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Christmas! Gifts! Parties! Etc!
valley_parade:
--- Quote from: Linds on 28 Nov 2008, 07:59 ---Last year I got a pink lawn flamingo that had no post.
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If it floats, you should keep it in the bathtub when not in use.
Lines:
My mom threw it away! She thought it was funny and then tossed it. I don't even remember its name. (The girl who gave it to me put a name tag on it.)
--- Quote from: Inlander on 28 Nov 2008, 08:03 ---Unfortunately it's almost December now, which means I'll have to start thinking about presents. You know how dads are always the hardest people to buy presents for? Well, my dad's birthday is on Christmas Eve. So every year, I (and everyone else in my family) have to think up two dad presents at the same time.
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I don't have the dad problem, but my mom's birthday is Jan 9th. Thinking up two gifts is pretty difficult.
SonofZ3:
My father's birthday is on the 22nd of December, and my mothers is on the 1st of January (new year's baby). Its a bit trying on my bank account buying them both birthday and Christmas gifts at the same time, but my parents live a spartan existence, so it makes me happy to get things for them I know they'll really like.
Ladybug:
Dads are easy to get stuff for! My dad (whose birthday is on Januar 2nd, so two gifts for him as well) gets really happy if we get some black t-shirts, black sweaters, socks, gloves, practicaly outdoor clothing etc, and if there's anything specific he wants (like a book or CD or something), he'll actually come out and say exactly what it is. Moms are worse, though. My mom will be totally vague about what she wants, and has fucking weird taste, so it's impossible to get her something that we think she will actually like, and also something that is sort of practical, because she's always complaining about too much stuff. Gah, I dread going Christmas shopping with my brothers.
But it's almost December, and while December pre-20th is all kinds of hell because of school, I can't wait. I broke my no clementines before December-rule, but tomorrow (since the 30th is a Sunday), I'm totally going to go buy Christmas soda, gingerbread and some kind of Christmas candy, and then I'll finally listen to my Christmas music playlist.
(Yes, I love Christmas.)
Oli:
Next wednesday my flatmates and I are doing a Christmas meal for 8 people (including ourselves). It also happens to be the day that a good friend of mine graduates and is one of the last stops on her honeymoon. Oh my!
We're having fresh prawn cocktails as something to nom before the meal, leek and potato soup for the starter, a festive beef wellington with roast potatoes, honeyed parsnips, roast veg (including carrots, turnips and sweet potatoes), Yorkshire puddings and gravy for the main followed by sugar free trifle for the dessert (one of the guests is diabetic).
NOM NOM NOM! I will maybe post pictures and recipes in the cooking thread one day.
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