On going holiday thingy

[sparkindarkness]

And yes, ongoing. See the thing is there’s a lot of family social stuff this time of year for us and it tends to bleed over a lot more into less a few days of holidays so much as a couple of weeks. And when we get a day spare it becomes more a case of “we’re alone! ALONE!!!!” and not wanting to do anything else. Except the damn neighbour

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[devifemme]

Thanks for getting all of that on paper (er, pixels) -- it's wonderful, albeit I didn't have to experience it myself! We have a friend we once visited on the island of Malta -- her family is quite like yours, and they sucked us into the ongoing unending partying that consttutes their lives. (I'm tempted to say "life," singular, because stuff only happens in groups of more than 15-20 people; fewer than a dozen is unbearably intimate.)

You'd go to the "best beach" on the island, and 5 carloads of kinfolk and casual friends converged there with, oh, a small lorry of food and drink. The resulting "event" went on for 4 hours. We couldn't easily pull our friend away from her family (she mostly lives in London where she is sane/normal...), but we bailed with the excuse of -- just Joanne and I -- visiting the small island to the north. We feared we'd be accompanied by "chaperones," a dozen or so, so we hatched the plot in secret -- and, like you, treasured a day to outrselves. But inescapably we had to return to Valletta, rejoining the ongoing festivities.

Like you, we had to return hospitality -- so we invited 7-8 to dinner in a restaurant, winding up with about 15 guests. (And, no doubt, a few cousins and the odd brother-in-law who didn't hear of it in time to join us have never got over the slight!)

So, again, thanks for the wonderful write-up!

Happy New Year -- just keeping to yourselves!
Justine

[sparkindarkness]

Aie, having a full entourage following you everywhere! Going to the beach and having an army descend with you. I'd be desperate to have my own alone time as well - and be plotting my own escape from the whole gang!