2010 was looking to bring a pretty crappy christmas.
with a lot of sad firsts...
My parents divorced in april
I moved out, into a big, cold, lonely house
Lost my job
lost my girlfriend
So, I was preparing for a lonely christmas
But the holidays intervened:
Christmas eve brought a great evening with friends and watching "the Hogfather" part 1
1st day brought a christmas diner with my brother and parents (first diner together since the divorce announced 365 days earlier)
2nd day brought a great day with friends, a leather jacket (a present to myself, i've wanted one for years)
and good, emotional talk with my ex-girlfriend, in which she confessed she could only remember 3 good christmasses (she's eighteen, had a pretty crappy life so far, and incredibly hard at work getting everything together) That talk actually brought us a bit closer together...
Followed by one of the best christmas diners ever, cooked by my brother and me, while the ex-girlfriend mentioned previously set nearby, happily playing a computer game. Followed by a movie and diner for 3. Only interupted to make Tiramisu together. And ending in desert for 4 as my brother's girlfriend came back from work. (she voluntered to work christmas to avoid family diners...)
The best thing was my ex giving me an extra long hug, a goodnight kiss and thanking me for one of her best christmasses ever, when i brought her home.
Today brought a great 3rd day of christmas, spent with the same girl, happily talking, progressing into a nice diner and another evening with even more friends, which was mostly spent in the ballroom (big house, lots of extra rooms... buy 24 bouncingballs (the small ones) and see what happens XD)
What would have been the worst christmas so far turned out to be one of the best thanks to friends and family