December 25, 2025

Thursday - Cloudy and a bit damp

F went to bed last night just after midnight. I was surprised as we usually open our presents then. I asked him if he’d like to do it then and he said yes. He got up and we exchanged presents. I knew what I was getting since he bought me stuff at Tendo Mall, but he didn’t know what I gave him. Happily, both things I got him (pyjama bottoms and a sweatshirt) fit. I made a bag for him full of snacks and his favourite ramen and some chocolate coins. He was quite touched and had to have some ramen right away!

Last night I used a new set of earplugs when I went to bed and I couldn’t hear anything. It was rather nice! I’m surprised I woke up when my alarm went off to be honest. I did my usual thing of going downstairs and then coming back to the room and going to bed again. I did fall asleep and then overslept a bit, but I really didn’t mind too much. It’s Christmas. It was my gift to myself!

I woke up later, dressed and went downstairs to get breakfast. I brought it upstairs to eat. I had a quiet time but I did get four or five more nengajo written so I was happy about that. I’ve written one to everyone on my list so yay.

I grabbed my lunch a bit late and watched an episode of Matlock today. It was good, but I didn’t pay as much attention to it as I should have. Oh well.

I went downstairs to start dinner prep a little bit after 5 pm. I didn’t even hear F call me! I had to make two trips downstairs as I had too much to carry and it wasn’t safe. 

Today I did my usual “Nibbles Buffet” and it was very nice. I did some veggies and a dip, some cold meats, lots of crackers, some cheese, some oysters and a few canapés. I had a Christmas tablecloth and some napkins. I used paper plates today because I really didn’t want to spend my time in the kitchen washing dishes after dinner. It was a good call! We drank some sparkling grape juice which was nice as well. I said to F that his mother probably thought it was wine but he didn’t think so. However, at the end of our meal, when I offered her more, she said she didn’t want anymore alcohol. F had to try to tell her it wasn’t wine, it was juice!

Nibbles buffet

After we had our fill of the main course, F brought out his cake. He’d gone to a nice bakery and it was a nice cake. I’d still rather have a fruit cake, but it was good! He cut it and was such an old lady about the whole thing. He likes to try and make sure that each piece is perfect and measures things out. Oh well. It was his cake and it was expensive! We got a chocolate one this year and it was fine. 

F's Christmas Cake

We ate our cake and then I cleared the table again. I washed the few dishes that there were, mostly cutlery and sharp knives. When I finished, I asked F if he’d run me to the post office to mail my nengajo. He obliged me. I didn’t bother getting changed.

When we got to the post office it was closed, so I had to put them in the post box outside. They had one side marked off for nengajo so I put them in there. Yay. Done. 

We just came back to the house. I came upstairs and relaxed for a bit before going downstairs to take a shower. 

After that, I came back upstairs and spent some time on my computer. 

I have to get myself to bed because I have an early morning tomorrow. I’m meeting friends at the Chido museum tomorrow, early! We’re going to have lunch a bit later downtown so I’m not sure how we’ll get from the museum to downtown, but we’ll work it out. 

I hope you had a Merry Christmas today and that you have a lovely day if Christmas isn’t something you celebrate. Happy holidays!

Until tomorrow….