Hi friends, here are some more exciting updates about my Christmas!:
Here are some photos from today:
Merry Christmas and goodnight everyone!
- I opened lots of great presents, of which the best by far were a collection of four Ever After High books: The Storybook of Legends, the Unfairest of Them All, Once Upon a Time, and Fairy's Got Talent (this is my first time reading any of the EAH books despite having been a royal fan of the show for almost 2 years), but other hexcellent gifts included:
- Several vegan chocolates
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership. I haven't played it yet because today's been too busy , but I definitely look forward to trying it tomorrow and will make a post about my thoughts on it.
- A vegan Mediterranean cookbook, which looks royally useful
- A strange book of poems and letters from my brother which I had never heard of and am kind of unsure about, but it does look kind of thought provoking so I'll give it a go.
- A new set of pyjamas
- Some skin care products
- I had my first ever after vegan Christmas lunch. In the end I didn't really cook my own thing, I just bought a vegan mock turkey from the supermarket and heated it up, simple as that! Definitely a lot easier - and cheaper - than my parents and brother cooking a real turkey. I had that with usual vegetables - brussel sprouts, parsnips, carrots, and roast potatoes. I also had vegan gravy. I had some fizzy apple cider to drink with it - I chose that drink because Applejack brings some to prepare for the Fall Formal in Equestria Girls. I've never after tried it before but I somewhat like it - tastes pretty much like apple juice but alcoholic and carbonated.
- I watched some DCSHG short episodes, some of which I haven't watched in about 3 and a half years so it was almost like watching them for the first time since I didn't remember them. That was a lot of fun.
- I watched a ton of Ever After High, and as of today it is (I believe) now finally true to say that I have watched 100% of the content of the show including all webisodes and specials, until today there were a couple of webisodes that I hadn't seen even though I've been a fan of the show since early 2023. So I think it works nicely that today I finally completed the show, and today I finally get to start reading the books!
- I played some board games with family.
- I made pizzas in the evening! This is also my very first time trying the Violife vegan cheese, which I've been looking forward too as I've heard good things about it. It's a great cheese and definitely the best vegan cheese I've ever had, but I'll admit it still isn't quite as good as dairy cheese.
- I watched a bit of the Great British Bake Off Christmas Special.
- I decided I didn't want to wear my usual red leotard and white tights this year because they're too old / not warm or comfy enough, so I instead decided to wear a blue leotard that I got for Christmas a couple of years ago and I found that a lot more warm and comfy to wear. During the day I also wore my simple but nice red dress and some very comfy black tights.
- I didn't have any family or friends other than my parents or siblings over today, but I am going to visit some friends and family in the next couple of weeks! I did call my maternal grandmother though, and I'm happy to report she's well, although she wasn't too fond to discover I'm vegan now.
Here are some photos from today:
Merry Christmas and goodnight everyone!