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Close to ours.. except there is no "Nice" gift.. Some are practical ( Kitchen Utensils, towels, food) and some are just Whatever/joke..
Yeah, it's just really played out. People need to give it a rest already.
We have one good one, usually booze or wine, and everyone else tries to find the ugliest or most worthless crap ever. I farted in a mason jar and put that in the mix about 7 years ago. Last year, my buddy Sean brought dog #### and I ended up with it. This year, I bought a "hat" at Dollar Tree that's a thin foam rubber T-Rex head with a chin strap.
When a quirky fad becomes intentional (companies purposefully making ugly Christmas sweaters)...It's done.
Disagree. While I fully admit this is a regional thing, Christmas isn't Christmas without snow. The grass is green here in Minnesota, and I was feeling very unChristmaslike driving into work. I'm not looking forward to waking up tomorrow, opening up presents with the kids on the porch, looking out into the backyard and seeing the piles of leaves that didn't get raked up this fall.
Wouldn't ya know it, I leave that place and winter decides to be nice n' mild. The past two winters were... well, let's say brutal and were a major factor in the decision to move back to paradise.
Try 85 degrees. Luckily tomorrow, we're getting Arctic air that will cool it down to around 70.
Of course. I wasn't about to let my boxers absorb any of that goodness. My mom raised me alone for Christ's sake, I wasn't about to give her a diluted fart. She deserves the best.
I'll take that on December 26th, but give me 2 feet of snow and 20 degrees on the 25th.
Yeah, I’ve changed my tune on this. Most people suck at gift giving so now I would rather get a gift card- I still feel a little bad giving one but I figure other people agree with me and would rather get what they want. Unless I feel like I’ve got a good idea I’ll get a GC.I personally ASK for gift Cards for the Movie Theater.. Just received $40 worth 9 days ago for my birthday and hoping for more today
Wife just informed me she’s letting the youngest in on things finally this year. It’s been 16 years but finally I can take ####### credit for all the money I spend!
Like don't do Christmas at all? We certainly won't do Santa when our youngest is a teen but we'll always celebrate Christmas.
No tree or decorations for me (let alone sugary X-mas music or movies).
Mine are (unsurprisingly) so over that. The family bits are fun, but the rest can take a long walk off a short pier
I can completely get behind the dislike of commercialism. But some Christmas movies are among my favorites. You just can't beat Elf, die hard or Gremlins.
It might make a difference that our kids range from 14-3. The youngest help keep Christmas fun.
If the kids are older and no grandkids, it makes sense. Just go see Star Wars or something.
I think I have about a decade before the grandkids start showing up but I'm not putting any bets down.
