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

Nice 😂

Was out for a walk earlier and seen some of the Santas grotto decorations for Winterval are out of storage and presumably being checked. Have to admit I had a big smile when I spotted them..pics aren't great, got one of a nutcracker and some of the lights/baubles.

Great to see so much activity for me to read since last Thursday. Had a busy weekend with it being my 30th, had a surprise party thrown for me on Saturday. Spent most of Sunday and Monday recovering.

Happy birthday, only a two day hangover, the memories.

No it was on Saturday. Always on the 100 days countdown! Probably explains why I'm so invested in Christmas.

Thanks @Loughc @Jude13 @A cup of te for the wishes!

Was in work today and mentioned what year I graduated college and could see a few of the younger members of staff with that "I wasn't even born then" face.

Belated birthday wishes. A big birthday is a big birthday, even if you are only a young'un.

I remember chatting to a few of the guys in work about football & Ireland & mentioned Euro 88 & Italia 90 and got a sea of blank faces back, with most of them not having been born let alone old enough to watch the games!

I already know I graduated college before most of them were born too! 😐️

@PTH2009 that is one cool jumper!

While it's scary how life flies by and you get to an age where you can hurt your neck just by laying it on the pillow, there are some great things about getting older e.g. I no longer have the energy to care what anyone else on the planet thinks which is very liberating ;-)

Aye, gave up on that a long time ago.

Happy 30th birthday @Andrew93 , very best wishes, now we know what the 93 means in your name 😄

Just copped I'm 50 and three quarters today, it is amazing when you get on a bit how the younger people in work weren't even alive when you were doing your Leaving or College. They also haven't a clue when you talk about things from the 80's and 90's. My kids are older than some of the kids I work with now!

I am hoping that too. I went to college in 01 so we are a similar vintage. Ive only the 1 dog and two little ones, one not so very little.

I remember becoming a dad at 26, and the four years until 30 seemed like a decade. Then my 30's passed by in one year.

This place is really coming alive.

We got our email re: the work Christmas lunch, finishing up on Thursday 21st December this year. Great that we have a few days off before the festivities begin in earnest!

Jeez guys, I'm 38 and nothing mentioned above has happened for me yet and I still feel like the last 8 years have just gone by so fast :-( Still haven't my own house, no partner or kids.....ah well, what can ya do!