E-Christmas

Or in a more native tongue:

Sinifisela Ukhisimusi Omuhle (Zulu for Merry Christmas)

Christmas is celebrated throughout the African continent by Christian communities large and small. There are approximately 350 million Christians in Africa. On Christmas day carols are sung from Ghana down to South Africa, Meats are roasted, gifts are exchanged and family visits made – Actually – if you go to most Continents – Christmas is celebrated this way.

This year – I once again celebrated with my adopted South African family in Temecula – the food was good – the company fantastic and it was a relaxing – joyous time of gifts, laughter and speaking Afrikaans. (^^,)

 Something is wrong with me, for sure ---> I have zero desire to do anything at all this year.  On Friday (30th Dec) I am going to see Michael Jackson's "Immortal" Cirque De Soleil concert - I am SO excited about it. I heard it is phenominal.  Outside of that - nada.. nothing stirring.


Normally, I am all about "where da party at!" ring in the New Year right. Make some noise, have a story to tell... and all that jazz..

 In New Year's Eve's past, I have done:

• NYE At Mandela Square – fireworks etc.

• NYE at an expensive event at Fashion TV Café with family and friends
• NYE in Dubai – the Hilton Hotel with Vietnamese food and decadence
• NYE in Times Square – New York City
• NYE in London – not in the city – in a small town
• NYE in Vegas
• NYE in Downtown Denver – it was freaking cold (not as bad as New York though!)
• I once fell asleep and didn’t ring in the New Year – I was sad (><)
• NYE over the Atlantic Ocean – on my way back from Australia. I don’t think they did anything other than tell us: “Happy New Year” – but it's New Year’s eve again because we just crossed International time zones and went back a day – that messed me up – I can’t even remember what I did that NYE again - it was too freaky!
• NYE In Clubs in Scottsdale getting hammered and fighting my way through crowds of hammered people
• I spent one NYE with good friends at their home, eating laughing and making a braai
• NYE at Church for the Millennium service (not because of Y2K!)  And then went home to a gorgeous house we were house sitting and watched all the NYE celebrations around the world

Ok that’s about all I can really remember! 

So what will I write about NYE 2011?  Hell if I know! Maybe it will be: ‘Stayed home with the turtle and drank a nice glass of wine.” Maybe it will be: “hung out with some friends at an open house” or something else.. All I know is.. I have no LIS for NYE

So unlike me.. My mum says I am getting old that’s why –

 hahaha

In the words of the wise Zach Galifianakis (The dude from the hangover) = "Whatevs?!!!!!