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    #1022
    hdowney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Loughc wrote: »
    Loving how this forum bursts to life this time of the year! Here's to a great Christmas Season all!

    This day next week I will be putting up my Christmas Tree! :D

    Meee too :) Since I am assuming I won't be off to the toy show :(

    I am still debating getting a real tree. I am waiting for the ones for the Hospice to go on sale and then I'll go take a gander at size, poofyness! and price.


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    #1023
    Alicat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    hdowney wrote: »
    Meee too :) Since I am assuming I won't be off to the toy show :(

    I am still debating getting a real tree. I am waiting for the ones for the Hospice to go on sale and then I'll go take a gander at size, poofyness! and price.

    This is very important! :pac:


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    #1024
    hdowney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Alicat wrote: »
    This is very important! :pac:

    It REALLY is. I don't want some spindly looking yoke ya can see thru. I have enough decs for THREE trees for flipsake, I'd not get a third of them on a spindly fcker!


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    #1025
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    This day next week I'll be browsing the Christmas markets of Cologne:cool:


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    #1026
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Princess Peach wrote: »
    This day next week I'll be browsing the Christmas markets of Cologne:cool:


    Jealous is an understatement!


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    #1027
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    Loughc wrote: »
    Jealous is an understatement!

    Sorry, that was not my intention at all when making the post :pac:


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    #1028
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Princess Peach wrote: »
    Sorry, that was not my intention at all when making the post :pac:

    No apology needed at all, have a great trip and take lots of pictures! :D


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    #1029
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Just got some great news one of my good friends who's over in Australia is coming home in time for Christmas. I haven't seen him in about 2 years and one if the last sessions we had together was Christmas Eve 2011. Looking forward to having him back. It's made me soooo excited for Christmas :D


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    #1030
    mashedbanana
    Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭mashedbanana


    Loughc wrote: »
    Just got some great news one of my good friends who's over in Australia is coming home in time for Christmas. I haven't seen him in about 2 years and one if the last sessions we had together was Christmas Eve 2011. Looking forward to having him back. It's made me soooo excited for Christmas :D

    That will be some session that night out!!!!


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    #1031
    Pigwidgeon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    So I posted about the gingerbread house I was building the other day, we finally finished it. Between two people it took about 40 hours of work decorating, it has a wooden frame, but other than that the entire thing is edible. To put it in perspective, there's around 150kg of royal icing used in it! I had so much fun doing it and am really proud of how it came out, now pictures as promised (unfortunately I can't put the smell into the computer). It's something to cross off the bucket list anyway!

    Before:

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    The Finished Exterior:

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    The interior:

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    #1032
    SparkySpitfire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭SparkySpitfire


    Wow!!!! That house is amazing! Well done! You should definitely make some sort of tutorial, unless you've decided to create a family secret to passed down :D


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    #1033
    ChewChew
    Moderators Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭ChewChew


    That gingerbread house is absolutely fantastic!!! Well done!


    So I took to the streets on Friday and I got aaaaalllll my shopping done. Just need to wrap it all but it's a great feeling to have it all over and done with now :) the tree goes up next... Christmas fm starts Thursday.... Ho ho ho :D


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    #1034
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,810 ✭✭✭Jude13


    Just waiting on payday and then I'll start my christmas shopping.

    That ginger bread house is unreal.


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    #1035
    Merkin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    I actually want to move in to the ginger bread house and live there until Christmas, I love it!! :)


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    #1036
    Emcm
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Emcm


    That house is just amazing so beautiful what an achievement. You have made me feel all Christmassy today !!!!

    Christmas shopping tomorrow !!!!!!!!


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    #1037
    Frigga_92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Frigga_92


    I have managed to sneak a few Christmas bits into the house. 2 porcelain santa and snowman candle holders and I have started decorating my light fixtures. My husband doesn't like Christmas half as much as I do so he wouldn't like the decorations going up too early.

    I'm putting up my tree next Sunday so I'm hoping to have the rest of my decorations up before then.

    I love when you have just put up all the decorations and everything looks just right, nothing missing bulbs, nothing sagging too low etc.
    I love it when the only light in the room is from the Christmas tree.


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    #1038
    Tindie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Tindie


    I have seen few house with some Xmas light from my work place to my house, none on road yet, but around the coner the one house with lights outside the house.

    And my tree is going up tomorow


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    #1039
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Tindie wrote: »
    I have seen few house with some Xmas light from my work place to my house, none on road yet, but around the coner the one house with lights outside the house.

    And my tree is going up tomorow


    My facebook newsfeed is full of people putting up their Christmas decorations today! :eek:

    I remember when anything before the 8th of December was madness! And I thought next weekend was too early, I want mine up now!!


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    #1040
    mashedbanana
    Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭mashedbanana


    Our local little town put up the decorations over the weekend, from a distance this morning I clocked them, but up close they are like something out of Circa 1965. Not very exciting at all. Maybe when they are lit up.....

    Supervalu have the tinned sweeties on special off. 2 for €10 , I Dont think they will drop any lower than that. So I got a 'few' tins. Then I hid them. I think Ill be a bit smarter this year, get out a nice dish fill with a good selection of sweets, and when the dish is empty thats that for another day, cos If I leave the tin unattended..... they won't eat their dinner, and there wont me as much as a bounty left for the odd visitor. Okay...there will be Bountys left, and Snickers, cos if there was nothing else there....they STILL wouldn't eat them ones.

    But you get my drift! Celebrations have now got Toblerone added to their tins. (Or is it Heros....which ever one does the mini bars) :-D

    this day next month pps!!!!!


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    #1041
    Broken Strings
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭Broken Strings


    Pigwidgeon wrote: »
    So I posted about the gingerbread house I was building the other day, we finally finished it. Between two people it took about 40 hours of work decorating, it has a wooden frame, but other than that the entire thing is edible. To put it in perspective, there's around 150kg of royal icing used in it! I had so much fun doing it and am really proud of how it came out, now pictures as promised (unfortunately I can't put the smell into the computer). It's something to cross off the bucket list anyway!

    It's like something from Heston Blumenthals Fantastical Food :D


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    #1042
    Frigga_92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Frigga_92


    My Christmas tree arrived this morning. Beyond excited!!


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    #1043
    Tindie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Tindie


    Are tree is up, still not put everything on there yet but so far

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    #1044
    hdowney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Still no sign of the Christmas trees that I wanna peruse and possibly buy. Mind my house is in NO state to accept said Christmas tree. I need to get a lick on moving the furniture and all. (I procrastinated at the zoo today!!!!)


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    #1045
    Frigga_92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Frigga_92


    Took my tree out of the box and I'm so happy with it :D

    We got a small reusable one this year because for the past 2 year we've bought real trees and they've been way too big and way too messy.

    Can't wait to decorate it on Sunday!


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    #1046
    Emcm
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Emcm


    I am a total wreck got a lot of my shopping done all the little people sorted and the nieces and nephews. Still have the parents to buy for but find them hard so hadn't the energy today after Penneys and Smyths .

    Ok I will be honest I blew €100 of my present budget in Homestore and more on Christmas decorations I think I may have a serious problem I might need some therapy I don't think my dear hubby is too impressed and oh yeah I forgot I haven't bought anything for him either ..... Oh dear!!!! Better luck next time ;-)


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    #1047
    pa4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 617 ✭✭✭pa4


    First christmas card in the post today :)


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    #1048
    we'llallhavetea
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea


    Think today I'm going to pull down everything from the attic :D Saturday night is the night, going to have the toy show recorded and throw it on, fire roaring, face like a slapped arse while I untangle the lights and fix bulbs etc, then the fun part of adding the baubles! Cannot wait to get the tree up!


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    #1049
    mashedbanana
    Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭mashedbanana


    untangling the lights.....*shudders*


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    #1050
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    I have to say I am LOVING everyone's pics of their Christmas Trees in the Christmas Trees Thread, there are some seriously lovely trees!


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    #1051
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,274 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    mashedbanana wrote: »
    untangling the lights.....*shudders*

    That is the worst part! :mad::pac:


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