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What are your plans for Xmas this year?

Sk8r Girl

Personally I love Xmas. It's my fave time of year Santa tone1 Christmas tree I love the music, spending time with family; my little sister still gets soo excited Blush and I love watching the Xmas movies. Everything just feels so amazing this time of year for me. 

The downside for me is how busy the shops get, the pushing and shoving of other people, the overbearing loud music. If I could stay in my house all through December I would! Sweat smile Going out this time of year feels like being in the middle of a riot. Last year I got shoved so hard I fell and sprained my wrist. I wish people wouldn't go so OTT in the shops.

This year I'll be having a quiet Xmas with my family. We'll watch Xmas movies on Xmas Eve, my little sister will wake me super early on the 25th as usual lol and I still need to finish my shopping. Buying gifts is my fave part, I really think hard about what people will want and enjoy. It's like a challenge and I love it!

What are your own plans?

Parents

  • Hey Sk8r Girl - love the Avril Lavigne reference Wink

    Thankfully this year will be a quiet one with my parents, cat, 2 gerbils, leopard gecko, and corn snake lol.

    On Christmas Day itself, usually, I help Mum out with cooking (when she lets me lol). Dad normally does his lovely scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast, followed by main presents (one less this year thanks to my ex finally leaving me lol), chilling out in front of TV (inbetween helping Mum out of course), main dinner at table, followed by more TV time and then tree presents in the evening. 

    I've already went out and bought Christmas cards and presents for my friends, family and St John Ambulance (SJA) Units I belong too - me being in charge of one and Dad of the other - and have written out all the cards already - just need to wrap presents etc. I hate shopping - so preferred to do it a couple of weeks ago so I could beat the mad rush later this month.

    Been out on SJA duties at a couple of Christmas Light Switch On/Fayre's already over the weekend and got one more on Friday this week. Got SJA Children Christmas Party on the 10th and then the SJA Adult Christmas meal on the 12th/13th (can't remember what day).

    Other than that and my work/volunteer role - it looks to be a nice, quiet Christmas period for me.

    Mweekie xx

  • in reply to Mweekie6852

    Hi Mweekie! Thanks I love Avril Lavigne!

    Ooh you have a lot of pets. Your snake sounds cool, I like snakes and have always wanted one but my parents won’t let me,lol.

    Your Xmas day sounds like it’s going to be a really lovely time. Nice of you to help out your mum as well, that’s so sweet. I mostly do the Xmas dinner, mum helps too if she’s off work and my little sister will try to help but she’s still too young, I think she just enjoys making a mess lol. Oh you do tree presents in the evening too! Your literally one of a few I know who does this we do as well but have stocking presents in the morning. So much fun I love it.

    Well done on getting your cards, I’ve still got to do that myself, hopefully this week. I hurt my hand though and as I’m left handed my mum said she will write them out for me this year so kind of her. That’s so cool your work with SJA! That must be so rewarding as well. Sounds like it will be such a busy time for you this month but lovely at the same time.
    Have you always worked with SJA? I wanted to be a paramedic but it turns out I faint if I see blood which ruined my dream career lol
    I’ve more less finished my gift buying, just a few more to get with my little sister and mum. Hoping to be done by the 10th though.

    I hope you have a lovely Xmas Mweekie xx

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  • in reply to Mweekie6852

    Hi Mweekie! Thanks I love Avril Lavigne!

    Ooh you have a lot of pets. Your snake sounds cool, I like snakes and have always wanted one but my parents won’t let me,lol.

    Your Xmas day sounds like it’s going to be a really lovely time. Nice of you to help out your mum as well, that’s so sweet. I mostly do the Xmas dinner, mum helps too if she’s off work and my little sister will try to help but she’s still too young, I think she just enjoys making a mess lol. Oh you do tree presents in the evening too! Your literally one of a few I know who does this we do as well but have stocking presents in the morning. So much fun I love it.

    Well done on getting your cards, I’ve still got to do that myself, hopefully this week. I hurt my hand though and as I’m left handed my mum said she will write them out for me this year so kind of her. That’s so cool your work with SJA! That must be so rewarding as well. Sounds like it will be such a busy time for you this month but lovely at the same time.
    Have you always worked with SJA? I wanted to be a paramedic but it turns out I faint if I see blood which ruined my dream career lol
    I’ve more less finished my gift buying, just a few more to get with my little sister and mum. Hoping to be done by the 10th though.

    I hope you have a lovely Xmas Mweekie xx

Children
  • in reply to Sk8r Girl

    Hey Sk8r Girl

    I've kind of been brought up on SJA since I was adopted at 18 months old - my parents have been involved since they were in their teens (it's actually how they met). Most of the time I enjoy it - although so much has changed over the past year that it is started to become a little too stressful for both mine and my parents liking that we are thinking about just sticking with youth, training and duties (although parents are stepping back from that more than I am). 

    I can understand about not being able to deal with blood - and I even know a couple of paramedics who are uneasy around blood etc. as well.

    I've now done all presents and cards now - and brought the tree down from the loft as well - not decorated it yet - hoping to get that done at some point next week.

    Have a lovely Christmas yourself and of course your family as well

    Mweekie xx