So we moved into our new place a week before Christmas and had the best and our first 'married couple' Christmas together

After almost three years of being married, it was very satisfying to finally celebrate a christmas together.

We went for Christmas eve mass downtown, entertained in all manners - house guests, people over Christmas breakfast, lunch and tea.

And went out for lovely drinks and tapas at night and had a generally delightful time.

New Years was a bit quiet after that, but lovely nonetheless.

I then had a b'day which we celebrated by going to the ballet, dinner at a cute Ethiopian place and a failed jaunt in the park.

And when we thought all was quiet and life couldn't get much more content, our lovely green permanent residence cards arrived in the mail.

Oh, what a satisfying January this has been.