just another day and if you wanted to do/change something, you'd do it then and there, not on a randomly appointed day. I can see it both ways - but still like goal setting none-the-less. I suspect there'll be another blog post about that later on today or tomorrow
Lucy got me an awesome glow-in-the-dark cover for it, with shooting star patterns, and a gorgeous print of a solar eclipse that's going up on my office wall. She also got me a desk organiser.
My dad continued the Cardiff Blues theme from Christmas and bought me a home shirt :D My brother got me some amazon vouchers and I got him a recipe book for the instant pot we got him and his wife for Christmas
It was a good birthday all round. It was great to see my dad, my brother, his wife and their kids. We don't see them often enough and that's something I want to improve on in 2019. Dad spent the whole time feeding us. He cooked a big fry-up for breakfast on Saturday morning, and Saturday night he ordered Chinese. You can only begin to imagine the sheer amount of food that was delivered for 6 adults and 2 teenagers!
We got back home yesterday evening and we're having a lazy start to this last day of 2018. Lucy and I are talking about resolutions and goals - Jack's rolling his eyes at us. He doesn't get the new year/new start/blank page idea; to him it's just another day and if you wanted to do/change something, you'd do it then and there, not on a randomly appointed day. I can see it both ways - but still like goal setting none-the-less. I suspect there'll be another blog post about that later on today or tomorrow
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Date: 2018-12-31 05:31 pm (UTC)It sounds like you had a great holiday :)
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Date: 2018-12-31 09:14 pm (UTC)I've not in recent years been a resolution person myself, but I may actually make some for this year, as I feel read for some changes in my life. I'm sure my husband will roll his eyes at me too. I keep telling him if he keeps that up, his eyes will get suck that way. 😉
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Date: 2018-12-31 11:19 pm (UTC)Happy New Years!
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Date: 2019-01-01 03:58 pm (UTC)I have an Oasis - the first generation type - I love the size, shape, buttons, and lack of weight.
I don't love the short battery life - but it's a tradeoff for the light weight - and as long as I have my battery case with me (which I do) - I haven't been left stranded yet! I've gotten into the habit of just charging it at least once per week, and it's been fine. Just...nowhere the battery life of my paperwhite. I haven't taken it on a long plane ride yet - that's something I will need to plan for :)
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Date: 2019-01-04 02:41 pm (UTC)I sort of understand the idea of "setting goals whenever" (probably my most successful resolution is one I set for myself during St. Patrick's Day), but it's nice to have goals lined up at the start of the year. Makes it all feel more grounded.
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