Day 97

Well the internet is doing insane things right now. Disconnecting me every 2 seconds...hopefully I'll be able to post the blog...won't be able to add any pictures tonight though. Sorry.

Got woken up this morning. Much earlier than needed. No knock on the door, nothing. Nathaniel waltzes right in and goes "What time is it?" I was half asleep and not impressed, so my response, was "I don't know!". He then asked where his dad was. "Wiggle! You're not supposed to wake me up!" I said a little louder than my first response. I guess that's when he realized it was me, laughed and said he didn't know I was in there. He closed the door, and left my room. What a silly boy. - I went back to sleep -

8:30 - My alarm went off. I was sooooo comfy. (You'll understand why when you actually see pictures of my bed). Getting up was hard to do...but I managed it, and was very happy I did. I got ready and went out to the dining area where Alta (she works here) had set the table for breakfast and was bringing in all kinds of goodies. I sat down with the boys, and Tim. Heloise was upstairs still. Alta came back in the room and informed me they'd bought soy yogurt just for me! Are you kidding me???? Then, she brings a little jug of soy milk out for my cereal or tea or whatever. Wow! We're sitting there, and I'm looking at all the different things to choose from. Pastries, cereals, yogurts etc...and out she comes with plates for each of us. Individual waffles overflowing with fruit and oats on top that tasted like they were covered in honey or something. They were delicious. Of course, when I was finished that, there was no way I had room for anything else. What a shame!!! We'll see what tomorrow brings. I was sitting there with my cup of tea, while everyone else finished up (Heloise had come down by now), and Alta asks the boys if they want bacon and eggs! To which of course, they say yes. INSANE!

After breakfast, we still weren't sure what we were going to be doing. I grabbed my book and headed out into the sun. I laid there reading for a bit, and not only was it relaxing...but it was quiet! The boys had found cricket to watch, or something. When they came up...I gave up on reading. I grabbed my ipod and laid there, eyes closed, background noise, and my music :D It was awesome. Eventually it was time to turn over, and I put down my ipod to listen to Tim's music.

It was getting later and later, and no one had decided where we were going yet. I was starting to think we were just going to be hanging around the house all day. Which would have been fine...I just wanted to know. I went and sat with Tim and Heloise and they decided we would go for lunch (although it was 1:30 and none of us were hungry yet), and then to the shops. So, we all got into the car, and off we went.

A couple of minutes later, just down the street, we arrived at a little cafe called...Kiki's I think? I ordered a mango smoothie, which was awesome, and a smoked salmon salad. Mmmm. We left there, and walked into some shops. Stuff here, is pretty expensive. We walked down a bit further to a little stall Heloise and Tim have bought from before, and they bought some Christmas tree decorations for the..."tree" that is here. It's wire, and doesn't stand out too much. Into another shop to get the boys a drink, and as we were walking back, we saw a couple getting married outside of the prettiest little church. We stopped and took pictures haha. - We saw another couple later, and 2 other wedding parties drive by...Guess today was a popular day - ...and THEN! It was time for GELATO!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! It's been so long since I've had some, so I could not pass it up, even if I was pretty full...I had walked some of the salad off. We walked into their favourite little place and after a quick glance of the flavours, I knew what I was having. One scoop of Dark Chocolate, and one of Cinnamon. WOW! I'll definitely be having that again! It was so good!

We got in the car, and drove home again. When we arrived, the Man U game had started. I didn't want to watch it, because I hate the way Josh comments on everything. He is very biased. Instead, I turned it on in the gym and worked out while listening to it. I found it a little harder to work out today, but I made myself do it anyway, and I felt great afterwards. There really does need to be a fan in that room though.

I then had a shower, came online, listened to the rest of the game, and then went out to join the chaos. Zach was watching Indiana Jones on his ipod, so I sat with him while Heloise read more of "Breaking Dawn" - She'll be done by tomorrow, and only started it on the plane - The other 2 boys were playing cricket downstairs. When they came up, we talked a bit, and then it was time for dinner. None of the adults were having anything as we were too full, but of course the boys were ready for their next course. Once that was done and over with, I told them I had bought a movie to watch with them. So, we all sat down in the family room and watched "Elf". Finally! Feeling Christmasy! It's tradition now that my brother and I watch it together each year, so I had to make sure the boys saw it. They loved it! They were originally only supposed to be able to watch a little tonight...but I think Heloise was really enjoying it, because we all watched the whole thing.

When that finished, the boys headed upstairs to bed, I came in my room to speak to some people and to write my blog. Well unfortunately, I wasn't able to really speak to people because of the internet connection...but my blog's done...and that's a good thing. Hopefully I'll get to speak to those people tomorrow. For now, I'm going to post the pics I've taken, on Facebook, and then go to bed. Good Night xx