Christmas 2008

I worked Christmas Eve until 17:40. Daryl picked me up from work to go home for a quick snack before church. Before Jac, Mrs Kong (Jac's mom) , Daryl and I left for church we exchanged gifts with Jake (who was staying home to make us Christmas Eve dinner). Daryl and I got a digital frame! It is cool!!

Daryl had made plans with his friend Daniel to go to church with Daniel and his family. We dressed for church and hopped in the car for 20:00 mass. When we pulled up at the church there were only 3 cars in the parking lot which we found odd considering it was Christmas Eve!! Maybe we were really early?

Jac, Mrs. Kong and I ventured inside the church and sat down in the back pew. Daryl waited outside for Daniel. After 10 minutes the church was still empty with a few people inside putting things away and decorating. Jac decided to ask one of the parishners when the mass was due to start.

He told us that we had just missed the family mass and that there was another service at 19:30 at another church and then there was a Spanish service at 21:30. But he said that atleast we tried!! Giggling a little we went outside to tell Daryl. We jumped back in the car so that we could try to get into the city for the 20:00 mass.

Traffic wasn’t too bad and we made it to the church just as the bells began to ring AND as Daryl pulled over to let us out … a car pulled out and we got a spot directly in front of the church!!! How blessed were we ;) HAHAHAHA …

So we snuck into a back row in time for the priest to walk up the aisle. I was worried that we were in for a long mass but it was under an hour. Daryl and I lit some candles before we went home for our home cooked meal.

Daryl and I slept in the next morning … exchanged some gifts… packed up the car, skipped the beach, and then had to go back home twice before finally beginning our day properly!

We stopped to deliver a few gifts and to enjoy some Christmas cheer and festivities with some good friends and then we were on the road to Melbourne.