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Reasons To Be Cheerful

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    #152
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I made these cookies yesterday. They're so good and the dough freezes well. Anyway, my reason to be cheerful is that I took the glorious bag of cookie dough out of the freezer earlier and put two chocolatey lumps in the oven and we had a couple of drinks with them. (My husband had a porter and I had the traditional accompaniment to a cookie - a vodka and Diet Coke. :cool:) The recipe has almost half a kilo of chocolate in it but I got 19 ice cream scoops of dough plus another scoop that I ate out of the bowl and I keep a 2kg bag of chocolate in the house at all times so I can always make emergency cookies. Stick it on your Christmas baking list!


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    #153
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    Listening to christmas fm at 7 am on 5th March with the kids!


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    #154
    mark26ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭mark26ireland


    Just booked a hotel in Galway for the Christmas markets this year! Have never been to one before, really looking forward to it! Anybody been?


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    #155
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,244 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Would really love to go somewhere for a Christmas market this year but I'm already going to so many places this year, not sure I could afford it or if I could even get anybody to go with me anyway.

    I guess that 's my reason to be cheerful though, going to Rome in April, sun holiday (not sure where yet) in August and London in October! My brother is getting married in June also :)


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    #156
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    The first proper sunny day of 2016


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    #157
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    I'm going to be very shallow here for a minute but it has me in such a good mood I don't care ! :pac: finally found a nice Guess bag in TK maxx so was able to use my last voucher from the Toy Show! Well actually I wasn't going to get it I suffer terribly from "mommy guilt" so I insisted I didn't need it and mr glitz God love the lovely man that he is, knew how much I loved it took a sneaky pic of it so he could remember it and took a half day from work to get it for me. Came home today with it and I just love it ! I finally have an authentic Guess bag ! :D


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    #158
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    And a box of lucky charms ... hangs head in shame while scoffing said delicious cereal :)


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    #159
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I started a new job. It's not a fancy job or a job that will make me a millionaire, but the owners of the company (it's a tiny Irish company so it's pretty much just them) are so open to any ideas I have and just generally lovely. And I signed up for a course that will help me to get a job in the future. Everything's coming up Milhouse!


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    #160
    mud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭mud


    Packing up my home for pastures new. Looking at Christmas cards from over the years. It's a lovely way to spend a few hours :)


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    #161
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Congratulations on the new job, Toto! :)

    Ah that sounds lovely, Mud. I love Christmas cards.

    I'm spending the weekend hitting the books. My life is so exciting right now. :pac:


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    #162
    Dolbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,154 ✭✭✭Dolbert


    We went to the zoo today, it was great! Thank you Tesco vouchers :pac:


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    #163
    Into The Blue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭Into The Blue


    Wife and two kids chicken pox cleared up yesterday. decent sleep last night for the first time in a long time!


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    #164
    mud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭mud


    Christmas Day is on Sunday this year! Yay lots of days off :)


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    #165
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It means I'll have Christmas eve off for the first time in several years. :):)


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    #166
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's June!! :):)


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    #167
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,727 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Posy wrote: »
    It's June!! :):)

    Woah we're half way there. Woah living on a prayer.

    Also the sunny weather would definitely be a reason to be cheerful.


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    #168
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    We've used the BBQ more this week than we did during the entire crappy summer we had a few years ago. Absolutely loving this weather.


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    #169
    Morleystreet
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Morleystreet


    Into the "one hundreds" on the countdown!


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    #170
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,806 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    Morleystreet wrote: »
    Into the "one hundreds" on the countdown!

    Almost half way there :)


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    #171
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I'm wearing my Christmas t-shirt today.


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    #172
    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 11,992 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    It's dark and gloomy outside, lights on inside and I'm listening to the Nutcracker in full - it's almost like Christmas :D


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    #173
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,727 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    miamee wrote: »
    It's dark and gloomy outside, lights on inside and I'm listening to the Nutcracker in full - it's almost like Christmas :D

    The dark dreary weather today made it feel very Christmassy today. Roll on winter :D


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    #174
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I'm already looking forward to buying my winter coat and gloves. :D


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    #175
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Posy wrote: »
    I'm already looking forward to buying my winter coat and gloves. :D

    Penneys had their Autumn/Winter launch today and I was picking out my winter coat from the pictures on Twitter.


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    #176
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's July!!

    The Brown Thomas Christmas shop is actually opening next month. :D


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    #177
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Posy wrote: »
    It's July!!

    The Brown Thomas Christmas shop is actually opening next month. :D

    Omg !! :D nearly chocked on my cereal when I read that lol :) it's so close !!!! :)


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    #178
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    S learned to ride a proper bike today!!! I'm so proud of him, he can even come to a proper stop using the brakes despite his bike being so much bigger than his balance bike.

    Then when we came home he insisted on reading his own bedtime story and read nearly the entire book by himself! He's getting so grown up and he's only 3 years and 9 months old tomorrow.


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    #179
    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 11,992 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    I received an email yesterday from Winterval Waterford to tell me that their tickets for this year go on sale on Monday 5th September. The countdown is on :pac:


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    #180
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,727 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    It's Friday and September, another month closer! :)


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    #181
    washiskin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭washiskin


    A robin chirping away on the roof of next door's house woke me this morning....:)


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