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Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

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    #6332
    Indestructable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭Indestructable


    The decorations are coming down today to be put up next weekend.
    We're away to Dublin the last weekend of the month to the Festive Taste of Dublin in the RDS, looks like it'll be a real treat. Is anyone else going?


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    #6333
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    I’m holding off on all of the above but I have had 2 turkey and ham dinners since Halloween


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    #6334
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,825 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    I’ve had more than one mince pie :D


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    #6335
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,356 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    I’m holding off on all of the above but I have had 2 turkey and ham dinners since Halloween


    We had a bag of Heros in August and tub of Celebrations in September.
    I wouldn't be overly into coffee or sandwiches but we had a had a full Christmas dinner last weekend. I also had a ready meal of that counts.
    We had mince pies, cake slices, cookies,etc.


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    #6336
    [Deleted User]
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    Mini Christmas in Mam's today! So will answer those later. Gonna be able to tick off a few! :)


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    #6337
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,626 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Is there a trivial Christmas annoyance thread here? I just spotted a card that read "Happy December Day". They should be shot.


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    #6338
    Loughc
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    New Home wrote: »
    Is there a trivial Christmas annoyance thread here? I just spotted a card that read "Happy December Day". They should be shot.

    There’s a Christmas trend that should go away thread and yes the makers of that card should be shot.


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    #6339
    Loughc
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    I’m holding off on all of the above but I have had 2 turkey and ham dinners since Halloween

    Just one tub of sweets back in October. But excited to tick the rest off the list soon :)


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    #6340
    New Home
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    On happier things, I'm on my sixth box of mince pies. :D


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    #6341
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    New Home wrote: »
    OnN happier things, I'm on my sixth box of mince pies. :D
    I’m jealous
    mine are stocked in my mams for safe keeping :)


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    #6342
    Eleysian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭Eleysian


    Delighted I have my Christmas trees, decorations, lights and the rest ready to go. My friends daughter is coming over in two weeks to help me put the lights on the main tree. Whilst sorting through things I found our Elvis tree decorations. Al in the best possible taste of course :D:D


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    #6343
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Doing a bit of online shopping today :) Have most of my family sorted for Christmas. About 5 others to buy for then.
    It's our 14th Christmas together so hubby and I, well I decided and he agreed, we'd do a hamper for each other this year. Limit is €50. Looking forward to making it :)


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    #6344
    Staph
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭Staph


    That’s a lovely idea Jellybear. Is it just food/drink items in the hamper or other bits too?


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    #6345
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Staph wrote: »
    That’s a lovely idea Jellybear. Is it just food/drink items in the hamper or other bits too?

    Anything goes! I've just ordered a keyring with one of my favourite pics of him and our little boy and am hoping to get a couple of batman/joker tshirts as his are threadbare they get worn so much!! Will probably put in some of his favourite treats and maybe some PJs. Useful things that won't lie around the house gathering dust!!


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    #6346
    Loughc
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    The neighbour across the road for me has their decorations up. I’m jealous and didn’t know that the neighbour wanted a Christmas turf war but here we are.


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    #6347
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    My mam was supposed to make a mini Christmas dinner today because my brother is going away tomorrow and missing Christmas. But she lost the run of herself and made a FULL Christmas dinner. Like turkey, ham and beef, all the trimmings, breadsauce, even homemade cranberry sauce for feck sake!!! I'm fit to burst here! Pudding and trifle after. And now she's after breaking out a box of quality Street. So I've ticked a few things off my Christmas list anyways.


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    #6348
    tscul32
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    Mollyb60 wrote: »
    The lights are turned on this Saturday in Belfast. AND the Christmas Market is opening. It's so exciting! I can't wait to have my annual Christmas Tartiflette. :D:D:D

    Saw it today....hmmmm


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    #6349
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    My mam was supposed to make a mini Christmas dinner today because my brother is going away tomorrow and missing Christmas. But she lost the run of herself and made a FULL Christmas dinner. Like turkey, ham and beef, all the trimmings, breadsauce, even homemade cranberry sauce for feck sake!!! I'm fit to burst here! Pudding and trifle after. And now she's after breaking out a box of quality Street. So I've ticked a few things off my Christmas list anyways.

    Brilliant fair play to your mam, thats a brilliant send off for your brother enjoy your evening


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    #6350
    [Deleted User]
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    Brilliant fair play to your mam, thats a brilliant send off for your brother enjoy your evening

    Thank you!


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    #6351
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭Jude13


    I have had my first hot chocolate and we opened a 1.5kg tin of Quality Street at the weekend.

    I got the decorations out of the shed Thursday. Friday we put the tree up with the help of my OH pal's kids. They also decorated it but my OH is going to un-decorate it and do it the way she wants....So it's a bit of a mess. I put the candy cane lights out the front but need a voltage converter as my one broke. I put fairy lights on the ground at the edge of garden which looks nice. Loads more to do.

    I also made mulled wine to assist with the decoration. I made the baileys fudge but haven't had any yet. It was a mad weekend of work/exams/people dropping in and then barely decorating.

    I see by the white christmas thread that its a possibility.


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    #6352
    Loughc
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    I’m holding off on all of the above but I have had 2 turkey and ham dinners since Halloween

    You can mark off hot chocolate for me too.


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    #6353
    Autosport
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    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    Tub of sweets
    Christmas coffee or hot chocolate
    Christmas meal deal sandwich
    Mince pie
    Christmas pudding
    Baileys
    Christmas dinner
    Christmas Yule log cake

    I’m holding off on all of the above but I have had 2 turkey and ham dinners since Halloween


    Don’t eat pudding or mince pies or drink baileys but I’ve had a few hot chocolates, opened a tin of Quality Streets


    Never had a Yule log cake so that will be on my list this year :)


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    #6354
    Lord Spence
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    Autosport wrote: »
    Don’t eat pudding or mince pies or drink baileys but I’ve had a few hot chocolates, opened a tin of Quality Streets


    Never had a Yule log cake so that will be on my list this year :)

    Had a taste of the Starbucks special hot chocolate, and had the festive menu Red velvet cake in insomnia today


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    #6355
    Heroditas
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    Loughc wrote: »
    The neighbour across the road for me has their decorations up. I’m jealous and didn’t know that the neighbour wanted a Christmas turf war but here we are.

    Your aim should be too crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women.
    If that seems excessive, they started it!


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    #6356
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    SarahLil wrote: »
    Since we are into the thirty’s now who’s had their first:
    So far:
    several mokas since early September

    and two mince pies


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    #6357
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    Deleted User wrote: »
    But she lost the run of herself and made a FULL Christmas dinner.
    Lucky you and fair play to your mum !


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    #6358
    Loughc
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    Heroditas wrote: »
    Your aim should be too crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women.
    If that seems excessive, they started it!

    I think it’s only fair.


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    #6359
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    I must be on a go slow this year. I've been abstaining as much as possible in a vain attempt to not get fat so have done pretty much nothing in terms of christmas foodstuffs.... must make a greater effort from Dec. 1st
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #6360
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Monday morning stat update.

    November now is the busiest month for posts and it is only the 18th! :D

    And this year is now the 2nd busiest year in terms of posts overall. :)


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    #6361
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Screw you last year me. I threw the lights into a box instead of wrapping them neatly around cardboard which I normally do. Spent 1 hr untangling 1000 light set, only to find its broken.


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