Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
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Merry Christmas, darlings. As no one here has a shitshow of making it onto the nice list, here's hoping your loved ones are generous and thoughtful.
May your extended family time be as short as you wish, with enough booze and quality T & A pics to get you through. Be safe, and don't fucking drink and drive.
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@mokey said in Merry Xmas:
May your extended family time be as short as you wish, with enough booze and quality T & A pics to get you through. Be safe, and don't fucking drink and drive.
Yes. Fuck yes. I'm the one who will be picking up and dropping off the MIL with dementia from her residential care. Therefore the piss-hitting cannot start in earnest until I get home.
MIL was fixated on having a sleepover at our place - because she hates the brand-new residential place she's got, which is better than her house, or staying at her Dad's shambles of a place. This was last week:
Day 1 convo:
Mrs TA: "Nick's brother is staying for a few weeks* so the spare room is occupied"
MIL: "Oh. But what about on the couch?"
Mrs TA: "You just had a knee replacement, and the couch is not going to help that"
MIL: "Oh."*Narrator: He was only staying five days.
Day 3 convo:
MIL: "So Christmas night is definitely out?"
Mrs TA: "Yes. As I said, Nick's brother is in town and has the spare room"
MIL: "But I can just stay on the couch or the floor or th-"
Mrs TA: "You just had surgery so you c-"
MIL: "One night won't hurt!"
Mrs TA: [thinking quickly] "We're going over to [friend's place] that night anyway!"
MIL: "So... Christmas night is definitely out?"Dementia. Its pretty fucked. Mainly we're not having her because shoehorning her out of our place after lunch is going to be difficult enough.
Besides that, we'll be seeing people we want to hang out with on Boxing Day at their place. Tradition.
Have officially informed Mrs TA that I'm lowering my expectations of the day being a raging success. Her catering will, of course, be to the highest degree. The personnel attending will not.
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2016 was a tough old year for me, tossing away a comfortable life in Dunedin because I was constantly reminded of an ex-girlfriend everywhere I went in Dunners. So, for someone who planned to the nth degree, it was a bold move to up sticks and leave with no plan.
After a couple of months of drifting aimlessly (albeit with accommodation support from parents and some contract work I can do anywhere), I've ended up with full-time work in a completely different (and interesting) industry. What's more, it's Monday to Friday and (generally) 8-5pm...
So 2017 has delivered more than I might have expected this time last year. And I'm currently having a single malt out of Dad's cupboard so no complaints here.
Meanwhile, I'm figuring out what to actually do with a summer holiday...
To the rest of you, enjoy the time with whoever you're spending it with.
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Merry Christmas ferners. Hope you get to spend quality time with whanau and friends.
A shout out to all the emergency service workers on duty tomorrow. And let's not forget the immigrants working the 7-11 counters that allow us to grab that last minute gift card or box of chocolates.
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Yes Merry Christmas to one and all on TSF. Over here we are still waiting for Sowan's Nicht, at which time I will be raising a glass of single malt Scottish Wine and feasting on dry oats as a token gesture to the wannabe Scotsman and of course to @Talisker
Here's to a great 2018
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13 years. Ive been registered here for 13 years, not to mention the couple years lurking before that. I hate to say it but you lot are actually a pretty damn significant relationship...Merry christmas to all, its been a hell of a year, not particularly awesome, not particularly shit, bit of a new start and never a dull moment. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday period and is back with a bit of banter in the new year. Massive thanks to all the admins that keep this fine place in order and the techies that keep us running (kirwan & bartman?). I've had a few beersies, about to crash for all of about 5 hours where I expect a wake up call in the shape of nieces and nephew bodyslaming me to get me up so they can open their santa gifts. Good times.
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Merry Christmas friends. I started with polish Christmas tonight. Tomorrow first Christmas at my new house. Duck on the menu.
Funny old year, but cheers fir the laughs, banter and debate this year everybody.
Stay safe, eat heaps, drink more. Regale us with your best backyard cricket moment.
Chur
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Merry Xmas fern-fam!! Have an awesome day and let the Kai and booze flow. If you gotta travel be safe
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Merry Christmas all 2017 turned shit for me on 22/12/16 So glad to pass that anniversary you reprobate and rascals have greatly entertained me as always so for that I genuinely thank you
Xmas is a time for whanau so I'm into day 4 of a non stop bender with mrs dm and my bro and feeling very liverish its only 9 am here and didnt get in until 4 but bubbles already popped off to marina bay sands for lunch then open the (deliberately) crap pressies Cambodia tomorrow
Hope all you fluffybunnies got better than you deserved and are gonna be able to chill
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