Countdown to Christmas Part 3

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Jingle all the way.....

Part 3

@TheWoollybacksWife Harrogate Christmas market is nice, but extremely busy. It's packed into quite a small area for the size of the market and is rammed! Lovely spot for it though, and the mulled wine is lovely! It's just down from Betty's 😊. It's got some of the lovely wooden chalet type stalls which makes it even more lovely, especially at might. Not quite as lovely as Chester , but lovely all the same!

Hi all....I have found my people (elves?)!!!

I'm about halfway through our Christmas shopping

We're getting married on the 1st December so Christmas is EXTRA exciting this year as our wedding will officially kick off the Christmas party season.

...and since I'm known for my Christmas love we will be having lots of Christmas trees with lights on, mulled wine and Christmassy favours (gingerbread people, etc).

It's all seemed a long way off until this last week and now it seems pretty close!

Oh...today's Christmas purchase was one of those silly 'How To Be A Good Husband' books for DP's stocking since it will be our first Christmas.

I might highlight certain bits of it

Currently considering purchasing some board games inspired by this thread...I've heard Pandemic is a good two player game (we don't have DC yet) and exploding kittens sounds right up my crazy cat lady street.

Also about to look up good stockists of those candied orange peels dipped in choc. If it wasn't wedding planning season I'd make them myself but I'll be busy making billions of favours I think.

I've also realised that we're already booked up every single weekend day in December

Fluffy socks have come out! There's a chill in the air...weather is certainly turning!

Fridge we're in your neck of the woods, about 20 minutes to the south

We went to my sister's house this afternoon for a cuppa and ended up planning activities for Christmas Eve and the big day so at least we're organised! And we have to plan presents for my dad as he's a pain in the arse to buy for.

Fluffy, I'll post it when I get back to civilisation.

Remind me if I don't!

How's the weather, Biddy?

And TIA re the recipe!

It's been 29 here. Still 21 now

I am now
On strike.

Who's upset you Sprouts?

Ah mumsnetters of the Shires :)

I am waiting to book Waddesdon tickets, they keep changing the release date so now will be released while I am in France, grr!

It's too hot for me woolly. And dh has been laid low with a stomach bug all day in and out of the toilet. So been entertaining the kids

On the plus side I start my job in less than two weeks!

I hope he recovers soon and the temperature drops a bit too. The shoe is on the other foot here. DH is having to do everything - he is even having to pull my jeans up after I've had a wee. I would wear something a bit more suitable but I'm sporting a fetching pair of compression stockings that would look hideous with a skirt! Thankfully he can work from home and my job is term time so there isn't too much disruption.

Oh and 123 🎄

That's love for you, Woolly!

Are you excited about your job, Sprouts? I'm waiting for a release date from work as I've asked to be allowed to finish sooner than my contractual 3 months' notice. Hopefully I'll find out once I'm back in the office on Friday.

I'm currently on a bus heading to the airport to go to a gig in Belfast. I'm hoping the field it's being held at drains / dries well as it's been monsoon season overnight!

www.coxandcox.co.uk/christmas/

Practically drooling at the wrapping papers!

@HairsprayBabe Just spent a lovely 20 minutes having a relaxing cuppa and pining over the Cox and Cox range

I am
Really excited about going back to work!

Now I've woken up with a blocked ear and ear ache

Should not have looked at cox & cox link 🙈☹️

Sorry all

I just spent £40 on ribbon and paper

Just about spent loads on beautiful wrapping paper, but the £.5.95 delivery caused me to pause and I have not backed slowly away from that beautiful website.

Nothing else will compare now...

I bought all this year's Cox and Cox wrap and ribbons in the January sales (gloat )

That's gorgeous wrapping paper! But even with the 20% discount for new customers it's rather steep!

I hope your ear is better soon, Sprouts.

When do they start their sale Teal? I always buy up all of PaperChase :)

It's payday so i just ordered DS' christmas presents. Just a couple of stocking fillers to get now

I tried so hard to resist clicking on that link but everything on there is so beautiful...