1st Christmas in Oz.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:31 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by fraser
Some people have no class 
This'll actually be our second xmas in Oz.
We'll be spending it with our mates Nicole & Leon at her mums house in Burwood.
This'll actually be our second xmas in Oz.
We'll be spending it with our mates Nicole & Leon at her mums house in Burwood.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:33 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
Do they have broadband ?
Nov 10th 2005, 3:45 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
All this sounds great!,thanks for your suggestions.
Ive never really enjoyed Xmas day,the best part was waiting for the kids to wake up
run down the stairs & tear open their pressies,seeing their wee faces light up,just magic!
Having to get dressed up to go to in-laws,hoping they like their gifts,hoping the kids behave or dont moan too much about wanting to go home to play with their new toys,etc,etc...that horrible ate to much feeling afterwards & all you want to do is lounge on the sofa, cant leave too soon after dinner as its rude!cant drink unless you pre-book a taxi! blah,blah
Oh, I'm glad to be free of our traditions
& for once I'm beginning to feel quite excited about Xmas!!
Donna.
Ive never really enjoyed Xmas day,the best part was waiting for the kids to wake up
run down the stairs & tear open their pressies,seeing their wee faces light up,just magic!Having to get dressed up to go to in-laws,hoping they like their gifts,hoping the kids behave or dont moan too much about wanting to go home to play with their new toys,etc,etc...that horrible ate to much feeling afterwards & all you want to do is lounge on the sofa, cant leave too soon after dinner as its rude!cant drink unless you pre-book a taxi! blah,blah
Oh, I'm glad to be free of our traditions
& for once I'm beginning to feel quite excited about Xmas!!Donna.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:48 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by madsad
All this sounds great!,thanks for your suggestions.
Ive never really enjoyed Xmas day,the best part was waiting for the kids to wake up run down the stairs & tear open their pressies,seeing their wee faces light up,just magic!
Having to get dressed up to go to in-laws,hoping they like their gifts,hoping the kids behave or dont moan too much about wanting to go home to play with their new toys,etc,etc...that horrible ate to much feeling afterwards & all you want to do is lounge on the sofa, cant leave too soon after dinner as its rude!cant drink unless you pre-book a taxi! blah,blah
Oh, I'm glad to be free of our traditions & for once I'm beginning to feel quite excited about Xmas!!
Donna.
Ive never really enjoyed Xmas day,the best part was waiting for the kids to wake up
run down the stairs & tear open their pressies,seeing their wee faces light up,just magic!Having to get dressed up to go to in-laws,hoping they like their gifts,hoping the kids behave or dont moan too much about wanting to go home to play with their new toys,etc,etc...that horrible ate to much feeling afterwards & all you want to do is lounge on the sofa, cant leave too soon after dinner as its rude!cant drink unless you pre-book a taxi! blah,blah
Oh, I'm glad to be free of our traditions
& for once I'm beginning to feel quite excited about Xmas!!Donna.
It's a pain isn't it, thiws year you can just enjoy yourselves
Nov 10th 2005, 3:52 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by madsad
Awh..a Xmas baby,your New years certainly going to be different!
Wishing you all the best x
Donna.
Wishing you all the best x
Donna.
This is possibly the 3rd X'mas baby in my immediate family - my dad and I were both born on Christmas day. My FIL and one of ADL's nephews were born on 18 and 17 Dec respectivelly. I really want our little girl to have her own birthday because I just know how many cards and presents she might be missing out in the next 20 years. May be that's not necessarily be a bad thing - can be good for ADL's and my wallets. Back on subject here - I cannot find on the web or yellow pages where I can order a fresh goose. Probably need to visit call up some poultry farms.
Mrs JTL
Nov 10th 2005, 4:10 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Hi GuysI
Its going to be our first christmas in Oz and we are going to have our christmas dinner late christmas eve as you can light the candles and have your lights on the tree so hopefully will feel tradiional, but our kids are teens and a 10yr old then im going to go to midnight mass tipsy of course, then christmas day there is a load of us expats meeting up at the beach to play games with the kids eat and drink and just have a good time, I always wanted to escape for christmas but having four kids it was always impossible cant wait, but I am just going to go with it and not even going to try to match up to what I used to do at home, it used to take me three days to prepare my xmas dinner, mind you have got my mincemeat for my pies and will still do them as I love em
Cheers
Donna
Its going to be our first christmas in Oz and we are going to have our christmas dinner late christmas eve as you can light the candles and have your lights on the tree so hopefully will feel tradiional, but our kids are teens and a 10yr old then im going to go to midnight mass tipsy of course, then christmas day there is a load of us expats meeting up at the beach to play games with the kids eat and drink and just have a good time, I always wanted to escape for christmas but having four kids it was always impossible cant wait, but I am just going to go with it and not even going to try to match up to what I used to do at home, it used to take me three days to prepare my xmas dinner, mind you have got my mincemeat for my pies and will still do them as I love em
Cheers
Donna
Nov 10th 2005, 4:14 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
This will be our third Christmas here but our first one without visitors!!!
Its going to be very strange. I think that we will do it the Aussie way and head to the local lake for a BBQ.
Anybody else in Melbourne on their own and want to get together?
Its going to be very strange. I think that we will do it the Aussie way and head to the local lake for a BBQ.
Anybody else in Melbourne on their own and want to get together?
Nov 10th 2005, 4:25 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by madsad
Hi,
This will be our very first Xmas in Oz & I'm not quite sure how to plan Xmas day
We are spending it on our own,where as every other year back home we would go to hubby's parents for Xmas dinner or they would come to ours,planning for dinner was easy back home too but here its going to be too warm to slave over the cooker for a traditional Xmas meal 
Dont want to go out for dinner as we feel as its our first we want to be in our own home,let the kids enjoy their pressies
What did all you guys do on your very 1st Xmas here? or if you are in the same position as us how are you planning the day?
Donna.
This will be our very first Xmas in Oz & I'm not quite sure how to plan Xmas day
We are spending it on our own,where as every other year back home we would go to hubby's parents for Xmas dinner or they would come to ours,planning for dinner was easy back home too
but here its going to be too warm to slave over the cooker for a traditional Xmas meal Dont want to go out for dinner as we feel as its our first we want to be in our own home,let the kids enjoy their pressies
What did all you guys do on your very 1st Xmas here? or if you are in the same position as us how are you planning the day?
Donna.
One things for sure, it's gonna be a lot quieter and very different!
Dave and Lin
Nov 10th 2005, 4:37 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Well our first Christmas in Oz is actually being spent in UK, as we decided to head there to see relatives etc. Not sure it was a wise choice as the kids want to stay here, so our first Oz Xmas will be next year. Booked it ages ago when we thought it was a good idea...............
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Nov 10th 2005, 5:31 am
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Re: 1st Christmas in Oz.
Originally Posted by renth
Do what all Australians do on public holidays - go out and with your full esky and begin drinking at around 9am - keep drinking in the sun until you fall over.
Mr Madsad
