Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

CheerLouth

Here's a photo - bit hard to see as the clouds are quite low today but this of the Cooley Mountains and Carlingford. Also, I'm not the best photographer ever!

Loughc

What a fab view!!

kitten_k

Currently snowing in Malahide!!!

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

Currently snowing in Malahide!!!

Snowing on and off here too,the one parts are not long enough to get anything going but it sure is pretty when it does fall!

French_Girl

Loughc wrote:

Snowing on and off here too,the one parts are not long enough to get anything going but it sure is pretty when it does fall!

I was just staring out the window.
Couldn't believe it was snowing!

Toto Wolfcastle

I can officially confirm that the Guinness gate looks the opposite of magical when it’s snowing.

SarahLil

Only catching up on things here now, been getting back to normality, a few hospital appointments with my mam and getting lots of walking done lost a few pounds on the scales too, planning my meals which is great so there is less waste
Been planning my Pals hens party too Wedding in July
Most of my decorations packed away accept a few plaques with Christmas slogans on them lurking around the place and my artificial Christmas hanging basket I need to get up to the attic and get some bubble wrap down
One of my mams neighbors still has their garden tree lite up
Loads of little jobs to be done around my house serious decluttering needed
Congrats Mystery Egg amazing news
Iguana great bargain for you I wasn’t online so missed it
I stocked up on extra milk this evening for my house and my mams just Incase we wake up to a blanket of snow in the morning

Postgrad10

Blanket of snow here in the NE. Doubt there will be any more but it's lovely to look at:)

SarahLil

Post a picture of snow if you can Postgrad10

Whispered

Getting toddlemonster to bed and my husband just burst in like an excited child "it's P*SSING snow out!!" Now instead of going to sleep said toddler is lying in bed repeating that classy little phrase.

Loughc

How amazing would this have been if the snow was falling down while we all had our Christmas lights up!

iguana

SarahLil wrote: »

Iguana great bargain for you I wasn’t online so missed it

If you are anywhere near a Heatons they have 70% off some Christmas stock now (including gift sets and boxes of sweets). It's not all 70% off the existing sale price, some of it is just 70% off the original price and it's hard to tell which is which. But if you buy anything assuming that it's 70% off the original price, that's still a good bargain. And if it turns out to be 70% off the sale price that's just an extra bonus.

I bought quite a bit there today, including gifts and a clapper board for 75c so S can feel super professional when he makes his toy videos.:pac:

Postgrad10

SarahLil wrote: »

Post a picture of snow if you can Postgrad10

On a very old smartphone with poor battery. Will try tomorrow. Snow got heavier and now there's a power outage. Candles everywhere making it very Christmassy

Toto Wolfcastle

A new coffee shop has opened near work and I've been trying to avoid going in there but this snow has convinced me that tomorrow is the day for hot chocolate and a treat.

Loughc

I got a hot chocolate and a treat Monday night after a 11 hour day in work. Totally worth it.

Toto Wolfcastle

Loughc wrote: »

I got a hot chocolate and a treat Monday night after a 11 hour day in work. Totally worth it.

11 hour day! Awful. You definitely needed a treat.

kitten_k

Snow coming down heavy in Dublin 8

Toto Wolfcastle

kitten_k wrote: »

Snow coming down heavy in Dublin 8

Excellent. I work in Dublin 8. Snow angels and snowball fights tomorrow so.

kitten_k

Knowing our luck it be gone before we wake!

Autosport

Snowing heavy in Kilkenny too, I don’t mind the snow it’s the ice and driving conditions:(

Jude13

I've been off the hot chocolate since just before Christmas but the lad beside me has three or four a day, I'm not kidding. We have a machine in work, coffee, hot chocolate etc and he samshes them. He eats fast food every lunch and is a whippet. I'm secretly hoping as 40 approaches him his metabolism slows.

Although I'm not as old as the guy beside me my metabolism shut down at about 25, the kilos that would disappear with no diet change during a good preseason just won't budge. I diet harshly (ketos great dor it) and get ill, plus traveling allot screws up my food choices.

Anyway, I am over the Jan blues today (I have decided today) and all the talk of snow has me gleefully thinking of Christmas 2018. It's going to be great. Last year we had a wedding, a move of home, two mini moons which were all great but stretched us $ wise. This year we've hopefully little stress. I'd still love to do Christmas abroad, the alps who be perfect* I'll keep dreaming.

*I have a euromillions ticket for the draw on the 23 Jan. Otherwise it will be Dublin, Wexford or Limerick and it will still be great.

Toto Wolfcastle

It wasn't really a winter wonderland this morning but it was lovely hearing the crunch of the snow as I walked to the bus this morning. Such a treat.

Also, is there a more satisfying noise than the sound of big lumps of snow falling from the roof of a car onto the road. It's a lovely slapping sound!

kitten_k

My current view

kitten_k

Sorry don't know why its coming up sideways when I embed it

SarahLil

I had a wonderful view of snow last night, the silence last night was gorgeous there wasn’t a car on the road around 11 pm it was really really quiet
The tree out the back garden the branches were thick with snow very little left when I got up this morning I was so disappointed

Loughc

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

It wasn't really a winter wonderland this morning but it was lovely hearing the crunch of the snow as I walked to the bus this morning. Such a treat!

Completely agree. I love the sound of snow crunching under my feet when I’m out walking in it.

AttentionBebe

AttentionBebe wrote: »

We only just took down our tree on Sunday night. My week off for cleaning/decluttering turned into a week looking after a sick three year old with a tummy bug, that combined with preggo exhaustion and generally feeling like sh1te meant that nothing was done. On the plus side I did order my lifelong dream of a pre-lit tree in the Heatons sale, reduced down from €96 to €22!

So I just got an email that the Christmas trees are out of stock and now it appears I've spent €8 on postage for a few baubles.

Loughc

Email them back asking for a discounted delivery charge. €8 delivery is robbery anyway.

Postgrad10

Boo! Insist on free delivery.

Sorry I didn't post any pics. Power has just been restored and the blanket of snow is now a sloppy watery mess. It was lovely when it was frozen , it made a nice crunchy noise when I walked on it. Apparently there's more to come this evening.

CheerLouth

Not much snow left here either My little girl was so excited to see snow this morning, she's only three so has never been in the snow. Her little face - she didn't realise how cold or wet it would be