The A-Z of my holiday!

A

 

is for Alcatraz – when you arrive there is a sign that says ‘No Indians’ I find it hilarious.

B

 

is for Bloomingdales – last year I spent 2 full days in this one store. It was lust at first sight.

 

C

 

is for Christmas, it really is the most wonderful time of the year.

 

D

 

is for dressing up and partying, be it with our parents or friends or their friends – I like to cram 52 weeks of socialising into 3!

 

E

 

is for eating – it feels like I start eating at the airport and don’t stop until I get back into LHR. Indians are feeders, so are Slovaks & puerto ricans,,,eat eat eat.

 

F

 

is for friends. I have friends in California that I would count as some of my closest in the world. Quality time, not quantity, is what makes a friendship. Thankfully!

 

G

 

is for gifts, I’m a very lucky girl, I’m very aware of that. I also love give gifts and there is nothing more amazing than there being lots of amazingly wrapped gifts under the tree.

 

H

 

is for home, waking up at home is very amazing!

 

I

 

is for In Out burger, I told you food featured heavily. These burgers are amazing, I have them protein style, wrapped in lettuce and their chips are made of real spuds!

 

J

 

is for Jamba juice, I love it. I want to Mango ago go.

 

K

 

is for Kareoke – we have it at our legendary Boxing Day parties (although this year it will be on the 27th) last year even my dad sang.

 

L

 

is Lake Tahoe, we spent last New Years there – we drove round the lake on new years eve and almost got stuck in a snow storm. It is quite cool, there is one point where you can have a foot in California and one in Nevada.

 

M

 

is mummy’s cooking! I wish I could fly home more often for this. We decide on our menu for the day we get home the day we book tickets. 3 months in advance usually! I like mummy’s rice best.

 

N

 

is for Nemo, my nickname at home. Sadly my mother thinks nothing of calling it me in public – people do stare!

 

O

 

is for Outlet shopping, my favourite kind. There are some a m a z i n g outlets close to my folks, an especially good one close to Daddy’s office which means we can shop and have lunch with him, doubly brilliant!

 

P

 

is for Poking, don’t even ask.

 

Q

 

is for the Queens Speech. I don’t miss it being cold at Christmas, I don’t even miss the soaps (long live iplayer and youtube) but it isn’t the same watching the Queen’s speech at 7am. (I really only watch for glimpses of William, we were going to get married you know! Well in my head anyway – though now I’m more a Harry kinda gal!)

 

R

 

is for Road trips, we take them as a family and prefer to drive than even fly. We sing and make jokes and fight. All of which can be fun.

 

S

 

is once again for shoes. I take about 10 pairs and come back with even more!

 

T

 

is for Tree, the tree last year got decorated at 3am because we were jet lagged and woke my parents and sister up too!

 

U

 

is for Union square, it looks soooo amazing at Christmas and wherever you look are more amazing shops.

 

V

 

in Vino, one of the main business provisions of Livermore is wine.

 

W

 

is for Wine Gums, Whole nut and other ‘English’ items that my family request. Before I pack the living room looks like Tescos!

 

X

 

is for Xcess (OK ok I know it is cheating) baggage. Doesn’t matter how hard I try I always have too much stuff. Most of it the above.

 

Y

 

is for yearly countdown, it starts the minute the tickets are booked and I like to annoy anyone who will listen with a daily countdown

 

Z

 

zzzzz, there is no place like home for an amazing night of sleep and a cup of tea ready for you in the morning or for the first few days while jet lag is still rife I wake my folks up with coffee and cuddles!

 

 

 

  

A