Our OLD bones fell apart but it is all worth it!

On Christmas morning, my Quay Lo was still busy cooking but when our son, Nick and his girlfriend, Lehbin arrived, we took a break and opened the Christmas gifts.

Guess what was the top prize Christmas gifts from my Quay Lo this year? Both Nick and I got an iPad2!!!! YAY!!

The grand gift  from me to my Quay Lo this year was a SEINNHEISER PC151 binaural headset with noise cancelling and volume control.  It was worth all the searching and driving 2 hours in the jam down town to get this headset for my Quay Lo because he said this is the best headset he had ever owned and he loves it! Good job Quay Po!

Another big surprise for Nick this year was this gift. It is the microphone that he tweeted to "Santa" a few months ago and sure enough, Santa received his tweet and made his dream came true! This is a “SHURE” Super55 Deluxe Special Edition microphone with Red padding, one that the lead singer of the famous Rock band, INCUBUS used for his performance here recently. Elvis Presley was also using this microphone for his performances and recording. This microphone is SUPER COOL!

My Mum got her wish come true too. Just a few days before Christmas, she said that her watch was misbehaving and  POOOFFF!!, she got a new watch from her grandson. I did not tip Nick but how did he know grandma needed a new watch? I think he has a sixth sense!!

Oh, this is the first year, Nick’s girlfriend, Lehbin spent her Christmas with us and her birthday is on Boxing day (today) so Nick killed two birds with one stone and gave her a Christmas cum Birthday gift. It was the biggest card I have ever seen and the gift inside the card, is a trip to a beach resort. He also bought her a bottle of perfume with a very nice scent.

I found this useful book during my last trip back to the USA and I misplaced it. I found it again after 2 years and I gave this to my Quay Lo as one of his Christmas gifts. A very educational book and I think all men should have one. LOL!

We both got a lovely Christmas card each a bottle of perfume for me and cologne for Quay Lo from Nick.

I found this cool gift for my Quay Lo for his Christmas socks. He always wanted a flexible measuring tape. When you pull on Rudolph's nose it pulls out the tape.

 ....and a joke gift for Nick. 

After we opened all the gifts, we had our brunch and then back to the mill. My Quay Lo did not stopped cooking and only had a moment to rest after all the guests arrived and food was served. We were so busy taking care of our guests so we did not have time to take good pictures of the food. The Menu was planned by my Quay Lo and he cooked most of the food himself. All the guests give their two thumbs up and said the every dish was AWESOME! Darling, thanks for all the hard work and making this Christmas so Magical for all of us.

Christmas Dinner

Roast Turkey / Bouef Bourguignon / Braised Pork Tenderloin

Roasted winter vegetables

Brown Gravy

Chorizo Sausage stuffing

Steamed Brussels sprouts

White and green asparagus with roasted pepper salad

Mashed potatoes

Rhubarb and strawberry cobbler

Pandoro cake with chocolate frosting

Rum balls

All of a sudden the lights were turned off and Nick brought out a birthday cake for Lehbin and we all sang her the birthday song. She did not expect this and it was a big surprise to her.

Then came the time for our guests to open the gifts we bought for them. It gave us so much joy to see them enjoy the food, the good company, and the gifts.

This was such a happy times so how can the ladies not hog the camera for a shot? One for the road!

The party was over at 1.40am and after all the guests left, both of us just flopped in our chairs and fell asleep. Every OLD bone in our bodies were aching and we felt as though we had run a marathon. But it was a happy ache, and well worth it to see friends and family and enjoy their company in our home on Christmas.  Our Christmases have always been about  bonding with family and friends, eating good food and spending happy times together. This year was no different, except that Quay Lo proved that he can bake a much better turkey than the caterers who did it for us last year.

Thank you all who came to share Christmas with us and also the many thoughtful gifts. I also want to thank my step-daughter, Erin and her hubby, John for the Ang Pau she asked her Dad to give me, my mum and Nick on their behalf. Erin, you have become very "Chinese" in style! I wish you and John were here with us. Love you both Lots.


I also want to thank my blogger friend Pei-Lin of Dodol Mochi for joining us in the celebration and she baked us one of the most delicious Peanut Cream Cake (did I get the name of the cake right Pei-lin?). Sorry I forgot to take a photo of that lovely cake. 

We are constantly being reminded how blessed we are, even more so at Christmas time.

Lastly, I want to say a BIG Thank you to my blogger friends and readers for all the kind comments you left on my posts throughout the year and hope to visit with all of you often for many more years to come. Hope you all are having a LOVELY holiday too! HUGZZZ!!

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