Boxing Day.... sort of

I guess I have got used to the American way of treating Christmas as if it's all over at the end of December 25th, but I miss the British Boxing Day - for me it was always a day to relax, play board games have visitors or to go visiting. Sometimes we'd spend the day writing Thank you letters and be happy to get them done so we could enjoy our gifts. I am not feeling morose as I was a couple of days ago. On the contrary, I am enjoying my gifts and am pleased not to be making packed lunches and having to rush out the door to go somewhere.

This year we have decided to invite friends and neighbours over for New Year's Day. There are still a handful of people I would like to invite, but I don't quite seem to get around to it. I don't want to be stressed over it so I plan to get the place cleaned by the end of the week and just think of food and drink over the weekend. For now, though, it's time to organise and archive my photos and documents so that will take me a while.