Twas the night before Christmas....

and all through the house, the only sound that could be heard was the clink of the keys, as I type.... well not quiet how it goes but close enough :) .

Christmas has to be my favourite time of the year, with festivity everywhere...from Christmas lights, to trees, little ornaments and getting stressed about shopping. Christmas songs and Christmas cards and candles lighting constantly ....what could you not love about Christmas ?  It is beautiful .

Visiting family and friends with gifts, or just to catch up. Hot chocolate , candy canes , wrapping paper, fairy lights, prayers and wishes .

The tradition I love the most is for sure going to my nanas house every Christmas eve night and Christmas day. Listening to my aunts and uncles chat about random topics, help my nana as she subtly sneaks back into the kitchen to get something done for Christmas day, watching silly Christmas television after the Choir service .

I can hardly wait for tomorrow to come, to see my cousins , aunts and uncles. For more Christmas carol services and singing "Happy Birthday Jesus" with all of the Children tomorrow morning . Eat my weight in food and watch my niece opening more and more of her presents , then spend the rest of the evening in the greatest place in the world - my nanas.

While wrapping presents the other night , I read Jesus' Christmas party a few times before I had to wrap it for my niece , but it is super cute , and I am glad to pass it onto my little Lilly.
So the hot Chocolate has been enjoyed, the Christmas lights are sparkling , my nana is busy and everyone is happy and festive and it really is the most wonderful time of the year. <3

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold , everything is softer and more beautiful~ Norman Vincent Peale ♥ 

Pictures so far. 

Aoife Marie Elizabeth ♪

Wish I may...wish I might ....

 As I lay in my bed at silly of clock , with a million different things running around in my head , I decided to lift my curtains and glance at the night sky .... nothing too momentous in that but when the sky is full of fantastic stars then it does in fact have a rather stunning element to it .

  I just lay there as the minutes pass me by staring mystically at the star full night - as I watched and focused each star seemed to brighten before my eyes , each one twinkling in a different way , each one with a different kind of shine .

 Each in their little constellations which I don't pretend I know anything about - each shining on this cold winters night.

Then , across the sky flies a shooting star- how beautiful, how magical, how heavenly !

Star light,  star bright,
The first star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Grant  this wish I wish tonight 

My wishes on stars are little prayers really - Why wish upon the stars when you can pray to the one who made them ? . 

Aoife Marie Elizabeth ♪