What did you get for Christmas?
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Don't stress over it. The scale would go up, but most of that will be water retention. It'll fade as the days go on. One day of Christmas Day indulging isn't going to undo your progress.A load of coffee, chocolate and chorizo-esque stuff to undo the ~4 Kg I've lost since summer... Already ~1Kg heavier after yesterday's dinner!
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Lucky enough to receive lots of nice things this year but the best, without doubt, was from my girls:
Each time they've toured in NZ or Australia I've been overseas* or otherwise unavailable but 2026 is the year. I am so excited!
* The Beths, not my girls. That would probably be illegal, or worse.
Each time they've toured in NZ or Australia I've been overseas* or otherwise unavailable but 2026 is the year. I am so excited!
* The Beths, not my girls. That would probably be illegal, or worse.
It’s not a competition.@Feek is heading towards the top of this thread's league table with the signed Kylie record / merch
But you’re right
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Amomg other things, I got a rather nice coffee table type book entitled British Buses and Coaches of the 1970s. Having fun thumbing through that.
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We don't swap presents so I just buy what I want...this year, as an excuse I bought some expensive headphones (ZMF Bokeh Closed), a new pair of Nike and I got a new camera (Fuji XT5) 2 weeks ago.
We had a new rule.this year that one.persom only bought for one person and concentrate on the grandkids,.so I got a nice hoodie as hats mess my hair up ( who shouted gay at the back ?) parents got me a lovely red arrows whiskey glass and some single malt plus usual socks ect ect
The wife and I never get each other anything, but I did buy myself a PS Portal as I had some nectar points to use.
I prefer seeing my children enjoy the day and then getting to lie on the couch eating dessert after everyone has gone home.
I prefer seeing my children enjoy the day and then getting to lie on the couch eating dessert after everyone has gone home.
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Just got home from my folks - Dad & brother (a jeweller up North) managed to track down a 1999 Tag Kirium to replace the one my folks bought me for my 18th birthday, which was stolen when my bag was snatched from the back of my wheelchair on the train home from London last year, which was devastating.
It's not an expensive piece, but the original was very special to me as it was the watch I picked to go on my first round-the-world yacht race - the smooth/flush design of the bezel & bracelet didn't tear the rubber cuffs of my sailing jackets & drysuit.
Amazingly it's serial is only 2 digits away from my original one.
I'm still a bit shell shocked.
It's not an expensive piece, but the original was very special to me as it was the watch I picked to go on my first round-the-world yacht race - the smooth/flush design of the bezel & bracelet didn't tear the rubber cuffs of my sailing jackets & drysuit.
Amazingly it's serial is only 2 digits away from my original one.
I'm still a bit shell shocked.
That's very coincidental, a friend of mine had the exact same watch except with a black face stolen recently, which he was quite upset about as it was his 18th birthday present. Glad you were able to track down a good condition replacement!
FYI:OK, you asked.
Kylie Christmas Fully Wrapped LP, limited edition, transparent red.
Which came with a signed print.
Kylie Infinite Disco LP, limited edition, clear record.
Which came with a signed print.
Kylie Impossible Princess LP, limited edition opaque orange record.
Which came with a signed print.
Kylie Christmas LP.
Which came with a signed print. But somehow, that got lost
Kylie 2026 calendar. I don't open calendars until the 1st January.
Blondie 1981 calendar. I had this in 1981, the days all match up so it works in 2026.
Nice crackly scented candle.
Some jelly fruits.
And this. Kylie Christmas Fully Wrapped CD. Signed and dedicated
Very happy with this lot.
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I was asked to be a godfather; that was nice. Also, I received MAGA socks (from a different person). I got myself a gaiwan , some nice tea and an ettiger wallet i picked up during a sample sale.
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Merry Christmas all.
One present I got was a beanie hat with a built-in head torch.
Other presents were jeans and tracksuit bottoms but I chose those.
One present I got was a beanie hat with a built-in head torch.
Other presents were jeans and tracksuit bottoms but I chose those.
I got a beanie with built in head torch too
I have sight issues so my stepdaughter thought this would be great if I am walking at night, lol. I already carry a pocket torch with me.
Wowzers. How are the headphones sounding?
Good job your dad is a good sport!Favourite gift given: Alongside their regular gifts, I bought a lottery ticket and scratchcard for everybody present on Christmas Day - and a pack of fake 'winning' ones from Amazon. Casually passed out the real tickets and cards, then offered my dad from the selection of fake cards. Seamless, he didn't suspect a thing. He scratches the card and I could see the excitement rising - £100k a month for a year, £1.2m smackaroonies. Checked the front of the card to be sure, asked me if it was legit (oh of course!), then asked three other members of the family to verify it. Two of them looked at the reverse, but somehow missed the passage of joke text which would have given the game away. I kept up the pretence for a good 15 minutes before revealing the bitter truth.
Cue my old man being the butt of every joke at the dinner table.
I had a mate who had a house party and recorded the Lottery results from the previous week; buying last weeks numbers for this week and other random tickets (make sense?!)
So at the house party, he gave everybody the random tickets and his wife the 'winning' ticket to check. Everybody sat down to watch the draw and his wife 'won'. She was ecstatic, promising to buy people stuff and what they were going to do with the cash etc etc. He kept her going for hours and then told her in front of everyone it was a 'joke'.
It did NOT go down well. Divorced now, although that was probably because he slipped and fell into another woman.
He was and probably still is a dick of the highest order.
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