Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

jellybear

Heading out to get wrapping paper...lots to wrap!! Busy weekend ahead, meeting my new nephew tomorrow and heading over to my bestie on Sunday to exchange pressies! It's all about the get togethers this time of year

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

That is actually making me feel a bit stressy sick...

Hear hear.
The days are going by so quickly that it feels like I'll miss christmas in the blink of an eye at this rate. I don't feel like i've had time to stop & take anything of it in the last couple of weeks.

This working for a living lark is not what its cracked up to be.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

This working for a living lark is not what its cracked up to be.

Hear hear!!

CheerLouth

Seriously, it's ridiculous. My job is gone absolutely flipping mental in the last two weeks. It's like everyone suddenly realised that there are two working weeks of the year left & they need to squeeze a full years work into them :(

DvB wrote: »

This working for a living lark is not what its cracked up to be.

I regret that my grand plan of marrying into money did not work out :P:pac:

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

Hear hear.
The days are going by so quickly that it feels like I'll miss christmas in the blink of an eye at this rate. I don't feel like i've had time to stop & take anything of it in the last couple of weeks.

This working for a living lark is not what its cracked up to be.

This has happened to us the last few years so we are determine to make sure we get some good family time and time on our own over the next couple of weeks. Tonight is pencilled in for 'date/Christmas night' get the kids asleep, sit down and either watch a Christmas movie with some popcorn or a glass of wine, chat and admire the decorations.

CheerLouth wrote: »

I regret that my grand plan of marrying into money did not work out :P:pac:

So is my wife! I drove a BMW when I met her and I'm sure she thought she was on to a good thing. Little did she know

Seamai

freshpopcorn wrote: »

This is a cafe/bakery near me. What do ye make of the prices?

Scandalous! €18.00 for a 9" apple crumble is a complete rip off, it's one of the easiest desserts to make, you don't need to be to be a Nigella Lawson to turn out a half decent one, (I do a mean one with rum soaked raisins added to the apple), everything else is accordingly expensive, fools and their money....I'm guessing this is in some well heeled part of Dublin?

Posy

I think it's in Cark, boi!

Seamai

Posy wrote: »

I think it's in Cark, boi!

I think I found it, is it in Mitchelstown? Not a million miles from me. That makes it even more shocking, bet it's full of painful yummy mummies blocking the road outside with their milfwagons. If people are willing to shell out this sort of money for cakes they have no right to whinge about being strapped for cash. €15 for a 10" empty pavlova shell!! They're having a laugh.

freshpopcorn

cherryghost wrote: »

Those prices are completely off the wall.

It does seems expensive to me also.
Especially with some of the 6 inch cakes. I'd nearly eat that by myself.

freshpopcorn

Seamai wrote: »

I think I found it, is it in Mitchelstown? Not a million miles from me. That makes it even more shocking, bet it's full of painful yummy mummies blocking the road outside with their milfwagons. If people are willing to shell out this sort of money for cakes they have no right to whinge about being strapped for cash. €15 for a 10" empty pavlova shell!! They're having a laugh.

Your correct.
I've always being unsure weather or not to try it but it always seems a tad expensive. The blackforrests are very expensive.

Seamai

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Your correct.
I've always being unsure weather or not to try it but it always seems a tad expensive. The blackforrests are very expensive.

Everything is more than a tad expensive, I reckon the ingredients required for a 10" pavlova would cost me around €1.40 plus another 10 to15c to cook it, that's some mark up going on there, like I said fools and their money.

Mam of 4

The tree and all the decorations have made it out of the attic ! Between tomorrow evening or Sunday they should get put up !
Although one crib is already out set up , and aglow in the porch

SarahLil

Almost 18 days left and my other half hasn't even started shopping he joked the other day that he had nothing bought then said come to think of it if he had anything bought he would be ahead of himself
He wasn't big into Christmas till I came along, Christmas has grown on him

I have been so busy in work this week I didn't get much time to post, is anyone up to anything Festive this weekend, work parties, Santa?

We are planning on heading to town in the morning to get some gifts, some bits we need for hosting Christmas, birthday presents and a new baby gift, I need to write a list

Can anyone recommend somewhere festive in town for a nice coffee and mince pie? (I have had a mince pie since last Christmas)

Rubberchikken

christmas tree and door wreath up.
thats the extent of our decorations- love Christmas but not too bothered about the decs:(

working christmas eve/christmas day and st stephens day nights so we're having our christmas dinner on christmas eve this year:)

SarahLil

This day two weeks most of us will be finished work for holidays and Jude will be home in Ireland

TRS30

SarahLil wrote: »

This day two weeks most of us will be finished work for holidays and Jude will be home in Ireland

I have two days annual leave next week and three day trainings course week after so only 5 more days in the office

SarahLil

TRS30 wrote: »

I have two days annual leave next week and three day trainings course week after so only 5 more days in the office

Wow it will go so quickly!

Going to visit some family up the country for the weekend and bringing the Christmas gifts etc.

Then visiting my best friend next week, she lives a bit away from me as well.

L1011

Tiger have some handmade (well, hand finished anyway) stitched tree decorations in. Got a snowman that has a particular eye and mouth stitching that makes him look like he's more than a little tiddly at the snowman Christmas party. All the others were far less funny looking and that's probably why it was still there but I consider that perfectly apt for the time of year.

Beechwoodspark

Love the Cadbury ad

Simple and heartwarming.

Good job Cadbury’s !

HildaOgdenx

I love seeing all the lights going up, especially outdoor lights.

cherryghost

I'm going mad. Haven't seen any dunnes bakery mince pies! They were my favourite by a mile last year

kitten_k

Heroditas

The yellow bit begins for most of us hardcore posters in November!

Maybe it's just me but it seems a little quiet this year in town. I was in Dublin City centre on Thursday night and thought it seemed a bit quiet.
We brought the kids to see Frozen in Liffey Valley at lunchtime and got parking there no problem and it didn't seem particular nuts when we left at 3.30ish. I've seen it busier during the year.
I could very well be wrong though ...

Loughc

What was Frozen like?

Heroditas

Loughc wrote: »

What was Frozen like?

The four of us loved absolutely every minute of it, despite the 30mins of trailers and ads beforehand.

I actually preferred it to the original!

Loughc

Heroditas wrote: »

I actually preferred it to the original!

You’re the second person to say that. And I’ve only asked 2 people haha. Good sign.

Posy

Ordered four star pizza earlier, now I'm watching the third Christmas Prince film and eating chocolate truffles.

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

What was Frozen like?

Our all liked it for the most part. Elf 2 (3 in a few weeks) was a bit scare in a couple places. Over all I thought it was a bit darker than the original however still excellent and highly recommend.

Jude13

As we had visitors over the last few weeks I have been goring on mince pies, mulled wine, stuffing, baileys chocolate fudge, and pork sandwiches. I lost 5kg in October hoping to get another 5kg gone by the time Christmas came. I have put on the 5kg I lost and am back at square 1 with five days till I fly home. I am going to try and run each day this week.

Watched Home Alone 2 last night, amazing as always but now I notice more plot holes than before. Anyway last year we planned on watching all the Christmas movies Christmas week but never had the time so we got them done early. Also watched polar express which I used to dislike but not like.

We also went to a tree lighting ceremony in a desert resort called Bab Al Shams. They had Santa arrive on a camel and nice firework display.

Hope all is well in the Christmas forum. I see from the weather forum that its going to be a manky Christmas with no snow.