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The Seldom Killer:
I'm working on Christmas Eve and again on the 27th/28th so no major plans.

The father of a friend of ours died recently so his closest family is a brother who lives near us. The current plan is that we'll go out mountain biking early on Christmas Day and then head back over to the brother's house where I'll run up Christmas dinner and we'll chill out watching a few films on a big screen and doing some boozing. Basically trying to keep it low key and chilled so it isn't too much of the first big thing without any parents. I don't make much of Christmas anyway so this sits right in my comfort, it'll practically be like an extra Sunday.

Boxing day is usually a day for doing different stuff but not sure what yet. Will be on the scout for the weird and wonderful. Might be going down towards Nottingham for New Year. Will see what happens really.

LeeC:
we're taking bets on whether Obama will close the office on the 24th so we all get a 4 day weekend.

Carl-E:
Where do you work? 

Our tree's up (9 footer, we have 9 1/2 foot ceilings).  Not decorated yet - I'm still working on the outside lights for the house, too. 

Christmas eve we have a party that was originally for people at the church who "worked" both christmas eve services - choir, acolytes, the organist, etc.  This year, our doofus of a priest-in-charge (appointed by the bishop, he's offended and driven away half the remaining parishoners) has cancelled the midnight service. 


We're having the party anyway.  He's not invited.  Ham and potluck.  And since this year there's no late service to go to, we'll also be opening the wine...

Christmas day is a day spent in pyjamas.  We always get two cheap turkeys at thanksgiving, so we'll be doing "thanksgiving - the sequel" on christmas day. 

Barmymoo:
Carl, your Christmas always sounds like fun. But CANCELLED THE MIDNIGHT SERVICE? What exactly is wrong with him? Has he forgotten what Christmas actually is about? I mean, it's totally fine if you don't celebrate Christmas as a religious festival, that's fine... unless you're a Christian priest! Something doesn't add up here.

My boyfriend's mother is a little concerned about cooking for two vegetarians for two days, so I will be taken frozen leftovers for Jens and I. They'll probably defrost slowly in the car, during the hour's journey, and be ready to pop in the fridge when we arrive. This is a good plan, right? It means we'll be eating the same two dishes twice in four days, but that's probably fine.

Thrillho:
Given my divorce I want nothing to do with family this year.

I'm going to a crazy party in London on the 21st, on the 22nd visiting my parents in Nottingham, on the 23rd going from there to Whitehaven, staying there until the 28th when I'm going to Leeds over New Year's, then back to the homestead to start back at work on the 3rd of Jan.

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