** The All Things Christmas Thread **
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What are you all doing?
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;))
Do you love it?
Do you hate it?
When does panic buying set in?
Who's got their tree up?
Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
Turkey, beef or goose?
Discuss...
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;))
Do you love it?
Do you hate it?
When does panic buying set in?
Who's got their tree up?
Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
Turkey, beef or goose?
Discuss...
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
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Going to family on both xmas day and boxing day
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;))
yep!!!
Do you love it?
Yep!!!
Do you hate it?
Nope!!!
When does panic buying set in?
It doesnt!
Who's got their tree up?
this Saturday coming
Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
I'll open up my secret santa one maybe
Turkey, beef or goose?
Beef, rib roast
Discuss...
We have beef wellington for dinner :cool: We're at my family's on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (it's my mum's 60th on Christmas day) then Dave's family on Boxing day and the day after.
My shopping's all done, I frickin' love Christmas so much so I'll probably do some panic buying just so I don't feel left out in the final days running up to it...
I'm so excited about it this year, it's unreal!!
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
2 - Darn close. Mentally finished a while ago
3 - Yep.
4 - Nope.
5 - Anger, and on the drive home.
6 - No tree at my house, parents can deal with it!
7 - Used to, not anymore.
8 - Turkey and it's glorious stuffin'.
Thanks to MrMerkinball for reminding me - A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, and maybe Gremlins & the Grinch
Here is my calendar over the next month:
Dec 13 - Neighborhood Family Party
About 20 couples, 40 kids gather for a Turkey Dinner, drinks and fun. Santa always stops by with presents for the little ones.
I am not hosting this year....which is great
Dec 20 - Taking my daughters downtown to see the lights, and then to the Nutcracker Ballet
Dec 21 - My Family (20 or so adults) converges on my house for a Turkey Dinner, Presents, Football etc. The kids then watch a Christmas movie while the adults play cards
Dec 24 - My Wife's family comes over for a Turkey Dinner and stays over night
Dec 25 - I cook a huge breakfast and more family comes....
In the afternoon - everyone leaves and it is just my wife and kids. My wife and I put together the toys and play with the kids.
Dec 26 - Sleep and play all day.
Dec 27-31
I am taking the family to a Resort for skating ad taboganning.
That is one kick ass Christmas!!
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I'm so happy that you'll both be together for the majority of the month! half the fun is the build up!
I hope you've done your shopping for Tim already, you won't get chance once he's over, with any luck you won't be apart for a second!
Me and Dave don't have our own place (hopefully next year
I've got pretty much everyone's presents (I had everyone's presents until I realised that my brothers BOTH had what I'd got them :rolleyes: ) so apart from a couple of bottles of wine, I don't have to get anything else.
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
That's awesome that you'll get to spend Christmas together though
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;)) Nearly
Do you love it? Usually
Do you hate it? I have done on occasion
When does panic buying set in? Never
Who's got their tree up? Dad's birthday 11th December.
Who opens a present on Christmas eve? Maybe this year. Depends how big my stocking is
Turkey, beef or goose A bird of some kind. Haven't decided
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If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;)) no...you're a nerd
Do you love it? eh...
Do you hate it? don't hate anything but i can take it or leave it
When does panic buying set in? why panic? :eek:
Who's got their tree up? no tree....i live alone...screw decorating
Who opens a present on Christmas eve? when we we're kids, my grandma would always give us one present to open and it was always pajamas
Turkey, beef or goose? lamb shanks for our family party and probably prime rib on christmas
Going to see my parents, don't have to buy too many presents this year cause we all decided to do a Buy Nothing Christmas.
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet?
Yeah, right! I usually don't even start until mid-December.
Do you love it?
Yeah, unless there's a ton of family drama.
Do you hate it?
See above.
When does panic buying set in?
If I forgot someone and have to go at the last minute (I hate shopping on weekends in December; I only go if I have no other choice).
Who's got their tree up?
Just put mine up yesterday, still have to decorate it.
Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
I usually don't.
Turkey, beef or goose?
None, I'm vegetarian. Pizza or veggie lasagna.
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? Yep all done and wrapped and last overseas parcel was posted at the weekend.
Do you love it? take it or leave it
Do you hate it? nah
When does panic buying set in? never
Who's got their tree up? I'm not responsible for tree putting up
Who opens a present on Christmas eve? Nope ... Santa hasn't been then :rolleyes:
Turkey, beef or goose? none I'm vegetarian
I'm at Sarah's for Christmas and new year
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? (;))
I've just got two to get... done my immediate family though.
Do you love it?
I love Christmas, yes..
Do you hate it?
I don't hate Christmas, no..
When does panic buying set in?
I've been in a constant state of panic all through it.. For example, wtf do you buy a 16 year old sister? The mum and dad who have everything? (They have me as a son FFS!) Hopefully they like what I've chosen.
My biggest panic is the new state of my bank account.
Who's got their tree up?
Don't know if Sarah's got hers up yet but if not... wait til I get there!
Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
Nope. My own family tradition is to wait until after lunch on Christmas day to open anything... Not this year
Turkey, beef or goose?
A bird within a bird within a bird within a bird.....
Andean Condor, Golden Eagle, Vulture, Goose, Turkey, Pheasant, Chicken, Pidgeon, Partridge, Quail, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch, Humming Bird, Bumble Bee, Horsefly.
I might leave out the last two. I'm told they're not even birds.
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- the great Sir Leo Harrison
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
My one present on Christmas eve was always underware. haha
I'm not completely done, but pretty close. I have to finish early as 99% of ours have to be mailed.
We're decorating sometime this week.
Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? nope
Do you love it? i just started christmas a couple of years ago so i do love it
Do you hate it? i do not see a downside
When does panic buying set in? i don't think i've ever had panic buying
Who's got their tree up? i wish.. this is my second year of having a tree.. the smell is divine
Who opens a present on Christmas eve? i would be massacred
Turkey, beef or goose? ham
we watched love actually this weekend.. put me in the best christmas mood ever!!!
Donating, helping the homeless, decerating the house, chopping down a tree in the woods, buying somebody a fresh hot meal who's on the street, making gifts, sending out gifts via snail mail, etc..
-Is anyone as organised as me and completely finished shopping yet? ()
I am your perfect Seinfield. Very organized, accept for my room. It's a mess. Just everything outside of that world, it's all good.
-Do you love it?
Course I love it. One of the best times of the year! Baby Jesus is born!
-Do you hate it?
Nope
-When does panic buying set in?
I don't panic this time of year. Which is weird. I did have panic attacks many weeks ago, something I can't talk about here. Just weird during the holiday's, my heart is just so happy!
-Who's got their tree up?
To early for that. We have the tree up till the week after New Year's! So probably a week before Christmas we put it up.
-Who opens a present on Christmas eve?
I would sometimes open the gifts when I come back from Church service that night. I'm Greek Orthodox. Sometimes I would sneak by with a sweet EggNog and take a pic, even check everybodies bed for anything. But it's tough. hahah
-Turkey, beef or goose?
Beef, turkey, lamb etc.. Cooking for a Greek family over here! You need to be prepared, like crazy style! lol
I'll save you some and send it in a nice ickle parcel :cool:
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.