New Years Eve

When a night starts out with a broken window you know its going to be a cracker of a night!

Somewhere along the line I must have had a few drinks - because nearly all my photos were taken in the daylight, and nothing that made any sense was taken after dark. I did wake up with a large phone bill and gravel on my hand though! It must have been a great night! Hahaha!

Pandora

My beautiful lovely best ever bracelet from Murray for Christmas. And although she doesn't know it yet, Grandma bought me some beads. Let the collection begin!

Food Glorious Food

Traditional Cusack Blessing (from Irish beginnings I believe)...

Here's to you and here's to me,
And should we ever disagree,
Bugger you and here's to me!

Can you believe that Murray is snoozing BEFORE lunch?!

Mum with Nanna's special apron and her beautiful Christmas Table.

Mary (Murray's Mum) helping in the kitchen.

No Christmas lunch would be complete without the daggy paper hats from the bon bons!

Mary is doubling up on the dagginess this year with both a paper bonbon hat and reindeer ears!

Christmas at the Arboits (Murray's family) - much bigger and much louder than my family!

A very Aussie Christmas Lobster!

Christmas... the spirit of receiving!

Santa clearly overlooked that we all belonged on the naughty list this year and visited everyone with lots of presents. Mum broke tradition and didn't open her pressies in pajamas!

No eggs will ever be the same again now unless they come in a Mickey Mouse shape.

Molly and her Disneyland tshirt.

A very sporty Jeremy with a Boston Redsocks beanie, Lethbridge Huricanes cap, and a Boston Bruins puck.

Superman, aka Murray, with his Oilers Tshirt and brand new jocks! (after all, can't be christmas without socks and jocks!)

Kittens!

Meet Bobby (white) and Foffy (tabby), the newest and littlest members of the Cusack family. All together now.... Aaaawwwweeeee

Christmas Lights

What would Christmas be without going for a drive on a warm summer evening to look at the local Christmas lights (totally classy I know). But its one of my favourite things to do. So here are some of the lights from good ol' suburban Nazza Wazza!

Parade of Lights

First up just a couple of my fav shots from around the wharf tonight.

Around the Harbour of Santa Barbara tonight was the 23rd Annual Parade of Lights. The night begins and ends with a bang. The first bang is the start of the parade with a very festive Pirate Santa who sets off a canon to get the night started.

Then there is the 'lighting of the tree' on Sterns Wharf. (Before and after photos)

Around 25 boats, all lit up like Christmas trees, then parade around the harbour and wharf, with Christmas music playing and parties on every boat. The photos don't really do it justice, but it was a great sight. Cold - but great!

The Parade of Lights ended with a bang - of Fireworks! A great end to a great night.