Christmas Holidays

[Master]

I break up 16th December for 2 weeks, cannot wait really need the rest and sleep and I am winding down at work.

Got to give some cards to my colleagues and chocolate for my work colleague and some wine for my former boss who is line manager of my current boss who I despise so have to keep him sweet.

What do you lot do? Christmas Meal?

[El Kabong]

I visit my relatives out of town (my mom's family & my dad's family). We typically have a nice Christmas dinner featuring chicken with dried beef and bacon in a cream of mushroom gravy served over rice.

We do Christmas crackers with the prizes and hats inside.

[BIG H]

I have to fly over to Germany this week for my xmas party. I finish work on 23rd and go back on 3rd - really need the break this year too.

On xmas day Will have the in laws round for dinner and my folks round for tea.

[Memphis]

Ive ground to a halt already, I dont finish for another two weeks

Im off the 23rd through to new year, cant wait to be honest. Family Crimbo for a few days and then a few days to myself which will be filled with shit TV, left overs and booze, perfick.

[Mattyhitman]

Break up 23rd till 3rd, although we do have an incentive in place for the office. If we hit a certain figure/target then we finish once thats done, so we could end up finishing earlier than 23rd
As per usual, doing xmas dinner for family, about 8 of us, going with a 4 bird roast and Short Rib of beef on the bone in a nice glaze. All the trimmings, probs do homemade pate for starter, then over to see the missus family on the night, then pissed up in between xmas and new year

[Andre]

I turn 53 and will eat my self stupid and sleep in the afternoon . Tourists will come to our area and annoy us. courtesy out the window when parking. crowded surf. Local prices go up, Italians with loud voices who beep good buy at 1am come and stay next door, We have to go shopping after 10pm to avoid the tourists. Then we will have bush fires..

[Gandalf]

My long holiday starts at the end of this week once the marking is all done and after my recent flutters it is more than welcome.

Christmas isn't really celebrated by us as we aren't Christian and don't have children. The wife has bought herself a coat and I am finally going to get a kindle. We will likely have a quiet day in and maybe cook up some roast beef and potatoes as turkey's are not easy to find out here. Then in the evening a spot of TV and a grope on the sofa. A calm day all in all.

[Mars_ax]

I break up 16th December for 2 weeks, cannot wait really need the rest and sleep and I am winding down at work.

Got to give some cards to my colleagues and chocolate for my work colleague and some wine for my former boss who is line manager of my current boss who I despise so have to keep him sweet.

What do you lot do? Christmas Meal?

Nothing special here for Xmas, for the most part I try to ignore the holidays and carry on with business as usual. I do see to it that my family gets gifts this time of year, typically it's a gift of money or something they need, like clothes a computer et al.

I'm not the least bit religious, so the only thing I celebrate a bit is the New Year, that consists of having a toast with my wife/true love at the stroke of midnight, then going off to bed.

[pacfan]

I break up 16th December for 2 weeks, cannot wait really need the rest and sleep and I am winding down at work.

Got to give some cards to my colleagues and chocolate for my work colleague and some wine for my former boss who is line manager of my current boss who I despise so have to keep him sweet.

What do you lot do? Christmas Meal?

Cheers to you, Master and the rest of the gang. Hope you get what you want. Here we got a Christmas country and folks here especially in media start the 100-day Christmas countdown somewhere in September, no kiddin'. For a not-so-rich country, we've got lots of colorful lights and decorations all over out here.

[superheavyrhun]

I finish work at 3pm on Christmas Eve...and will be back in work on the Wednesday following. My parents are Christian and will go to church on Christmas morning. We will then eat, I will drink, and generally be glad of a few days off.

Can't say I enjoy the build up, and the expense does annoy me, but compared to others my spending is minimal.

Hope everyone who cares has a good time, personally I'll get drunk and moan about how crap the TV movie is.

[Memphis]

Im really struggling with work right now. Ive hit a serious brick wall what with Christmas coming and wanting to leave soon into he new year. Ive got myself into a slump now with no desire to ge out of it. The next 7 working days are going to be tough

I know things could be a lot worse but Ive got the right to have a moan.

[superheavyrhun]

Im really struggling with work right now. Ive hit a serious brick wall what with Christmas coming and wanting to leave soon into he new year. Ive got myself into a slump now with no desire to ge out of it. The next 7 working days are going to be tough

I know things could be a lot worse but Ive got the right to have a moan.

Me too. Work sucks.

[Gandalf]

There is nothing wrong with a good moan and in many ways it is very cathartic. I am knackered too and I have so much marking to get through. I have a pile of about 100 more papers to get through and then score tallying and just maybe I shall be done by the end of tomorrow. I screwed up with my mid week Jagermeister misadventure as I couldn't really get any marking done the next day. My fault though. I shall work hard to make up for it.

For me long holidays are a little dangerous as I have too much free time. I am a potential loose cannon. I'm hoping exercise and a kindle will keep me under some control.

[Master]

One more day and then I am sleeping and getting up late for 2 weeks!

[sanatcalls]

I will have party and will enjoy awesome food.. by the way, I am already on holidays..