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Christmas was a success!

Homesickness aside, Christmas was really great. I didn't want to go to Martin's parents house because thy sort of fight a lot and Christine gets really stressed out about the dinner and the presents and the decorations. Plus, I really wanted to be at MY parents' house. But Martin wanted to spend Christmas eve there, so we did. It worked out all right, and we enjoyed ourselves.
We went to a beautiful midnight communion service on Christmas eve at the church in Wootton, one of the small villages nearby. We sang Christmas carols and listened to the vicar preach about loving others regardless of their religious persuasion.
Martin's grandparents came over for Christmas dinner, and it was a great meal. Not as nice as Thanksgiving dinner, but still nice! Cathy and her boyfriend Karl came over later that day and we played blackjack and roulette on the casino set that we got from Santa. Then came the highlight of my day--my family's phone call! I miss everyone back home so much, and it was great to talk to them!
The presents were great, of course, but to me Christmas is more about being with your loved ones and celebrating the relationships that are most important to you!
I'll post some pictures later--we had to borrow Martin's dad's digital camera as we left ours home. I'm going to download the pictures on Wednesday when we go out to Ulceby again. Lovely Christmas though!