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Christmas 2011 Preperations
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It's Official!!!!!!
Was up in the north again today and Christmas stuff was seen in the shops!!!!!!!
Christmas cards are on sale, 'get them early' said the big banner, and shops taking deposits for Christmas items (one shop has already started its Christmas Club). I was even in marks today and saw some lovely stuffed mushrooms and thought "ooooh, they'd be lovely as a starter for Christmas Day dinner!"
Bring on the madness!
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Normally just frequent Zombie Survival and lurk in my favorite holiday forum...
BUT - proper Xmas prep has begun in my world. Pulled out A Christmas Story last week and watched it. Planning a trip to Cleveland next summer to visit the Christmas Story house - hoping "Randy" will be there to give tours again! http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/
Need to get my Xmas work bench in the basement in order for light assembly but I have plenty of time for that. I don't put up too many lights anyway - I just like making a production out of it when I do.
Our new lounge/swing Xmas band, called Sleigher, also starts practice this weekend... I'm quite giddy!
Wrapping up w/ my workday listening to The Polar Express soundtrack. Good stuff.:D:D 0 -
DakotaYoda wrote: »Normally just frequent Zombie Survival and lurk in my favorite holiday forum...
BUT - proper Xmas prep has begun in my world. Pulled out A Christmas Story last week and watched it. Planning a trip to Cleveland next summer to visit the Christmas Story house - hoping "Randy" will be there to give tours again! http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/
Need to get my Xmas work bench in the basement in order for light assembly but I have plenty of time for that. I don't put up too many lights anyway - I just like making a production out of it when I do.
Our new lounge/swing Xmas band, called Sleigher, also starts practice this weekend... I'm quite giddy!
Wrapping up w/ my workday listening to The Polar Express soundtrack. Good stuff.:D:D
I think you're my hero! :eek:0 -
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There's already an xmas tree up in my job. Actually it's more a laziness thing. It just hasn't been taken down since last year
FINALLY my partner (a doctor, so she never gets xmas off
) will be having quite a bit of time off over the festive season. So we're going to her family home in Tuscany for the first 2 weeks of december, where the village has it's own xmas market and a huge xmas bonfire where they all gather and sing carols (why on earth do communities in Ireland not do this, I can't wait).
Then we're gonna decorate her house over there while listening to xmas FM online.
Then it's back to Ireland mid december to get to work decorating our place back home (though I'll have made a start on it before we leave for Italy).
it's going to be be like 2 xmasses in one 0 -
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There's already an xmas tree up in my job. Actually it's more a laziness thing. It just hasn't been taken down since last year
FINALLY my partner (a doctor, so she never gets xmas off ) will be having quite a bit of time off over the festive season. So we're going to her family home in Tuscany for the first 2 weeks of december, where the village has it's own xmas market and a huge xmas bonfire where they all gather and sing carols (why on earth do communities in Ireland not do this, I can't wait).
Then we're gonna decorate her house over there while listening to xmas FM online.
Then it's back to Ireland mid december to get to work decorating our place back home (though I'll have made a start on it before we leave for Italy).
it's going to be be like 2 xmasses in one
I'm sooo jealous. That sounds really great. I've been to the Christmas markets in Berlin and it was fab. Am hoping to go again this year - would love to see the markets in Vienna. I hope you have a great time jimdeans.0 -
I'm sooo jealous. That sounds really great. I've been to the Christmas markets in Berlin and it was fab. Am hoping to go again this year - would love to see the markets in Vienna. I hope you have a great time jimdeans.
Check out Aertel page 541 on RTE 1 - there is an offer of 3 days in Vienna for the Christmas Markets for €345.
Vienna is so beautiful - parts of it feel like it belongs in a Snowglobe - even in September which is when I was there a few years ago.
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Check out Aertel page 541 on RTE 1 - there is an offer of 3 days in Vienna for the Christmas Markets for €345.
Vienna is so beautiful - parts of it feel like it belongs in a Snowglobe - even in September which is when I was there a few years ago.
OMG thanks for this washiskin. Seriously thinking of going. There's even packages for €230 and less. Amazing!0 -
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From where, from where, from where?? :pac:fataltragedy wrote: »Our first Christmas decorations to add to the collection for this year arrived yesterday - exciting!0 -
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There's already an xmas tree up in my job. Actually it's more a laziness thing. It just hasn't been taken down since last year
FINALLY my partner (a doctor, so she never gets xmas off ) will be having quite a bit of time off over the festive season. So we're going to her family home in Tuscany for the first 2 weeks of december, where the village has it's own xmas market and a huge xmas bonfire where they all gather and sing carols (why on earth do communities in Ireland not do this, I can't wait).
Then we're gonna decorate her house over there while listening to xmas FM online.
Then it's back to Ireland mid december to get to work decorating our place back home (though I'll have made a start on it before we leave for Italy).
it's going to be be like 2 xmasses in one
Do you have kids? Italian christmases are the brilliant for kids, they'll have a fantastic time being the centre of attention. 0 -
Do you have kids? Italian christmases are the brilliant for kids, they'll have a fantastic time being the centre of attention.
We don't. But hopefully they'll be along within the next 2 years.
The Italian extended family can't wait And, while I have some fantastic christmas memories from Ireland, my partner spent a lot of her childhood in Tuscany and it seems like they had fairytale christmasses.
So once we have some little ones in tow I think we'll start trying to spend the odd xmas in Italy.
Less than 4 months now
Though for those of you who look forward to xmas as much as me, I only count down til the beginning of december, because I love the build up as much as christmas day itself.
So, as far as i'm concerned, there's only pretty much 3 months until xmas 0 -
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So once we have some little ones in tow I think we'll start trying to spend the odd xmas in Italy.
So, as far as i'm concerned, there's only pretty much 3 months until xmas
The build up starts in mid November in parts of Italy and the cooking starts the last week in November!
After this year you'll want to spend EVERY Xmas in Tuscany
Good luck to you and your partner.:)0 -
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The build up starts in mid November in parts of Italy and the cooking starts the last week in November!
After this year you'll want to spend EVERY Xmas in Tuscany
Good luck to you and your partner.:)
That's very kind of you. thank you
I've promised the missus that we'll spend a few years in Tuscany when the kids are young so they can learn Italian and get to know their relatives over there. At first i thought it would be a NIGHTMARE spending christmas away from Dublin, but the idea of a Tuscan christmas is really growing on me
Apparently the bonfire isn't on until xmas eve, so we'll be back in Dublin by then. But she's promised me lots of nice medieval wintery scenery and very old style traditions (plus lots of baking ) so I'm still dead excited 0 -
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emmagination wrote: »Ladies and Gents - I've heard rumours that Brown Thomas have opened their Christmas Shop! I intend to investigate further while on lunch tomorrow!
Yep, wouldn't surprise me! Think tomorrow will officially be the start to Chrsitmas countdown 0 -
emmagination wrote: »Ladies and Gents - I've heard rumours that Brown Thomas have opened their Christmas Shop! I intend to investigate further while on lunch tomorrow!
This excites me and disturbs me at the same time!!0 -
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