After a nice sleep in until 10, we finally got out of bed for breakfast, which is where I found out that there was a Tv Crew coming at 1pm to talk to us for the news. we decided that while Pia and Freja were shopping, we were going to clean the house, I vacuumed the living room, diing room and Freja and my bedroom before I finished wrapping the christmas gifts I had bought. the crew arrive almost on the dot at 1 and we got lapel mics and straight away we got into it. We had a list of what we had to do today that Freja read out since it was in Danish, we started off by wrapping some of the handmade soap and candles that were gifts for grandparents, aunts and unles and talking about why I came to Denmark. Next we start to made some marcipan which they call confectionary since we decorate it with chocolates and such. We had lunch once the crew had left, and decorated the real Christmas tree as well as rearranging the living room. At 6pm Emelie came to pick me up since we were going to watch the new Star Wars movie which is English but with Danish subtitles. We stopped at the local Maccas for dinner before heading to a lolly shop to get food for the movies. The movie was great though. We hadn't made it out of the mall that the cinema is in, before we got stuck in the elevator since it was after hours and the buttons were locked on the inside. (To be fair it was already past Midnight) On the way home we got to watch the segment they filmed today since we missed it when it aired at 7:30pm.
Gen and I waiting for Star Wars to start
Sunday the 24th
Finally, Christmas eve, for us in Australia it is a day to get ready for Christmas, where as here it is the main day of Christmas, doing some rearranging of the dining room to fit every one in, we had an enormous dinner with roast duck and pork and tradition dishes like sugar potatoes and the red cabbage stuff. After everyone one was full from the main course we had a visit from Santa to give gifts to the kids in the house, I wasnt expecting it but Santa even gave Freja and I gifts, we got scratch maps to scratch off the countries we had visited. After Santa left we sat down for dessert which was chocolate mouse with a game attatched where there were 3 white almonds in the dessert and whoever found one got a present. Freja and I helped her two little cousins to light the candles that were on the tree after we lit the ones on top. Next we held hands in a circle and walked around the Christmas tree singing Danish Christmas songs, before it was time to open the Presents. I got some lovely danish gifts which included a ticket to Tivoli, the major theme park in Copenhagen. After that most people left while we stayed and talked about the gifts I had given the family, which included an Australian Monopoly, hand made wooden pens made from Australian wood that my father made and Down Under Bowes which were full of Aussie snacks. After a while we went to bed as we would be busy the next day.
Finally, Christmas eve, for us in Australia it is a day to get ready for Christmas, where as here it is the main day of Christmas, doing some rearranging of the dining room to fit every one in, we had an enormous dinner with roast duck and pork and tradition dishes like sugar potatoes and the red cabbage stuff. After everyone one was full from the main course we had a visit from Santa to give gifts to the kids in the house, I wasnt expecting it but Santa even gave Freja and I gifts, we got scratch maps to scratch off the countries we had visited. After Santa left we sat down for dessert which was chocolate mouse with a game attatched where there were 3 white almonds in the dessert and whoever found one got a present. Freja and I helped her two little cousins to light the candles that were on the tree after we lit the ones on top. Next we held hands in a circle and walked around the Christmas tree singing Danish Christmas songs, before it was time to open the Presents. I got some lovely danish gifts which included a ticket to Tivoli, the major theme park in Copenhagen. After that most people left while we stayed and talked about the gifts I had given the family, which included an Australian Monopoly, hand made wooden pens made from Australian wood that my father made and Down Under Bowes which were full of Aussie snacks. After a while we went to bed as we would be busy the next day.
The Tree, with lit candles
Monday the 25th
Today we were going to be setting up for the Christmas lunch that would happen on the 26th. We left home at around 10 and started to clean the tables and chairs we would need the next day. We set them out, then added table clothes and candles to each. We had lunch together before Freja and I made pigs in blankets before Pia joined us for a dinner of left overs from the night before. We headed home and were watching Top Gear before evryone headed off to bed.
Today we were going to be setting up for the Christmas lunch that would happen on the 26th. We left home at around 10 and started to clean the tables and chairs we would need the next day. We set them out, then added table clothes and candles to each. We had lunch together before Freja and I made pigs in blankets before Pia joined us for a dinner of left overs from the night before. We headed home and were watching Top Gear before evryone headed off to bed.
Tuesday the 26th
We still had some setting up to do at Frejas grandparents house for the lunch later in thw day, we added the glasses to the table, serviettes and stacked the plates on the big table before everyone arrived, we also printed out papers with who was sitting at each table and a menu for the lunch as well. The lunch was really good with loads of food. After everyone had finished eating we set up to play bingo before most people left and we had a dinner of the left overs. We haded home after 9 and watched a Danish movie and MASH before going to bed.
Wednesday the 27th
Today we took all the decorations down so we could take the tree to some of my host families friend who had a farm with sheep that love the trees, we fed the horses some carrots before heading to the beach. I felt the water and it was sooooo cold, which was fine since we were just gonna walk along the beach anyway. We were there for a couple of hours before heading to the shops to get stuff for dinner then home to bed since we were going to be getting up at 9am the next morning, but none of us actually slept until the early hours of the morning.
We still had some setting up to do at Frejas grandparents house for the lunch later in thw day, we added the glasses to the table, serviettes and stacked the plates on the big table before everyone arrived, we also printed out papers with who was sitting at each table and a menu for the lunch as well. The lunch was really good with loads of food. After everyone had finished eating we set up to play bingo before most people left and we had a dinner of the left overs. We haded home after 9 and watched a Danish movie and MASH before going to bed.
Wednesday the 27th
Today we took all the decorations down so we could take the tree to some of my host families friend who had a farm with sheep that love the trees, we fed the horses some carrots before heading to the beach. I felt the water and it was sooooo cold, which was fine since we were just gonna walk along the beach anyway. We were there for a couple of hours before heading to the shops to get stuff for dinner then home to bed since we were going to be getting up at 9am the next morning, but none of us actually slept until the early hours of the morning.
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