Why Christmas May be Bearable this Year....

[cookie_monster]

....for me, anyway.

1) i dont have to work right up to christmas eve
2) i dont have to work mad friday at the pub or even the saturday
3) ive booked all my trains and have seats reserved on all of them
4) im having pie on the 23rd
5) the railway will be open for christmas eve, my biggest fear of its surprise closure in autumn
6) i get an extra day in london with my friend rather than a mega rushed afternoon
7) im only going fulfilling a long term ambition to see matthew bournes swan lake...at sadlers wells no less whilst im in london!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(this i am so excited about, wee might come out if i talk about it too much!)
8) our fortnightly report has been cancelled for between christmas and NYE meaning i dont have to do that when i get back
9) im going to see christmas lights, with music!
10) im not running at flat out like every year previous for the last 12 years and fingers crossed wont be poorly over christmas!


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[ToriRat]

Is this a thread for everyone to post? Im going to have a go

1) I love christmas, gives me ample oppurtunity to indulge in my uber perfectionism.
2) I have kids and I think kids make christmas extra special even if one of them is a train obsessed little freaklett.
3) Theres a chance I may actually get to socialise with the forum crew.
4) Having pie on the 23rd.
5) Have a bottle of sherry chilling in the fridge.
6) My mama is coming up for a visit.
7) My mama buys me lovely presents
8) My hubby has a list from which to purchase my gifts thus forstalling unpleasant giftage.
9) I am going to the in laws for xmas dinner so I am not cooking HOORAY.
10) and last but by no means least, I will especially enjoy christmas this year beacause my lovely husband is still here to enjoy it with.

 

[cookie_monster]

Is this a thread for everyone to post?

of course!

even if youre not feeling in the festive spirit, have a go, coz even when things are going badly, there are always some little gems to help light it up, they dont have to be the ground shakers....it could just be the promise of !


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[tek-monkey]

I'm gettin an 'ouse!

 

[shoes]

10) and last but by no means least, I will especially enjoy christmas this year beacause my lovely husband is still here to enjoy it with.

Defintely one to celebrate this year tori!

Things that make christmas tolerable you say?

1) Gettin drunk on fine whisky with my old man
2) Pie
3) and
4) ale
5) railway xmas eve
6) 2 week shutdown at work - there are no words to express how much i am looking forward to this
7) Christmas Lunch - mothers always make the best feast at christmas!
8) Might get to see MyCult if he's around
9) Seeing my oldest friend from school on a short break from his studies in Libya
10)

 

[cookie_monster]

6) 2 week shutdown at work - there are no words to express how much i am looking forward to this

or how much youve earnt it!!!


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[shoes]

Hells yeah, I'm still dubious about whether or not I will have homework to do over christmas. One thing that is certain though is that I'm not doing it

Has basil seen this thread yet? He'll be right upset we've all started posting lists!

 

[Gramaisc]

even if one of them is a train obsessed little freaklett.

Don't despair - he will get bigger.

 

[ToriRat]

oh yeah I forgot we will have to repost leaving out numbers 6-9

 

[Trumpet]

1) Christmas eve out with friends.
2) Lie in Christmas day.
3) A blast out on the bike on empty roads weather permitting.
4) Christmas dinner at sister's with nieces.
5) My sister's a great cook.
6) Niece's kids will be elsewhere with their dad. (get in!)
7) Wine and my mahoosive new TV in the evening.
8) Plum Pudding races at Mallory Park for Boxing day.
9) Sunday lunch out somewhere with a fire.
10) Back to work on 29th before the boredom sets in.

That'll do me.

 

[basil]

Hells yeah, I'm still dubious about whether or not I will have homework to do over christmas. One thing that is certain though is that I'm not doing it

Has basil seen this thread yet? He'll be right upset we've all started posting lists!

1, House full of family (fantastic)
2, Dry Sherry (Mmm)
3, Ham (M&S)
4, Being a bit tipsy (all day)
5, This the one day that Gilbert is allowed in the house (must buy some airwick)
6, The Queen's speech (swear at the telly)
7, Christmas crackers (hilarious jokes)
8, Homemade trifle (dry sherry)
9, Humungous dinner (must buy some airwick)
10, Siesta Time in the Living Room ( snores go in and out of tune)
11, Daft Dave the son-in-law helps where he can ( must hide the dry sherry and the plymouth gin)
12,
13,
.............

 

[Slainte]

1. Time off work
2. Lie in Christmas morning
3. Christmas eve at the railway
4. Boxing day at the railway in fancy dress
5. railway christmas day drinks to escape the family before lunch
6. Pie and ale with forumites
7. new man on the scene
8. new years eve with family
9. watching rugby match boxing day morning in the cold aided by port

 

[Gramaisc]

a train obsessed little freaklett

Has he told you what he's doing on the 6th/7th of February?

 

[wmrcomputers]

Let me think...

1) Actually having my wife at home to help me with the kids for the first time in several months since she started working
2) Putting my snow machine on nice and early so that the kids wake up to see a white garden (whether or not it actually snows)
3) Sister-in-law now staying with us so it's doubtful I'll actually have to do ANY of the cooking on Christmas day
4) Most of the kids choosing one BIG present rather than all the bitty crap - so I won't nbe spending all morning undoing stupid little wire twisty things and messing around with a screwdriver to put batteries in everything which we would have no doubt forgot to buy and end up spending an hour finding a garage open with over-priced batteries! (phew! So glad to get that one off my chest - lol)
5) Actually getting my wife to agree that I deserved a bottle of my favourite winter warmer "Drambuie"
6) Actually getting my wife to agree for the first time ever that I won't be doing any driving AT ALL on Christmas day
7) 5 + 6 above = one very merry WMR
8) Still overjoyed with number 7
9) erm.... still trying to think....
10) F**k it that'll do me!!!!!

Oh, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all whilst it's still just about OK to use the word Christmas. Next year it will be the Happy Holidays thread

CHEERS!!!!

 

[db]

1) first xmas in my new gaff
2) finish work on 24th dec, don't go back until 4th jan (none of which comes out of my holiday allowance)
3) round the clock turkey (mmmm turkey on toast for breakfast )
4) pigs in blankets
5) only time of the year when it suddenly becomes ok to start drinking at breakfast time

 

[shoes]

4) pigs in blankets

Awesome

 

[tek-monkey]

1) first xmas in my new gaff

Same here I think!

2) finish work on 24th dec, don't go back until 4th jan (none of which comes out of my holiday allowance)

I'm off from the 18th, but that is a week of my hols. Even so, 2 week binge!

3) round the clock turkey (mmmm turkey on toast for breakfast )

Never been a huge fan of turkey, but I never resist the chance to eat tasty animal

4) pigs in blankets

See above

5) only time of the year when it suddenly becomes ok to start drinking at breakfast time

 

[Slainte]

5) only time of the year when it suddenly becomes ok to start drinking at breakfast time

that never stops some people!!!!

 

[cookie_monster]

5) only time of the year when it suddenly becomes ok to start drinking at breakfast time

that never stops some people!!!!

what....you mean it not ok to do that?

oops!


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[Slainte]

5) only time of the year when it suddenly becomes ok to start drinking at breakfast time

that never stops some people!!!!

what....you mean it not ok to do that?

oops!


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As if I would say that!!! I'd hit the bottle at 8am if I could this year