Christmas plans

hdowney · 28-11-2011 04:20PM

getting the ritual back after the snow destroyed it last year (although this year i am cooking turkey and ham instead of beef so that should be interesting)

24th: go to shops and buy last minute things like bread and milk. prepare christmas veg and any other prepare ahead stuff. wash all pots and pans. change bedding and hoover. watch santa leave north pole. have bath. order takeaway. lay christmas table. stuff stocks. head to bed.

25th: up at 7 (the mother won't let me up any earlier!) put dogs out, feed cats. make tea. into mothers room to open stocks. up and have fry. go to church. come home, put dinner on (again must work this out for this year re the turkey!). poor drink. sit down to open presents. eat starter, main, pudding, mince pies. crack open tins of sweets and gorge. drink copious alcohol. play games etc. go to bed.

26th: get up late. mooch around. put dinner on. open boxing day present (family tradition). eat too much, drink too much. watch telly, play games. veg out.

that's about it

run_Forrest_run · 28-11-2011 04:29PM

hdowney wrote: »

26th: get up late. mooch around. put dinner on. open boxing day present (family tradition). eat too much, drink too much. watch telly, play games. veg out.

do I not like that!
Another thread perhaps

kfallon · 28-11-2011 04:38PM

hdowney wrote: »

26th: get up late. mooch around. put dinner on. open boxing day present (family tradition).

Oh. My. Lord. :rolleyes:

Banned :mad:

ICANN · 28-11-2011 04:48PM

Heading home 3 weeks today!!! Can't feckin wait.

cherryghost · 28-11-2011 05:05PM

Not planning much. I envisage a disastrous 2 weeks around the Christmas period. The weather charts have been constantly showing a big freeze from around the 18th Dec until after New Years in the last few weeks

kfallon · 28-11-2011 05:06PM

ICANN wrote: »

Heading home 3 weeks today!!! Can't feckin wait.

They'll be sick of you by Christmas Day :P

Remember the fattened calf doesn't stay out for long for the return of the prodigal son/daughter! Novelty soon wears off which is why I tend to go home Christmas Eve and return to Dublin around the 28th to continue the festivities here!

hondasam · 28-11-2011 05:13PM

Working

hdowney · 28-11-2011 05:27PM

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

do I not like that!
Another thread perhaps

um??? english please. i don't understand?!

kfallon wrote: »

Oh. My. Lord. :rolleyes:

Banned :mad:

sorry i am english. it is boxing day. also the present is very specifically a boxing day present: explanation - when i was a wee'un my aunt sent over the pressies from england, and she decided that for kiddelywinks the day after christmas must be such a urgh, letdown of a day after the hype the day before. so in amongst the gifts that year was a present that had written on it 'do not open til boxing day' so it is a boxing day present, from my english aunt. so it has always been and will always be

Brianderunner · 28-11-2011 05:48PM

23rd - fly home from the greatest city in Europe (London

)

24th - pints in the local, meet all the old heads

25th - poker with the brothers and the usual xmas day thing

26th - highlight of xmas for me, watching the King George horse race

One of the best sporting days of the year, love it.

ICANN · 28-11-2011 06:01PM

kfallon wrote: »

They'll be sick of you by Christmas Day :P

Remember the fattened calf doesn't stay out for long for the return of the prodigal son/daughter! Novelty soon wears off which is why I tend to go home Christmas Eve and return to Dublin around the 28th to continue the festivities here!

It'll probably be the other way round

Last year I wasn't home a day and my mam had me cleaning the toilet and hoovering the floors. :eek: Only the best for her guests!

candy-gal1 · 28-11-2011 07:29PM

well having a little xmas party on xmas eve with a few mates etc, then itll be lots of food, and as much drink as possible, xmas tv/movies all the way xmas day, itll be my first xmas single/without my first love since 06

, but drunkity times sound good so

kfallon · 28-11-2011 08:00PM

ICANN wrote: »

It'll probably be the other way round Last year I wasn't home a day and my mam had me cleaning the toilet and hoovering the floors. :eek: Only the best for her guests!

Proper order! You have to earn your Christmas dinner

candy-gal1 wrote: »

well having a little xmas party on xmas eve with a few mates etc, then itll be lots of food, and as much drink as possible, xmas tv/movies all the way xmas day, itll be my first xmas single/without my first love since 06 , but drunkity times sound good so

He would have only held you back with regards the drinking and enjoying yourself :P

vampire of kilmainham · 29-11-2011 01:45AM

EGAR wrote: »

Working as on the other 364 days of the year..

i think ya need to get a life:eek:

vampire of kilmainham · 29-11-2011 02:02AM

il be with familey stuffing myself with lots of food and getting hammered falling assleep waking up more food and more drink and the same stephens day and the next day and on an on an on an on an on.........oh wait fill up that ol glass there i need a drink

))))))happy christmas((((((((((

vampire of kilmainham · 29-11-2011 02:27AM

Witchie wrote: »

Cooking for 24 people as my sons, siblings, their partners, 3 cousins and their partners & kids, 2 aunts, 1 uncle and my sisters future parents-in-law all descend on my parents house where my ma and I will be required to feed them all.

Tis great craic though and when more arrive later in the evening we could end up with 25 to 30 people spending the night, joining in the sing song and game playing til the early hours of the morning.

My favourite day of the year.

Bliss.

can i go to your place id love all that craic there might be a chance of an ol leg over as well with all those people about no disrespect mind;)

vampire of kilmainham · 29-11-2011 02:45AM

Rabies wrote: »

I'll be sitting out on the back deck of the house with my house mates and a few christmas orphans.
Dinner will be a combination of steak, sausages, burgers, prawns, veggies and all will be consumed in the expected sunshine

im visualising your down around maybe texas on a large ranch full of cattle and horses your sitting on a rocking chair with all your house mates and orphans around you playing the guitar and singing; and an old winchester rifle resting against the wall but whatever it does sound lovley id enjoy that il be thinking of that with my familey on christmas day. HAPPY CHRISTMAS

vampire of kilmainham · 29-11-2011 02:55AM

Wompa1 wrote: »

Arrive at my parents around 8pm Christmas Eve to find everyone either passed out or hammered. Go to bed around 10pm to get away from the yelling.

Sleep in on X-mas Day. Eat dinner. Watch my nephew play with his toys for a while and meet some of the cousins and other relatives. Say goodbye to my family and drive back to my apartment and play video games until late in the night against the kids who got an Xbox for christmas.

Hopefully this year when I get back to my apartment there won't be a stream of water flowing by my door from burst water pipes

Usually just walk around Galway city on Stephens Day, get an early night and work on the 27th. I don't really have friends in the town I grew up in and my parents are usually at each others throats so I get out of the house as quickly as possible...

sounds like fun:(

jonnygiles · 29-11-2011 04:23AM

well my girlfriend is coming over from the states in a few weeks so lots of sexy times at Christmas!12 pubs of new years in Dublin and lots of relaxing ahead!

Witchie · 29-11-2011 01:19PM

vampire of kilmainham wrote: »

can i go to your place id love all that craic there might be a chance of an ol leg over as well with all those people about no disrespect mind;)

Come along - the more the merrier - but I am the only female who will be there without my partner.

Sooopie · 29-11-2011 02:38PM

Barcelona Baby!!!

oooowwwwh yeh....

stovelid · 29-11-2011 02:41PM

Get pissed, dress in a Santa suit and chew on an entire salmon while gazing malevolently in a restaurant window at the black guy who lost me my stockbroking job.

LeeHoffmann · 29-11-2011 02:49PM

Celebrations start on Christmas Eve as the OH is German and they celebrate Christmas on the 24th. Cleaning on the morning of the 24th, have a few friends over for mulled wine and merriment that evening, then a romantic dinner for two, open a few pressies and watch a Christmas movie like Die Hard. The next day, go to Christmas dinner with my family and watch the rugrats open and play with their presents. Hopefully an auld poker game that evening for the grown-ups. Stephen's Day to NYE - visit the OH's family in Deutschland and get spoiled rotten as guests.

Plazaman · 29-11-2011 03:00PM

Certain transgressions have been brought to my attention recently with regards to me not getting what I was due from a certain red suited fat boy around the holidays. Therefore I have constructed an elborate device which will ensure that, if reparations are not made to me on the eve of this Christmas, I shall be forced to take ownership of all the possessions of a Mr Santana James Claus III to settle that debt.

Unfortunately the device requires the old square ever ready batteries which I have ordered from China so if they don't arrive in time, I'll just get píssed and go to the sisters for dinner.

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