Christmas Forum Meetup/Drinks?

Loughc

So by now you may have heard the little bit of news that the pubs have allowed to re-open fully and the conversation started up again about a few Forum drinks?

I think it's massively long overdue we meet up for some drinks and we better get it all in before COVID 2.0 hits.

Safe to say a Dublin location (possibly even North Dublin) suits, time wise I would propose 3 options;

1. Feb
2. July
3. September

I picked those 3 months as they're the only out of season ones that don't have bank holidays so it may be easier to get together.

Again lets hear your thoughts, opinions,ideas etc.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058229581/forum-meetup-drinks

Feb is a busy month for me so would defo be difficult to manage anything else in that time, July might be a runner, but being summer anything could be happening, september would stand out as being the most suitable, for me anyway, but whatever the general consensus is I'd do my best to be involved.

tscul32

September sounds good, we'll be getting ready for Christmas again at that stage. July tends to miss too many with people away on hols. And Feb is just too soon to be thinking straight.

Loughc

I'm happy with September as well. July isn't ideal for me with year end and summer hols would be hard to nagivate. September is one of the last stops before the madness begins so its ideal really.

A cup of te

Great idea, LoughC. Count me in for that. While I always tend to start thinking of Christmas in the summer, I agree that September would probably be most suitable. There may even be some Christmas stuff in the shops at that stage. Would it be too early to break out the Christmas jumpers? 😂 I am joking (honestly!)

tscul32

Brown Thomas's Christmas shop will be open

TRS30

Great this is out there, I know we have joked about it a few times, however would be great to put faces to names! Agree with the general conscious so far that Sept would be a good time. Especially as we'll all be in Christmas jumpers.........wouldn't we?!?!

pigtail33

And the tubs of sweets will be in the shops by September, so we can do our sweet exchange! I'll be bringing all the Bounty 😃

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526110#Comment_118526110

Get in my belly!!

CheerLouth

There could be a fight over the bountys 😋

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526110#Comment_118526110

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526117#Comment_118526117

We could be having our first forum Bounty death match!

Don't touch my Bounties.........

DvB

Ye can have the bounty's but I'll be having all the QS coconut ones that no one else wants! Ye can have my strawberry & orange cremes though, waaaaay too sickly sweet for my tastes.

Caranica

September sounds good!

Posy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526571#Comment_118526571

Ye are welcome to mine, and the vile orange crunch from QS. 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526924#Comment_118526924

Yep Orange Crunch over here!

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118526790#Comment_118526790

Great stuff September deffo seems to be the winner so, we will go with that. We will comeback to this at a closer time to organtise exact date and venue.

Posy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118527073#Comment_118527073

I knew you'd want them. 😁

tscul32

Love the orange crunch

Jude13

I may have to zoom/teams in. Though I will be home in July.

TRS30

Maybe we should all come dressed as our favorite sweet rather than name tags 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118527118#Comment_118527118

We can iron things down closer to the time but.... 17th of Sept is 99 Days to go to Christmas and a Saturday....

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118529526#Comment_118529526

Might be one to stick in the 2022 Checklist.

jellybear

Ooohh sounds lovely! I unfortunately won't make it as, all going well, I'll have a new bambino in August so it'll be sleepless nights, mountains of nappies etc for me!!🤣 I can finally let my big secret out after the scan today 😆

Princess Calla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530863#Comment_118530863

Ah massive congratulations 😍

Princess Calla

Actually laughc am I right in thinking you had a Christmas baba or am I confused?

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530863#Comment_118530863

Brilliant news, hope all going well 😁

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530863#Comment_118530863

Oh congrats!! Sleep now.... sleep as much as you can haha

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530911#Comment_118530911

Yep he came a few weeks early as he's 8 weeks old this week.

jellybear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530947#Comment_118530947

🤣🤣 I remember saying something similar to you before your little fella arrived!

Awh I'm used to it...have a 2 and a half year old. The first few weeks really are torture though but sure we'll survive...I hope 🤣

Now get back to planning this night out, I need to live vicariously through you all!

Princess Calla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118530953#Comment_118530953

Congratulations, the sleepless nights are the killer at the moment, but the rest of it is the "easy" bit so enjoy this phase as much as you can 😊

CheerLouth

Massive congrats @jellybear! No point in sleeping now, you'll still be knackered, but happy knackered 😀