The Christmas Thread

[cc100]

Can't believe it's been a year since the great thread from last time round!

So...

Plans? Done the Shopping yet? Has it/will it leave a hole in your pocket?

Discuss.

Anything Christmas related post here

[BigSister]

Ive nearly done my shopping just few more bits to get but work is just grrrrrrrrrr

[Dan_]

Only 2 presents to get now and the cards, gift wrap and tags.

[BigSister]

oh i havent wrote my cards either I only really send 1 to my best friend as work my mum does most from me and her as we both work at the same place. Tree isnt done yet but we received 4 cards

[Sticks]

Need I say any more ? :nono:

[Siouxsie]

got most of my son ryans pressys only my mates at work to get .

[Siouxsie]

love pressyies lol

[ThaGazBoi]

Im going shopping for my stuff at the weekend i think or on monday when i have a day off

[Ruth]

I've done all my Christmas shopping. Woo Hoo! I came in under budget as well, so I also bought a few presents for myself and a goat for a family in Bolivia.

[Arneldo]

I aint done any of my x-mas shopping!
I just have to buy for my mam + Dad and sister!

Ooops - going into Town today tho! - Ill have a look!

[Corkie]

i got my mum a pressie today

the secound series of goodnight sweetheart

[Sticks]

From our local Christmas Farmers Market, to take home to mum and dad at Yuletide, I have got a wild boar and pheasant pie and a pork and duck pie. I have also got a luxury Christmas pudding.

[Siouxsie]

got perfume for my niece some britney spears stuff she wanted

[ThaGazBoi]

Curious? My sister has it..its quite nice :sleep:

[Siouxsie]

thats the one :xyxwave: hi gazza

[cc100]

Originally posted by corkie
i got my mum a pressie today

the secound series of goodnight sweetheart

Ive just ordered the first series, as a present for my other half.

Its a brilliant show.

[Legend]

OoOo as usual i haven't got any so far. I will have to go next sat.

I need presents for -

Mum
Dad
3 Brothers
2 Nans and 2 Grandads
2 Aunties and 2 Uncles
2 Lil Cousins
Best Mate


I need cards, wrapping paper!

And the only present i know im getting is my mums - Take That album everyone else has said get them anything. *goes to raid piggy bank* :hugesmile:

LMAO, i don't really have one looooool. :blush:

[Siouxsie]

i still need some more for my son

[Dan_]

I bet you're spoiling him Scooby!

I only need to get one more pressie for my 25 year old cousin, dunno what to get him though :puzzled:.

[Siouxsie]

i am spoiling him cant help it hes 11 so its still nice to see loads of things piled high on christmas day he is well worth it awwww bless him

[Dan_]

Yer when I was his age I was always so excited and always counted out all my presents :laugh:

[Siouxsie]

aww its just great to see his face light up

[Sunny_01]

there are

19 days 8 hours and 11 minutes until santa comes :joker:

Check to see if you are on the naughty or nice list

www.emailsanta.com

dont forget to stalk ooops I mean watch santa on christmas eve on
www.noradsanta.com

[BigSister]

lol Sunny

[Siouxsie]

im nice

[Princess]

I'm going christmas shopping this weekend,I'm broke so its cheap and cheerful.Putting deccies upi on Saturday:spin2:

[djdan789]

Got my 7ft Xmas tree up on sunday :spin2:

[Siouxsie]

wow

[jrc]

7ft isn't that big for an X-mas tree, though. It's big, don't get me wrong, just not massive.

[djdan789]

Lol i used to have a smaller (6ft) one but the 'kittens' destroyed it - they used to climb up it and sit in it until it fell down, but they are older now and don't seem to have the energy to climb up it...yet!

[djdan789]

we can't have it n e bigger because it is 2 inches away from the ceiling - with the fairy ontop

[Siouxsie]

mine is about 5 ft but i have to keep an eye on the kitten dare not leeeave him in the room alone

[Dan_]

Mines about 5 ft as well. We have to watch my dog don't piss up it :nono:

[Siouxsie]

i got pressys under mine all ready from kids at school:hello:

[Legend]

I am waiting for my dog to do anything to our tree and i will let it go lmao.

I hate dogs n pets. Me mum and dad had a bright idea and said shall we get another dog, i said NOOOOOOOOOOOOO just have another kid lol. I relly hate pets.

Our tree is white. Has anyone else got a white one or green?

[Siouxsie]

i bet the white one is nice i used to have a silver one but this year its green my sis has a black one what a sexy treee that is lol

[Di2001]

Originally posted by BB fernzy
Mines about 5 ft as well. We have to watch my dog don't p**s up it :nono:


:laugh::laugh: This really made me laugh!! :laugh::laugh:

[Sticks]

There is not a speck of tinsel in my flat

Not a twig of any tree

That is how I like it

With everything going pear shaped recently, I just want this dreaded season over. :bawling:

[Arneldo]

I got my christmas tree today!!

YAY!!!

I cant wait till its all up and it feels all chirstmassy!

[~Kizwiz~]

I've just got my xmas tree and it looks lovely!Its about 7ft.

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/xmas/f050.gif

I feel really christmasy now

[Pipergun]

God we really need to get our decorations up in our household! :laugh: We've always had a green tree, but it might be cool to have something wacky like a white one for a year!! :spin2:

[Corkie]

im just abot to get the christmas tree



will there be any christmas smilies this year?

[Di2001]

Black Christmas trees are, apparently, all the rage this year :puzzled:

Has anyone on here got one of those?

A 5ft black fibre optic one in Argos sells at £34.99:shocked:

[Arneldo]

I got so excited today that i was putting up my decorations!

I went up to the attic to get them - They were all ruined!

They were all wet - They ALL had to be thrown out!

We have a christmas decoration from when my Great-Grandmother was a kid! - Its had to be thrown out!

We have to get all new decorations!

[Sticks]

Personally I would not bother

I do not see the point of them, you risk life and limb to put them up

They get in the way

You risk life and limb taking them down

[Princess]

Put up decorations yesterday!!!:elephant::elephant:Still have to do the tree though:nono:Did some shopping today,doing more tomorrow and probaly next weekend for that matter:laugh:

[Sunny_01]

I got round to putting up my decs today. Have a lovely 6ft ish one in the living room and a fibre obtic one in the conservatory looks very pretty! Makes me finally feel like christmas is round the corner :dog:

[James]

I haven't put up any decorations, or bought anything. Yet.

It seems like a lot of work.

[Legend]

Originally posted by Sticks
Personally I would not bother

I do not see the point of them, you risk life and limb to put them up

They get in the way

You risk life and limb taking them down

Cheer up sticks! IT'S CHRISTMASSSSSSSSSSS :laugh:

And it isn't a dreaded season (your post above)

It's a boss season!!! I bet christmas is a bundle of laughs in your house lmao.

My 12 year old brother is sooo boring when it comes tyo christmas, he don't get excited and he's 12!!!! Sticks, i think he's you long lost son! :laugh:

[BigSister]

We now have our tree up woo hoo!

[Legend]

Oh and btw i went for some christmas shopping today but only with £15 :joker:

I got 2 presents lol. 2 of the list haha.

The i got back and counted all my money me has been saving. I ended u with £55 <<< very good for me that cos i can't save up lol.

Just need to get a bitmore of me dad then i can go shopping properly next sat YaY! :spin:

I love going christmas shopping even though it's not for me!!! :dance:

Ok, i'll shut me cakehole now cos i can tell i've went on a lot. :eureka:

[BigSister]

Ive got all mine now Ant just need to wrap them up got my first christmas card today as well:hello:

[Legend]

Oh i dread wrapping presents up. Gaurenteed i have a fight with the cellotape each time lol.

I can never stick it down without it sticking to my fingers and ripping the paper loooool.

[BigSister]

:laugh: I cant wrap presents up either:laugh:

[Legend]

YaY! :hello:

Glad i'm not the only one, :laugh:

[Sticks]

What some forget, while they tuck into their festive treats, are those who endure another season thinking about those we have lost and are no longer with us. Watching those we have, for whom this could be their last.

It also comes when the light levels are at their lowest, and people with SAD are made tofeel guilty because they are not in the party mood.

While the world is partying on, such people are the spectre at the feast, best keep them out of the way, so we don't spoil the mood.

Christmas for some, is a time to dread.

Anyone remember the lyrics to do they know it's Christmas?

[Sunny_01]

Originally posted by Sticks
What some forget, while they tuck into their festive treats, are those who endure another season thinking about those we have lost and are no longer with us. Watching those we have, for whom this could be their last.

It also comes when the light levels are at their lowest, and people with SAD are made tofeel guilty because they are not in the party mood.

While the world is partying on, such people are the spectre at the feast, best keep them out of the way, so we don't spoil the mood.

Christmas for some, is a time to dread.

Anyone remember the lyrics to do they know it's Christmas?

I do understand and sympathise with a lot of what you have said Sticks BUT we also need to remember that those whole love christmas should not be made to feel guilty about it!

Many many of us have lost loved ones - I myself suffer with SAD but do not let it mar my families christmas, instead I take steps to ensure that I dont!

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
Many many of us have lost loved ones - I myself suffer with SAD but do not let it mar my families christmas, instead I take steps to ensure that I dont!

So what coping strategy do you use?

When it the day itself, I am normally visiting my parents in Yorkshire and I try and hide away working on Dad's PC.

Other times it is just hiding from the world.

[Siouxsie]

get a life

[Legend]

Did i say something wrong? Lol.

[Siouxsie]

no i mean sticks hes such a scrooge

[Legend]

Originally posted by scooby
get a life

Lol. What a nice thing to say scooby! :rolleyes::laugh::laugh:

[Legend]

Originally posted by scooby
no i mean sticks hes such a scrooge

Lol, i mean cos of what sticks said cos i think it was something i said! :laugh: << am luvin tha emotion lately! :laugh:

Scrooge lmao. I called me grandad Scrooge today n he sed yeah i'll be a scrooge wen ya get nothin for christmas of me! :joker::joker: like tha would EVER happen! Lol.

[Siouxsie]

lol

[Sticks]

http://www.gsne03768.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/xmas01.gif

[Dan_]

I have only got one more present to get and I have wrapped all the others up :dance:

[Siouxsie]

I always wrap up my presents as i buy them put them away and then it saves a lot of time:hello:

[cc100]

Ive just purchased:

2 x 2kg tins of Roses

12 x 2litre bottles of Dr Pepper

3 x 2kg Tins of Family Circle biscuit selections

3 x Cadburys Dairy Milk selectin boxes

3 x 1kg jars of mixed fruit and nuts

[Sticks]

What, no partridge or pear tree?

[cc100]

Originally posted by Sticks
What, no partridge or pear tree?

They are being delivered tomorrow.:xyxwave:

[Siouxsie]

I love nuts at xmas hahaha

[Fangz]

I like nuts all year round!

[sol]

whats SAD? something to do with depression?

[Fangz]

SAD stands for several medical and psychological disorders.

[sol]

yer i thought something like that, we learn about that in psychology

[Fangz]

Originally posted by sol
yer i thought something like that, we learn about that in psychology
Really? I just typed it into Wikipedia.

[Sticks]

Actually it is Seasonal Affect Disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder) a type of depression :nono:

[sol]

Originally posted by Fangz
Originally posted by sol
yer i thought something like that, we learn about that in psychology
Really? I just typed it into Wikipedia.

yer, wikipedia must be right then :laugh:

[sol]

Originally posted by Sticks
Actually it is Seasonal Affect Disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder) a type of depression :nono:

sorry...:rolleyes:

[Fangz]

Originally posted by Sticks
Actually it is Seasonal Affect Disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder) a type of depression :nono:
Yes, but it stands for other disorders as well.

[SMC]

i think thats what i have,

[Siouxsie]

i love xmas

[ThaGazBoi]

Xmas is the best !!

[Sticks]

Here is what should be a contender for the Christmas number 1

Link (http://www.golakes.co.uk/xmasbaarmysheep/)

A former co-worker of mine died last weekend, but I will not be able to make the funeral on Friday as I will be travelling down that morning to visit my parents for Christmas.

:bawling:

Also one of my parent's pet dogs died this year, and mum is quite ill. It just feels that this will be a fairly bleak Christmas, plus a stinking cold does not help. :bawling:

[SMC]

Originally posted by Sticks
Here is what should be a contender for the Christmas number 1

Link (http://www.golakes.co.uk/xmasbaarmysheep/)

A former co-worker of mine died last weekend, but I will not be able to make the funeral on Friday as I will be travelling down that morning to visit my parents for Christmas.

:bawling:

Also one of my parent's pet dogs died this year, and mum is quite ill. It just feels that this will be a fairly bleak Christmas, plus a stinking cold does not help. :bawling:

On the other side, you have a christmas dinner to look forward too..

[Sunny_01]

Sticks - you asked about coping strategies in the winter esecially at this time of year.

Well here is how I cope:
I use my diary a lot to get out some of the negative thoughts
I talk to my close friends and family before things get bad so they can help
I try to make myself do something festive everyday - so I buy presents a couple at a time - i enjoy watching my kids at christmas
I listen to christmas music - none of that MUD it will be lonely stuff though :nono: got to be able to dance to it to get the endorphins going
I use relaxation breathing techniques - when feeling panicky
I have refelxology - lucky enough to have a friend who does this
I also have a light box - fantastic yes expensive but worth every penny

Thats just a couple of the things that I do could go on and on

Hope that you cope ok with the festive season Sticks and that things are not to bad for you :bigsmile:

[Legend]

4 more days to go hehe!

I'm the biggest kid when it comes to christmas!!! :P

[chick]

Legend I think we all guessed that ,you are a lot of fun though .I find you very funny .

[Legend]

Awww thankies chick!! :bouncy: And u got great taste in housemates too :p HeHe!

U gotta love christmas though lool.

[cc100]

Does anyone here actually LIKE mince pies??!!

[BigSister]

ooooh I do cc100 so yummy. I also like Christmas cake as well

[chick]

We will have twenty people at our house for chritsmas (family) .I have to take my car to get the brakes done and the 23rd was the only day bool in ,and I was eating toast this morning and a crown fell off my tooth ,so I stuck it on with super glue ,Fingers crossed it will hold over christmas ,but I will still have a great xmas I could not do anything but enjoy myself with my family around ,they are all good fun .

[Legend]

Originally posted by cc100
Does anyone here actually LIKE mince pies??!!

Nooooooo!! I hate mince pies there blooody vile lool.

[Legend]

We have 15 going to me nans house for dinner then in the night there will be about 60 all in me aunties house!

[Siouxsie]

nooooooo i just stay at home with hubby and son and lock the doors we have a day together and then boxing day we get together with the family

[Sticks]

Originally posted by cc100
Does anyone here actually LIKE mince pies??!!

One of the few saving graces of this time of year.

I would have mince pies in July if I could.

[Siouxsie]

mmmmmmmmmm well i can take them or leave them not too fussed

[chick]

Sticks I'm so glad that there is something you like about xmas.save some mince pies and freeze them ,then you can make yourself happy all year .

[ThaGazBoi]

Mince Pies r yummy

[cc100]

Originally posted by Sticks
Originally posted by cc100
Does anyone here actually LIKE mince pies??!!

One of the few saving graces of this time of year.

I would have mince pies in July if I could.

Can you not get them during other months?:conf:

Im sure Ive seen them.

[SMC]

Mine Pies..Rank,

[Siouxsie]

merry crimbo

[Legend]

And you scoobs!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[ThaGazBoi]

Merry Xmas TO EVERY1!!!!

[Kaz]

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/xmas/h020.gif MERRY XMAS!! to everyone at TiBB! http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/xmas/h020.gif

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/xmas/a020.gif :xyxwave:

[ThaGazBoi]

And you Kaz. Have a good one :bouncy:

[Kaz]

Cheers, Gazza! :xyxwave:

Hope Santa's very good to you this year!!! http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/xmas/d034.gif

[Mike]

Merry christmas everyone - Have a good day!!!

[BigSister]

Merry Christmas every1:xyxwave:

[Legend]

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/9905/partyfest227lb.gif (http://imageshack.us)Yeah Merry Christmas Kaz, Mike, BS and everyone else at TiBB! http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/9905/partyfest227lb.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[BigSister]

Thanks for the U2u mike:hello:

[Legend]

Yup! Thanks for the u2u Mike! :thumbs::spin:

[ThaGazBoi]

Didnt go a u2u. :nono: lol joking..

MERRY XMAS ALL. (I PROB WONT BE ON 2MOZ SO IM POSTING IT NOW)