The post-christmas thread.

The first day of Christmas is the night of the 24th, that's the way it's always been.
Before that date there is lots and lots of stuff "to get done before the day" so there's no time for it to overwhelm you so to speak.
Once the day arrives though and for a week or so after, it' s all relaxing with family and friends, eating well and drinking lots. Just how it should be IMO.
Even shopping in the sales feels relaxed.
These morons that fight each other for both the last turkey on the shelf before Christmas and the last sale item on the rack after Christmas need a slap round the head to be honest. Just simple greed!
 
It's never worth the excitement for me, but I do enjoy spending time with family and friends. Unfortunately I haven't had that chance to spend time with family in France this year as I had to work! :(

Still, it's nice to have a couple of days off work. :)
 
There's always too much of a build up for Christmas but as usual I was too busy this year to notice it with work, uni and various other committments so I never really thought about it until the week before.

I had one of the best Christmas's ever. Everyone was happy and well which was amazing considering the year we've had - a couple of months ago we didn't even think my dad would make it to see Christmas but he's doing better than ever :)

Now it's all over and everything goes back to normal it's sad. I always think Christmas is too short and shops/consumers are too greedy rushing it to get to the sales. Now I have to look forward to going into work in a few hours (in a toy shop) with all the returns and refunds - i'm dreading it :(
 
seek said:
You're being logical. Advertising fools people into forgetting logic.
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Only the fools. Christmas marketing is to be served with a pinch of salt and taken for what it is. I would think that almost everyone realises this and enjoys how Christmas brings people together.

Its nice to have something we can all share and enjoy as a family, comunity and country :)
 
My Christmas was average. Certainly didn't feel like what I was expecting, so it didn't meet my expectations. Maybe it's because I'm older it just doesn't feel like it once did when I was a kid. I hardly watched any Xmas TV because it was so dire - Dr.Who was the only thing I did see!

It's gone by so fast. Prior to breaking up from work on Dec 21st, I kept expecting a long holiday to relax. The relaxation bit hasn't even happened and Jan 2nd is almost here :/
 
Was quite weird this year the dinner was over very quickly compared to previous years...

Was very surreal maybe because I've been ill
 
On the whole I had a pretty good Christmas. I could not help feeling tired though after about 2pm and it seems much of my family was the same.

To be fair it was a bit of an anti-climax which I think is down to advertising and hype but also from when I was younger Christmas was a lot more exciting top me and it gradually gets less over the years
 
Great Christmas for me :) Had an amazing Christmas dinner, lovely time with the family and generally a very nice relaxing time. Still feels like Christmas to me but my parents always try to make a week of it when they can, so guess it's just down to how you approach it really. :)
 
seek said:
As far as I'm concerned the last few days were certainly not anything worth getting excited about three months in advance.
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Absolutely. I really like Christmas but the advertising and so on is being crept forward more and more each year and it's annoying. It just becomes very anti-climatic IMO. Should be illegal to do anything Christmas related until December!
 
Well, my week went from great to bad to great to bad to worse to terrible, with I guess includes trivial bads compared to the terrible but it all contributes and I think may make some realise that their xmas was not so bad afterall.


GREAT Last Friday I saw an ex that I hadn't seen for 13 years, we hit it off, gave her my landline number.

BAD Saturday, Grandad gets taken to hospital with a suspected stroke.

GREAT Saturday also, ex TEXTS to my landline, very nice messages, but I cant reply on my damn landline.

GOOD Grandad starts to seem better.

BAD The sudden realisation that I automatically hit delete on the messages from my ex without writing down her number so I could text her back from my mobile.

WORSE Clearly she thinks I'm no longer interested and I receive no more texts or a call!!.

WORSE 2 Grandad takes a turn for the worse, getting pneumonia and slipping into a coma.
Cue immediate family at the hospital, mum, dad, nan, aunties, uncles, xmas is effectively cancelled.

TERRIBLE Grandad peacefully passes away this morning.He will be missed.
 
Im really sorry about your Grandad, im living on borrowed time with mine as well at the moment, at least he didnt suffer long.
 
Was great to see the family all in one place again! Had quite an interesting christmas period mixing between my own family and my other halfs family. Got some nice, some crap and some unexpected gifts :)

Not really worth all the hype people seem to give it each year really, was let down by a few people who I thought would have seen myself as giftworthy but never mind, scrubbed off next years list now.
 
My christmas has been pretty good, got everything that i wanted and a couple of nice things that i didn't expect :)

knip said:
And mine was ok, would have been nice to win the footy yesterday, but never mind.
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At least your team has won games, unlike cov :p

wiiija - sorry to hear about your grandad :(
 
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