And so the party goes on. Jack and I will be together again, starting the year as we mean to go on! I am going to be waking up on Wednesday morning in the apartment I used to live in. How strange. But not in the room I used to sleep in. Instead, I will be on the other side of that thin wall. I will be in Jack’s room. So strange.
Crazy fancy dress do tonight. The theme is nostalgia. That seemed an odd theme to me, but our friend Danny who is throwing the party often has out of the box ideas.
Jack is dressing like MC Hammer. I have no idea why he picked MC Hammer. Jack is nuts! He is going to look terrible. Please, please don’t let any photos of him in his costume make their way onto the internet. I am going as a hippy. Why? Best I could do as I looked through the local charity shops for ideas.
I am sure there will be better costumes than the ones we have chosen. I am going to a party with MC Jackhammer! What a crazy night this will be!
Starting a new year in a way I never imagined possible! What a turn out! What a miracle!
What will next year bring for “Jack” and me?
Jack has an event early in January, at which I will be making my first “public” appearance alongside him. Sick with nerves? Oh yes! But I am keeping my focus on how much I love Jack. It am anxious about the challenges that will come. It’s not pleasant to be at the mercy of opinionated comments from strangers. My main strategy to deal with it is going to be simply not to look. I am just going to keep my rose-tinted loving outlook.
It’s going to be hard for him to make that kind of decision. I don’t want to pressure him in any way. In fact, I don’t want him to have to give up that life. It hurts to think of having to slow him down in doing something we both passionately care about. Maybe that means that it would be better just to carry on the way we are, so that he can live the life of an international volunteer. He already has an assignment in the Middle East and one in Central Africa in the next few months. I am going to have to get used to him being away for weeks at a time.
Well…today has a been a relaxing and enjoyable day of catching up on everything. Mainly housework and laundry. I have been trying to catch up with blogging too. I have had a crazy week and today has been calm and quiet – which is exactly what I needed.
I am going to relax here in my crib for the rest of the evening. I have a tub of home made saag aloo (my favourite) that my friend Nisha made and saved a portion for me. I also have a recipe for a vegan curry, made with chickpea, sweet potato and spinach as well as a generous amount of peanut butter! I want to make and freeze it into individual portions.
As I am sure you have noticed, Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of 
We danced to this song with all the kids (there are a lot of kids in my family) up in Snowdonia. I was teaching them to do Beyonce dance moves. They loved it. But we were listening to the music over the speakers, we didn’t watch the videos. I would be horrified at the little ones in my family seeing a lot of modern music videos. I want to protect their beautiful minds and keep them as gorgeous and delightful as they are now.
Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of 
What a way to see this year out…this crazy crazy year! The world might be falling apart, but I reckon Jack and me can make it! Looking in Jack’s eyes, I see a paradise…and one that I hope will last forever! We’re gonna build this dream together, standing strong forever! And if…if this world does run out of lovers, Jack and me will have each other!
Oh the mayhem that is our family hanging out during the winter bank holidays! So much fun! Games, epic hide and seek, karaoke and dancing. A lot of dancing. The little kids in our family absolutely love dancing.
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