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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
You don't have that trebuchet aimed towards me, do you?
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Hey, think of it as this way: free coal for the BBQ!
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
mmmmm marzipan! one of my few weaknesses when it comes to sweets!
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One of the few sweets I just can't stand.
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Originally Posted by ravenne
It's winter over here. So, of course, we've already been baking christmas stollen (because it's best when you leave it in a cold and dry place for at least two weeks before you eat it):
Ohh, got a recipe? Because those things I love! Especially if it has spice in the middle.
Besides, I already know what the kids will (or should) get for Christmas - this is for reasons of 'self-defense', actually: I know that their grannies usually buy Christmas presents in November, so I have to be early if I want to at least try to have some influence on what they buy  . So, no, DGma, you're not early at all! It was high time for this thread.  |
I just never really liked christmas... I feel it's a "forced getting together" kind of thing. You must have a good time. Everybody is smiling and laughing. People are sitting around a christmas tree, in front of a roar fire. People decide to visit their parents/children again. And lastly there's peace on earth.
Or so the TV wants us to believe...
My favourite way of "celebrating" christmas is to do whatever I normally do on a weekday, except that I've that day off. And because we have that day off, we can have a long dinner, with more elaborately cooked foods and such. And I can sleep in (if the cats would let me...)
This year, we'll be seeing my mother, but only because I wanted to to Hungary in winter one time. And the time between christmas and new year is the best period, because you can get a lot of free days without having to use a lot of vacation-days. And we'll staying till the first week of January so I can "celebrate" my birthday there too (another overrated thing).
I'm generally crankiest around christmas...