It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

pigtail33

Happy Easter everyone 🐰🐣

Now, where's my chocolate 🍫😋 46 days is a long time without any.

DvB

Happy Easter y'all. Hope you all get plenty of choccy eggs!

CheerLouth

Happy Easter all! We've been up since before the crack of dawn as myself and the oldest elf always go to the Dawn Mass. Clocks going forward made it exceptionally hard to get out of the leaba at 5.20 though! Hoping the rain will clear up now so that we can get out for our Easter Egg hunt 🤗

CheerLouth

@BK5 I'm so sorry to hear about your Mammy. Will be keeping you and your family on my thoughts. Take care.

Cork Lass

Happy Easter everyone, hope the Easter Bunny paid a visit to you all 🐇.

PaulT21

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A very happy Easter to everyone🐣. Unfortunately the Easter Bunny didn't make it to our house this year. My daughter is at that age now when some "best kept secrets" will need to be revealed. This Easter one is not to bad, we just said she was too old now, but I am dreading the Santa reveal 🎅, and Im certain that she still believes. She will be going to Secondary school in September so the issue will need to be dealt with before that😕

freshpopcorn

Happy Easter!

jellybear

Fab decorations @freshpopcorn

Happy Easter all 🙂🙂

Posy

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When did the easter bunny start bringing eggs? He definitely didn't exist during my childhood! 😄

Princess Calla

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He was around for me in the 80's!

I don't think mine believe but they are happy with the chocolate and Lego (just small Easter themed Lego)

DvB

Settling in to watch that traditional Easter movie... barbie!

Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans!!!

Loughc

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wasn’t a thing back in my day either. I really dislike this tradition.

Loughc

an absolute cracker of a day out there.

It was sunny and warm all day can’t believe it.

Posy

It was a lovely day! ☀️ I was outside most of today doing some very light gardening tasks, reading and eating ice pops. It was a very welcome change from the misery we've had over the last few weeks and since there's more rain forecast for tomorrow it's good to make the most of it!

Princess Calla

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I'm older than you plus I'm pretty certain it was around for my siblings who are 10 years older than me (as my brother fell back asleep while eating the egg 😂)

Why don't you like the tradition?

PaulT21

just for context today. Back to Christmas tomorrow 🐣🎅🏻

Loughc

Happy April 1st everyone!

Princess Calla

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Someone went down the bunny (rabbit) hole last night at 1:32 😂😅😅

DvB

And it's April... into the 2nd quarter of the year!

CheerLouth

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We don't do the Easter Bunny in our house. It's a step too far for me! We never had the Easter Bunny in our house either as kids.

First time I ever saw it as a big thing was when we were in Australia - woke up on Easter Sunday morning to the Easter Bunny being driven around a campsite on the back of a pick up while firing eggs at hoards of screaming children running after him 🤣

DvB

We were aware of the 'Easter bunny' growing up in the 70s and early 80s but never really embraced the idea in our house. Santa and to a lesser extent the tooth fairy were the extent of our belief of fictional icons/characters.

freshpopcorn

As of Christmas 2024 all households/businesses will be required to keep Christmas Decorstions up for the full 12 days of Christmas.

Failure to do so will result in a €2,500 and up to 6 months in prison.

freshpopcorn

I'm 32 this year and I always had the Easter Bunny.

Even in first class we made little Easter cups and the Easter Bunny visited them at lunch time and out little eggs into them.

tscul32

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Very same for us. Easter eggs were just given to us from the "Easter bunny". For my own I used to hide an egg in their room and we'd joke that the bunny had been. Yesterday I didn't even do that and just left the eggs on their desks. Unfortunately the littlest elf (12) left his on the floor in its foil and went to the bathroom leaving the bedroom door open and the dog got in. Thankfully all he did was lick it so we were only down an egg and not also a doggy. Especially since it was last night and we'd had guests all day so neither OH or I could legally drive🍷🍷

Full Christmas dinner was on the menu, except for sprouts, couldn't find them. Was delish, as were the leftovers today.

freshpopcorn

There's an ad for Walkers on ITV and it plays The Power of Love in it. It reminds me of Christmas especially with the glow of our Easter tree in the background. I don't know if it makes me happy or sad.

DvB

The way this tear is going we'll be seeing Christmas stuff before you know it... can't believe we're into the 4th month already.

CheerLouth

April always flies by in our house as we've two birthdays!

Loughc

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I'm off for a week this month so essentially it's just a 3 week month for me.

Loughc

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There's already summer stuff in the supermarkets…. gets earlier every year!

tscul32

Was lovely this morning, I sat in the garden with my coffee. And walking the dog last night after 8 and it wasn't pitch dark. I like the hints of summer.

CheerLouth

I made my first purchase for Christmas 2024 last night - a present to myself lol! A yarn advent calendar based on the theme of "Christmas in Donegal" :)

DvB

Spent the day in emerald Park (tayto park) with the family. Had a ball, weather was great too.

Loughc

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You got a fab day for it! Looking forward to going myself in a few years when the boys are bigger.

BK5

Hi All. Just back in my own house after staying with Dad since Friday. Our beautiful, kind, funny Mother passed away last Saturday morning surrounded by all of us. She fought the good fight and never complained once.

Dad looked after her so well when she was sick, he really was a hero in all this. May we all be so lucky to have someone love us that much after 53 years of marriage.

Funeral was Monday and the crowds that attended her removal and funeral was testament to how well liked she was. Her quality of life had started to go down and we all had agree that she is better off now, even though we have been left with a big void in our lives.

Want to thank all of you who wrote on here sending me your best, you have no idea how much your kind words have meant to me. I always say it - Christmas people are the best people.

Anyway this note has been like a mini therapy session for me and I feel better for writing it so thank you all again and I'll soon get back to spreading Christmas cheer on here. ❤️

Aisling(",)

Thinking of you and your family BK5.

Take care of yourself.❤️

Loughc

So sorry for your loss BK5. Be kind to yourself. Xx

BK5

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Thanks, family are making me take the whole week off work because they know what I'm like.

pigtail33

So sorry for your loss BK5. Only you will know what's right for you to do right now, but I'm sure taking the week off work is very much needed.

We're all here for you ❤️

miamee

I'm very sorry to hear that BK5, may your lovely mother rest in peace.

DvB

So sorry for your loss @BK5 I can only imagine how you feel and dread the day it happens our family.

Take care of yourself and definitely take the time off to help start your own healing.

Remember we'll be here to help distract you if needed.

PaulT21

Deepest sympathies to your Dad, You and all your family @BK5. May your mother rest in Heavenly peace with those that have gone before her.🙏

CheerLouth

I'm so sorry for your loss @BK5. May your Mammy rest in peace. Take care of yourselves 🙏

Cork Lass

I’m so sorry for your loss @BK5. My condolences to you and your family at this sad time.

jellybear

@BK5 I'm so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and your family at this heartbreaking time. May your lovely mam rest in peace.

Mind yourselves and if you need anything, we're always here 🙂

Princess Calla

Ah I'm very sorry to hear that. 😢 Take care of yourself

Posy

I'm so sorry for your loss, @BK5. ❤️ I'm glad your family are looking out for your wellbeing. We're all here if you need us. xx

gidget

My sympathies to you and your family at this very sad time @BK5 May she Rest in Peace

tscul32

Sorry to hear that @BK5 may she rest in peace

Smell the glove

Sorry for you and your family's loss @BK5 . Thinking of you all and sending on my condolences. A bed of heaven for her.

BK5

Thanks everyone for the very kind messages, you are all such genuinely sound bunch.

My mother told my Dad that whatever money she had in her handbag was to be split evenly between my brother, sister and me so he insisted we take a few quid each the other day, so I'm going to head up to the M50 Christmas shop today and getting a few bits and lights for the outside of the house. It will cheer me up just to walk around the place and I'll be using Mam's money for something that brings real joy to us in my house.