Almost Christmas!!!

I love this time of the year!
Everyone's always in a good mood and looking forward to the holidays. The tree is up and present wrapping is well under way. All my cards (except for the neighbours!) are written and posted....spent GBP 22 on postage!!!
Had the day off on Friday so made a trip up to Lakeside to pick up a few more pressies. Still got a couple more to get....thanks darling hubbie for giving me such short notice on getting a present for Simona!!
Kids are at school till Wed but I still have to go in on Thursday as we have a training day. Hussein is off to Birmingham on Thursday morning to spend a few days with my parents and at his aunt's.

Friday Akber had his works Xmas do. It was a black tie event at Fortnum & Masons. As partners were invited along too, I got all dressed up in a lovely black sari. The kids took photos of us in front of the tree before we left in our taxi. I'll upload the photos later. Akber looked very dashing!
We had a lovely time. The food was just divine and the company great. I got on very well with the other people on our table especially Jerry and Pam. The highlight of the evening was the entertainement. They had booked a mind reader who also hypnotised some of the guests. He was very good. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. All in all it was a lovely evening.