I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday...

El Cagatió va fer la seva feina, i Santa Claus també va portar regals. I després els Reis. Després d’uns quants dies passant les festes nadalenques a Anglaterra amb els Freeman, ja s’ha tornat a la normalitat. Va ser una setmana per mi, i un parell per la lisa, de molta cervesa i molt menjar. La vigília de Nadal vam anar de compres per Redhill, per acabar d’ultimar alguns detalls. De nit vam anar al club social, on hi tocava el grup Rockaboogie, que, segons el Brian, al cap d’unes quantes pintes sonen prou bé.
El dia de Nadal vam passar-lo a cals Freeman amb la Barbara i el Brian, la Shelley, la Carol, el John, la Sarah i la Shannan i l’Abbey, i la Win. Un cop ben farcits i ativorrats abase de vedella i capó rostit, amb un plat que semblava una muntanya, vam començar a obrir la gran quantitat de regals que Santa Claus havia deixat sota l’arbre. A la Lisa, cal destacar, li van portar una Nintendo DS. Però el moment àlgid va ser quan la Barbara va obrir un regal que era un ordinador portàtil, i després la Wii, que va quedar arrodonida amb el joc de Wii Fit. Val a dir que la Barbara fins i tot va plorar de l’emoció. Total, quan el Jez i la Rachael van arribar, vam gaudir el vespre jugant als diversos jocs que li havien portat a la Barbara. Al dia següent per això, tots estavem amb agulletes.
La Shelley, la Carol es quedaven a dormir a casa la Barbara i el Brian, i van muntar el llit inflable a l’hivernacle, la qual cosa va fer que passessin força fred. La Win va dormir a l’habitació de la Lisa, i nosaltres havíem d’anar a dormir a ca la Rachael, però al final ens va fer mandra sortir al carrer amb aproximadament 1 o 2 graus de temperatura, i vam dormir al sofà.
El dia de St Esteve, en Brian, la Janet i companyia ens van passar a buscar, ja que ens van convidar a passar la nit a casa seva. Una altra sessió de Wii, on vaig demostrar les meves habilitats golfístiques (sic). Altre cop, va ser menjar força i beure més. I va ser una nit molt divertida, alhora que relaxada.
Uns dies atrafegats, durant els quals també vam veure el Bill i, per fi vam conèixer la seva xicota Vicky, tot i que estavem força cansats i fou una visita breu!
Una gran setmana de veritat, i donem les gràcies a tots els Freeman per l’hospitalitat, un cop més, pels regals, i per bons i divertits moments.

Cagatió did his job, and Santa also brought lots of presents. And the Three Wise Men afterwards. After a few days spending the Christmas Holidays in England with the Freemans, we’re back to normal. It was a week for me, and a couple for Lisa, with lots of food and beer. On Christmas Eve, we went to Redhill to do our last bits of Christmas shopping. At night, we went to the Social Club, where Rockaboogie band were playing, who are pretty good after a few pints.
We spent Christmas Day at the Freemans with Barbara, Brian, Shelley, Carol, John, Sarah, Shannan and Abbey and Win. Once stuffed with roast beef and turkey, whose dish look more like a mountain, we began to open the huge amount of presents Santa left under the tree. One has to highlight that Lisa got a Nintendo DS. Peak time was when Barbara got a laptop computer, and a Wii, to be completed afterwards with the Wii Fit game. Barbara even cried! So, Rachael and Jez got there afterwards, and we enjoyed all evening playing Wii games, although we all had pins and needles the morning after.
Shelley and Carol stayed at Barbara and Brian, and they put up their inflatable bed in the conservatory, which made them be pretty cold at night. Win was sleeping in Lisa’s bedroom; and we were meant to go and spend the night at Rachael’s, although we felt lazy to go outside when the temperature was approximately 1 or 2ºC, so we slept on the couch.
On Boxing Day, Brian, Janet and their family picked us up, since we were invited to spend the night at their place. Another Wii session, where I showed my golf skills (sic). Once again, we ate and drunk a lot. It was a very enjoyable night as well as relaxing.
Busy days, but we had time to see Bill and, at last, we got to meet his girlfriend Vicky, although we were pretty tired so it was a quick visit.
The truth is that it was a great week, and we thank once more the Freemans, for their hospitality, their presents, and for the good and funny moments!