SO WHO HERE IS PUMPED FOR CHRISTMAS!!

MrMerkinball wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

Ugh, im 19 and totally sick of it all already. Just so in your face everywhere you go, and im totally atheist and dont like religion anyway. Recieving a few cheques and some chocolate is always a win though. Shopping for people who are close to you also sucks because you worry too much if they will like your present! Probably will be better when i got kids

I wouldn't say I am Atheist...more of an Undecided at this point. I can Still enjoy the holidays..mostly beacuse you get to see friends and family.

I grew up with great Christmases in my family and it is something I work very hard to re-capture for my kids. Maybe that's the difference.

That's exactly what I love about Christmas, not the religious aspect (i'm not a Christian but do believe in God), but the getting together with family and friends and relaxing.

Steve Dunne wrote:

i already starterd listening to xmas carols at work...it actually is quite relaxing backround music.

Yep! Me, too I had to control the urge to watch Scrooged until November came around. As the World Series is on I'm delaying the movie for a couple days. Usually I would have watched it at least 3 times by now.

I have enough yarn to knit at least 4 Christmas gift scarves. I got to get a move on, though. My dad's socks are done for Christmas, and my mom's first sock is almost done. After the socks and scarves I'll move on to finishing my mom and dad's 2008 and 2007 Christmas needlepoints (oops! )

I already bought 2 ties for my brother-in-law (one for his birthday and one for Christmas). He really appreciates ties for gifts. However after I bought them I found out he's going to Kuwait for a year in the navy. So, I guess these ties may become my brother's birthday and Christmas gifts. Who knows, maybe he'll need ties in Kuwait. One of the ties is based on the quilts of Gee's Bend, and is very cool.

tvismyfriend wrote:

I usually don't get excited for Christmas until my birthday has come and gone.

me too.
then thanksgiving usually closely follows.
right after that tho - let the christmas lovin' begin!


i used to also always have all my christmas shopping done before thanksgiving, cards written out by december 1st, etc, etc. i still like to be organized/ahead of schedule but have tweaked the process some. starting last year, mr. dream and i have taken the week after thanksgiving off. it's great b/c it extends the holiday for me and also b/c then in early december will spend maybe a day during the week doing all our shopping....we'll go see a matinee...go out to dinner.....then get our tree and decorate the house that week too. so we still get all "set" for the holidays early, but we also ease into the month of celebrations chill and relaxed. i LOVE christmas trees and decorating, so i soooo enjoy just having the tree lit, candles everywhere...glss of wine in hand.

oh, and i just about stopped sending christmas cards. i just don't enjoy it the way i used to, started becoming a chore/expense...so if i send 15 cards out to a few choice "special" people, it's a lot. i also have it fairly easy in that i only have a handful of people to shop for. oh and i love, love, love wrapping presents!

this year too, my firm is closing between christmas and new year's.....so really, what a relaxing/fun month it shall be! 8-)

craigb wrote:

Who doesn't like Christmas?

ME!!
It is the worse time of year for me. The marketing people started in early September around here with Christmas sales, decorations, etc. It's at least 5 months long, 'cuz there is also the sales for people who are returning gifts.
I love Halloween, but it was like it didn't even exist. The stores are so full of Christmas stuff that the Halloween stuff was crammed in a corner hardly noticeable.

i like the feeling in the shops and in the streets,,we dont have this thanks giving thing,but we have a family dinner,and my sis has her name day..so its good day

pumped noo

plumped yep

I'm not usually a big fan of xmas but I have a feeling this xmas is going to be a good one.

i'm looking forward to the get-togethers and time off, i'm so not ready for it though...eep! i normally would have gotten my xmas gift list together by this point and would have already started ordering stuff. oops lol

I AM NOW ,JUST WORKED OUT WITH THE DELAY HERE AND THE POSTAL STRIKE GOING ON ..I MIGHT AND ITS A BIG MIGHT GET THE O2 BOOTS FOR XMAS WEEK...