Portuguese Christmas

Hello readers,

It has been too long!
Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and so I'd love to share a bit of how it was to celebrate it this year.

I am not sure if you are aware but one of the reasons why I am so inactive is due to my lack of energy. I have been sick for most of 2015 and I cannot find a reason let alone a cure. I have seen multiple doctors and taken several tests but so far nothing found completely explains my state. Anyway it makes me so much less active than before i'm becoming a bit apathic.
I apologize for the inactivity. <3

Anyway we here start festivities around dinner time on the 24th where we gather with our imediate familly around a table and eat codfish.
This year was the first time in a while that we have spent the holidays at my mom's and not our place so it felt different somehow.

We left our presents home which ended up being a good idea because my daughter actually fell asleep right after dinner and we can only open presents after midnight. We waited till midnight and then opened the presents that my mother gave us. 

She got me two pajamas and two lovely hand painted antique boxes. 

This is our traditional meal, boiled vegetables, eggs, codfish and octopus. 

After opening all the presents we got ready and eventually left the house to go to my mom's. 

On Christmas day, for lunch and dinner we have the same. The first course is called Roupa Velha which is basically a recipe made out of all the leftovers from the previous day!

After that came the turkey. Everyone has their own version but ours is just a roast with stuffing... our stuffind was chestnuts, bacon and Farofa.

Dinner was interesting because a cousin I haven't seen in a while decided to join us and right on a night when he was actually on tv because he is part of the Casa da Música choir. Then one of my mom's friends, someone my daughter and I love, came over and we ended up playing cards for a while too. It was just nice. We left quite late, around 2 something a.m.

And that's how I spent my Christmas this year. 

To finish off I'm posting this year's Christmas coord as well as my Christmas haul. 

 I think it might have been the first time I actually put this dress on except for when i got it to try it on. Shame... :\

I sent around 10 postcards this year and got only 3. I have no regrets. Thank you for these, i love receiving mail. <3

Click for a bigger pic. I cheated though, i got the bag and boots for myself. I fell in love with the bag and really need shoes... now i need oxfords. 

I hope you liked the post, let me know if you have a christmas post somewhere so I can read about yours too! I love this season! <3

Love,

Jo