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Post by Moose on Jan 13, 2016 21:05:58 GMT
Christmas this year - last rather - came and went in a bit of a blur. I barely managed to get my tree properly decorated and anyway usually didn't put the lights on as could not get to the plug sockets. I feel a bit cheated Hmm, still, not very long till the next one
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Post by Fr. Gruesome on Jan 13, 2016 22:00:59 GMT
I am sure that Christmas misses you as well ...
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Post by juju on Jan 13, 2016 23:41:48 GMT
I was really glad to see the back of it, I didn't enjoy it much at all. I'd love to be able to spend it on a beach somewhere that doesn't even do Christmas, but everyone still expects all the usual stuff to happen. Meaning I do it.* Now, just to get the worst of the winter out the way - can't wait for spring and lighter evenings. *Adrian is usually really helpful, but when it comes to Christmas he's clueless. Everyone would end up with just cash and a box of After Eights or whatever the Spar had in on Christmas eve.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 11:47:20 GMT
I have to admit I seem to enjoy it a bit more every year, but I really need to plan things quite early to make sure I don't get too stressed. What I'm increasingly realising is how lucky Frank and I are with our families. On a German forum I read quite a few complaints by people who had fallen out with their families or who had families or who were being really manipulative and nasty and ruined Christmas that way. I have had my tough times with members of my family but for the past two years we have been getting along quite well and both our families are nice and relaxed and accept us the way we are. I can't really say I miss it, though. I'm glad about the new year and I'm already looking forward to spring.
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Post by tangent on Jan 14, 2016 13:10:18 GMT
I'm glad about your families. Mine were rather demanding and insisted we visited them at Christmas (which involved long car journeys). It all got a lot better when we started a family because it meant the long journeys became impractical.
I don't miss Christmas and I'm enjoying getting back into a routine.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 13:15:36 GMT
My mother has been asked if she doesn't find it sad that I spend Christmas with Frank's family, not with mine. She always says she doesn't as long as she knows I'm spending it somewhere where I am happy. My parents have always been quite good of letting go of us.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Jan 14, 2016 20:07:07 GMT
One of the handy things about having our two families on seperate ends of the earth is that there is no problem about which family to spend christmas with. Having said that, both our parents our chill so if they were both within visiting distance we'd just probably alternate or something. Or all get together.
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Post by Moose on Jan 15, 2016 1:07:51 GMT
When I lived down South I never - well after uni - made it back home for Christmas. I cooked a Christmas dinner and sometimes we had friends over. It's been kinda nice the last few years to spend Christmas at 'home', especially as my sister's kids are usually there.
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Post by juju on Jan 15, 2016 8:09:35 GMT
The only good thing about Christmas is having my kids at home at the same time. If they ever stopped coming, I'd be straight on a plane somewhere else.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 17:04:25 GMT
I haven't spent Christmas with my parents in a while. Last Christmas one of my other sisters didn't travel back to my parents' either, so only my youngest sister was there and my second youngest sister lives next door.
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Post by Moose on Jan 19, 2016 23:19:40 GMT
I've not spent Christmas with my entire family since my brother's kids were born but that's understandable - it's stressful enough traveling that distance without doing so with young kids in tow
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Post by bill on Jan 23, 2016 18:39:36 GMT
That was the Christmas that was. It's over, let it go. (Some older members might recognise the reference)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 23:15:17 GMT
I'm quite looking forward to spring and summer and getting married, but winter is still so long.
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Post by Moose on Jan 30, 2016 21:40:50 GMT
Yeah here too At least it's nearly February but we're still talking weeks and weeks till the clocks go forward again. There's a little more light now but it doesn't make that much difference
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Post by Kye on Jan 30, 2016 23:51:37 GMT
We still have 2 more months before we can even start thinking about spring. That being said, it's been a very mild winter so far (especially since I spent 3 weeks of it in a warm climate).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2016 21:56:29 GMT
My birthday is in February and I have always thought it was the most miserable, depressing month because by then everybody is really sick of winter and spring hasn't started yet.
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Post by Mari on Feb 24, 2016 13:24:07 GMT
Winter? Pah! I haven't seen anything even vaguely resembling Winter this year! I want at least one day of snow or ice skating this year. And not in bloody Groningen, but HERE! *stamps foot and points at ground*
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