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Noahboah2014 wrote: »August 17th. So not back to work until mid January. First Christmas since I was a child that I will be completely free of college or work commitments
Ah fantastic. Enjoy the time off with your two little ones especially at Christmas. It's the best time to be with family
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mark26ireland wrote: »Argos Autumn/Winter catalogue is out this month i think!
Ooh! That was one of the markers on my signs christmas is coming list from another thread !! Getting so close! Thanks Mark that just made my morning
Sorry forgot the name to the previous poster who is on maternity leave for Christmas and expecting baby number too, best of luck and enjoy !! 0 -
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Hollister11 wrote: »Almost time for the Christmas eve traditions thread. My favourite thread in the forum.
It's my favourite as well, full of good feels! 0 -
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oh I'm feeling so christmassy today. We just moved into our new house , so I'm all about having it ready for christmas. But also now i really want to set some christmas eve traditions for our home. Last year was the first christmas eve we spent together , normally we would both be in our parents houses. We started last year by making christmas tree meringues. Only problem being my drunk friend wouldn't leave. So id imagine us having a lovely day of baking and watching christmas movies , minus the drunk friend. 0
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callmelisa wrote: »Hi all. I joined today just so I can start contributing to these threads. Never met anyone who loves Christmas like I do, so I feel like you're my people!
Hi callmelisa ! Welcome! Your Definitely among the right people here anyway :pac: I'm not very crafty myself but there are a few people here who share their work and it is amazing !! Definitly the place for Christmas themed craft inspiration ( or envy in my case )
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Started discussing Christmas plans with my fella today, he was gobsmacked. He was like "We haven't even booked our summer holiday yet!"
I'm terminally ill and thought last Christmas would be my last but it looks like this Christmas is comfortably going to happen too so I think I can be forgiven for being excited about it! I get to see my beloved Christmas decorations one more year. Yay! 0 -
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Mystery Egg wrote: »I cried a liitle with shock and sadness when I read that Elliott. May there be many more Christmases for you and what there will be, may it be deeply deeply sweet.
There's no need to be sad, Mystery Egg. I grieved for about four months after getting the news then something just lifted off me.
But I see the value in relishing what you enjoy even more now which is why this forum is so great. You all should enjoy Christmas to the max because you never, ever know when life will throw crap at you.
To be honest, there's one aspect of Christmas I could do without and have never cared for once I became an adult, the gift-giving. I love giving gifts but I think gift-giving puts so much financial pressure on so many people.
But I love the decorations, food and time with your loved ones. Christmas is family. And friends!
Gawd, the decorations! Is there anything better than Christmas decorations? I have not built up my own collection yet because I have always been in small rentals but I love helping my mother put up hers every year. I love how pretty they are and the memories they bring back. The worn, glitter-covered reindeers she got for us when we kids. The daft mini mirrored, fluffy handbag ornament my sister got. The delicate, patterned, matt rose-gold baubles that, even though we bought them in my parents' local Costcutter, are the nicest baubles we've ever bought. My mother's little bare branched tree with lights at the end of the branches. The bright emerald ribbed baubles I couldn't walk past last Christmas. The tacktastic trumpet-playing Santy than we use to annoy the cat every year, and laugh when he turns his back to it. :pac:
I said I wasn't that sad any more but I am a bit devastated that I won't be able to start my own collection of carefully chosen (not necessarily all tasteful
) decorations. I love them and not only that but I have so many memories of picking out decorations down the years with my mother and sister and how excited we'd get looking at the decorations. Every year we would say we wouldn't buy any new ones, that we had enough, but every year we were seduced by the Christmas section in every shop and every year something would always turn our heads.
So everyone, relish buying new decorations and eating delish food and being with your family and friends for as long as your health allows.0 -
Wow, Elliott.
This has really got me thinking about the "Things you would do differently next year" thread.
Perhaps some of you, like me, didn't get time to relax and watch as many Christmas films as you'd have liked to.
Maybe you keep putting off that weekend away to a Christmas market in Europe until next year.
Maybe you were so stressed trying to buy the perfect presents or planning an amazing festive lunch that you didn't enjoy the season as much as you should have.
Don't keep putting things off until next year. Enjoy yourselves and cherish the joy of Christmas 2016 and those you will be spending it with.
I know I will, thanks to the above post.0 -
That's lovely, Posy!
Well, before I was even ill, I didn't really have much time for the gift-giving side of Christmas (aside from for children of course, you can't bottle the magical feeling we all felt as children when we saw that Santy had come!). I have seen so many people stressed and miserable at Christmas worrying about money. That makes me sad because it is SO unnecessary, IMO. Christmas should be about family and films and music and food and drink and everyone having a lovely, colourful, bright fortress in which to hide from the dark northerly winter. And the lead up to Christmas which also is a great distraction from the short, cold days.
I'd also say to people, if something goes wrong on Christmas Day, don't sweat it. About a decade ago, my family and I had a disasterous Christmas, filled with various serious illnesses, operations and a small house fire that broke out at our home. (not fairy light-related.) My fiancé's uncle also died in a house fire in the early hours of Christmas Day years ago. He had escaped the house but thought his wife was still in there and went back where he was overcome just before he reached the back door to get back outside again. His wife had actually escaped. 
These events have made me really appreciate the good Christmases and made me realise that it doesn't matter if the trifle didn't set quite right or the wreath won't hang properly on the door or you broke a bauble or the stuffing isn't quite as tasty as last year's. One year our Christmas tree fell over (we think it was pussycat-related ) and we just laughed and redecorated it. Just relax and enjoy. OK, I'll stop preaching now. 0 -
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