.Leanne Marie.

2.       Having some time off work to spend with family. This year we were able to spend a lot of time with family. Especially our niece and nephews, as they had moved home closer to us. Seeing them get so excited leading up to the 25^th was so lovely to witness. Christmas is just magical when you’re a kid!

3.       Jet2 Holidays very kindly sent us a hamper of goodies to get us in the mood for Christmas. This included a variety of sweet treats and Christmas decorations for our home.  Tom and I tucked straight in to the mince pies and hot chocolate provided while looking through the goodies. The ‘Christmas market’ mugs that were sent  got us discussing our citybreak to Brugge last Christmas with our friends. Unfortunately we weren’t organised enough to arrange something similar this year, therefore decided to make a conscious effort to get something booked for Christmas 2019. It’s always fun walking around the Christmas markets, picking up special gifts for loved ones as well as having a cheeky baileys hot choc!

4.       We went to the Panto! Now I know for some, this is probably a yearly tradition but for me, it was the first year I’d gone along! I really enjoyed it! We went to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which isn’t exactly festive, but there were the odd nods here and there to the festive period! It’s obviously  tailored more towards young children, but enjoyable nonetheless.