Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

Bananaleaf

Reading the Takeaway Thursday posts here, I was inspired. I called in an Apache pizza. I got sausage, pepperoni, pineapple and black olive. It's either the hangover talking or I've found the perfect topping combination!

Loughc

Bananaleaf wrote: »

Reading the Takeaway Thursday posts here, I was inspired. I called in an Apache pizza. I got sausage, pepperoni, pineapple and black olive. It's either the hangover talking or I've found the perfect topping combination!

You had me until Black olive. Yuck

iguana

Loughc wrote: »

The ChristmasFM app still has live djs until Dec 31st.

I had to download it tonight for an absolutely devastated S. "There are 12 days of Christmas, why would they stop on day 3?":(:(:(:( I had to explain they haven't stopped they just can't broadcast to the car radio anymore. So we got home, downloaded the app and had a Christmas dance off before bed.

freshpopcorn

OUTDOORLASS wrote: »

Freshpopcorn...were you selling them at a food fair !! If not, you should have...looked good enough to sell.....

Cakes aren't sold. One is a present one might be and the rest are eaten!

Bananaleaf

iguana wrote: »

I had to download it tonight for an absolutely devastated S. "There are 12 days of Christmas, why would they stop on day 3?":(:(:(:( I had to explain they haven't stopped they just can't broadcast to the car radio anymore. So we got home, downloaded the app and had a Christmas dance off before bed.

I was in the car as they stopped. Was awful. Fairytale of New York, the Christmas FM jingle and then just silence. Awful.

Loughc

iguana wrote: »

So we got home, downloaded the app and had a Christmas dance off before bed.

That is adorable!!!

Graces7

Has been a peaceful and relaxed time for me for the first time since I can remember. No great hype; no flat feeling after. Peaceful and right.

Island life has a lot to recommend it!

Dalomanakora

Tried the takeaway Thursday thing too, by popping into Boojum after some drinks. Got them to give me the naga chilli sauce stuff, which tasted lovely.
But I forgot I haven't eaten properly spicy food for about 8 months, so I've spent the night in an absolute heap with my stomach :pac:



Up and about now, I feel it's now acceptable to go shopping, so I'm off up to Newry for the day

Back to work tomorrow, time flew by!

Loughc

I heard a Christmas song on the radio today. It’s a Christmas miracle.

Heroditas

Loughc wrote: »

You had me until Black olive. Yuck

Black olives? I stopped when I saw pineapple mentioned!!

Posy

Loughc wrote: »

I heard a Christmas song on the radio today. It’s a Christmas miracle.

Me too!

I heard A Winter's Tale on the radio this afternoon. That counts.

OUTDOORLASS

Did a couple of hours of ironing today....There was.nt a sock or pair of jocks in anybodys drawer..... did it whilst listening to
ChristmasFm on the app....Definately made a dreary job much more enjoyable....

lycan238

Loughc wrote: »

You had me until Black olive. Yuck

Same. I'm having pizza tomorrow. Christmas FM and the Temple Street Foundation liked my tweet. yay!!!

Loughc

Did my first post turkey run. It went much better than expected!!

Heroditas

Loughc wrote: »

Did my first post turkey run. It went much better than expected!!

I haven't run since the start of the month. Absolutely dreading my first run on Thursday in the Phoenix Park when I'm back in work. Vom!!

Littlehorny

Finally all my family are getting together for Christmas tomorrow. With us all having kids and staying in our own houses on Christmas Day the 30th is the first day we all free.
Looking forward to it

Loughc

Heroditas wrote: »

I haven't run since the start of the month. Absolutely dreading my first run on Thursday in the Phoenix Park when I'm back in work. Vom!!

I’m dreading trying to move tomorrow morning. My last run was about 5 or 6 weeks ago at this stage. I’m gonna be stiff as a board!

Loughc

Littlehorny wrote: »

Finally all my family are getting together for Christmas tomorrow. With us all having kids and staying in our own houses on Christmas Day the 30th is the first day we all free.
Looking forward to it

Enjoy it. Nothing better than gathering together at Christmas

freshpopcorn

I've being looking at a few news reviews of the year both local and national and the year really flew.
From the storms to the referendum to the heat wave to the presidential election. The year really flew!

Jude13

I have my first run this evening. Playing golf in the afternoon with work. I am not looking forward to the run, there is no way I am going to step on a scales this week. I have put on some serious timber over the break. Bit of a strep throat at the moment too.

Just found out that we have to be out of the office at lunch tomorrow as the roads around the building close for NYE.

Graces7

Another quiet day today.... small wind, mild air, films on youtube, woolwork...Bliss

Bananaleaf

Graces7 wrote: »

Another quiet day today.... small wind, mild air, films on youtube, woolwork...Bliss

where do you live??? sounds lovely

freshpopcorn

Bananaleaf wrote: »

where do you live??? sounds lovely

I think grace lives on an island!

Loughc

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think grace lives on an island!

Don’t we all :pac:

OUTDOORLASS

You.r deadly LoughC..... Grace has often mentioned..offshore Island off Mayo....

Went for lovely meal last night with 2 friends down from the Big Smoke...LOL.....Had 2 glasses of wine over a 3.5 hour period...Changed to
sparkling water at 9 pm...Taxi home at 12... The zero tolerance with the drink driving would have you nervous..... I had to drive car at 11 am this morning...
I know I was fine...but you.d still be nervous... Heard from a woman whose son is training in Templemore that all the cadets were
drafted into various stations over Christmas...a cadet was matched with a garda...enabling them to have a very strong presence on
the roads... Sad to hear of some casualties on the road today.....

Jude13

I have been lucky as my OH is pregnant so I have a designated driver, although I do miss my partner in crime on nights out. Won't be long till shes back again.

I felt too ill yesterday to play golf but picked up in the evening and went for a 6.66km (not intentionally that distance) jog. My pace was way off and my jiggling was pronounced. I also got a blister in shoes I have had for yonks so it may be the extra weight or my feet have gone soft.

Have dinner booked at 7.30pm tonight and then home after new years. I work in downtown and the roads are closing at 3, so I need to get out of hazard. Our meeting rooms overlook the Burj Kahlifa and fountains so a few people have asked can they get the metro in and watch the fireworks etc from there. Not keen myself on mixing work with family.

CheerLouth

Morning Elves!

I'm back today after a lovely lovely Christmas! Thankfully my cold didn't amount to much so we had a relatively healthy Christmas! Kids were delighted with what Santy brought and we spent Christmas Day with a mad scientist (our daughter) and a taxi man (our son) This was our first Christmas with just ourselves for dinner and it was lovely. We had a great big family dinner in my parents on St. Stephens Day & then we had our little girls birthday the day after. House was mad with 8 four year old girls running around screaming like banshees but it was a great day. Have had a few relaxing days now in between.

Quiet day at work today (from home) - so will try to attack our 1000 piece jigsaw

Heroditas

Can't believe it's the 31st already. We're visiting my mother for lunch today and then having a nice quiet evening at home to ring in the New Year.
Roll on February (I absolutely hate January)

freshpopcorn

Loughc

Heroditas wrote: »

Can't believe it's the 31st already. We're visiting my mother for lunch today and then having a nice quiet evening at home to ring in the New Year.
Roll on February (I absolutely hate January)

I also hate hate hate January.