So I feel the need, despite the previously mentioned dislike of a big deal made out of new year, to explain the truely awesome time I had in the transition =)
I went round Zans. I did so last year, and really really enjoyed it, but this year was totally different.

Whereas last year was family friends, who I didnt know at all- meaning it was more me and Roseanna amusing ourselves, albiet awesomely- this year, It was her family round.

I had been warned, by her, her mum, and someone else I'm sure, that they were insane.

And to be honest, I was terrified about going round, because its intruding on someones family, you know? Its like going to a family reunion when you're not in the family.

So anyways, Roseanna did the thing where she talked me into coming, and Im really really really glad she did =)

From mayhem at the table, confusion at the Wii, and Love from the smallest cousin, there was never a dull moment. Food was a LOUD experience, but the scariest it got was party poppers in the lights- I was scared about the brussell sprout fireing I'd been warned about =P. I sat next to Roseanna and Laura, which was great, and Laura is lovely =) I think I got on with her really well (I say think cause i know what I'm like, I'll think its gone well and it actually hasn't =P). It threw me completly that she had brown hair, the one and only time ive met her before was when she was blond =P I kept confusing hers and Sophies names, because now Sophie was the blond one =P

I loved how different her family was to mine. My family involves forced conversations, fake smiles all round, and generally not wanting to know each other.

Theirs was amazingly manicly amazing. They talked because they wanted to, they smiled because it was time to smile =P They accepted me just as they would any member, it was amazing- I even got called "Adopted Cousin" and "Surrogate Cousin" a few times =P

I really wish I had that good a relationship with my cousins. They dont want anything to do with me because I'm younger than them.

That didnt stop anyone from getting on well with Ceiran, the 7 year old cousin who decided he was n love with me (awww =P).

And the fact the aunts had fun...My aunts want nothing to do with anyone over the age of three, or under the age of twenty. They sit and they are very british about the entire thing.

If my cousins and I pinned one of the aunts to the floor to tickle her, well, we'd all be dead...

It was just a great evening. We lost (Well, came third) on Wii Winter Olympics, but it was worth it just to see the joint bob-sleighing.

I liked it best though a few hours before midnight where we were in the kitchin or the dining room with Laura and/or Vasi. Im used to it being a smaller group so it was easier for me to chill with them =) It was really nice.

Vasi also was surprisingly nice, I dont know what I thought he'd be like, but nowhere near as nice as he was =P

It was just a really nice start to the year =)

And the last true freedom I have for a whole bloomin month.

JOY!