The ultimate incentive proposed! Buying a house, a wedding, and staying debt free.

Tete_en_l'Air

Ooh all moved in CMD! That seems to have happened really quickly - glad you're happy there! Do you think your friendship will survive this little episode once it's all died down? Exciting on the pram too

I like ex-council houses very much, they seem much sturdier and more spacious than new builds, even the small ones.

Have officially started the Christmas Shopping - one Sanctuary gift set, to go along with a birthday present for November so that I could get the Celia Birtwell vanity-case/sewing-box for myself

Poolie

Tete is it only October. I am not starting my christmas shopping till November. I might not start it at all since OH is going to be away for Christmas.

Can't decide to nip up to my parents for a couple of days on Boxing day.

Tete_en_l'Air

Poolie wrote: »

Tete is it only October.

Funnily enough, that's exactly what NIM said on my Facebook status!

Poolie wrote: »

Can't decide to nip up to my parents for a couple of days on Boxing day.

Yeah get yourself there, you can do the Boxing Day Dip (or am I thinking of Redcar?)

Tete_en_l'Air

Poolie wrote: »

Tete is it only October.

And anyway, Cinny's done loads - tell her!

Cinny91

Yay to starting Christmas shopping! :santa2: My Brother has even started now! I'm actually a tad tiddled off because my Parents, Sister and Brother have now all bought for me and I didn't get to properly write a list! Saying that, my lovely lovely loveeeellllyyyy sister has bought me a Cath Kidston Saddle Bag so I'm well excited!

Poolie - Get off to your Parents. Means you can stuff yourself silly with free Turkey sandwiches and bagsy the left over Quality Streets.

Poolie

They do the dip off Seaton Carew as well. I am working christmas day 3 till 11 so i would be mid morning boxing day before i got moving. Not looking forward to 5hours drive on my own. I could get 4 days up there. I would need 2 tanks of fuel and hyper milling something rotten as well.

Dinah93

Got to admit I am hugely looking forward to Christmas this year, 2 weeks off work, in front of a fire, with nowhere to go. Blissfull.

Tete_en_l'Air

It's a funny one Poolie and you have to weigh it up, but I think with the time off and with OH away, you may as well pop up and see them - you'll be getting your fuel money back in free food and drink surely?

OK, have signed up to Ciao and posted one review, it's very exciting!

Poolie

Plus Mum is travelling down on the train on the 4th Jan. OH and Sister back from China on 2nd so if I go up it will 26th till say 30th or 1st.

Cinny91

I'm super looking forward to Christmas too, this will be my first Christmas away from home as I'm going to OHs in the afternoon. All nervy!

Poolie - a 5 hour drive isn't too bad. Make yourself a flask of coffee, download a free Audible audiobook and you're away. I suppose you just need to weigh it all up though, like Tete said.