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Justcol Dec 24th 2009 4:59 am
My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
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Heres how i spent my Xmas eve in Cambridge.
We went to the traditional Xmas eve trotting races
at cambridge raceway.
Lovely sunshine :thumbup:
Good friends :thumbsup:
yummy picnic :p
great laughs :rofl:
plenty of beer (we walked/staggered the 10 minute journey home) :eek:
Its free to get in and i was $2.00 up at the end of the day. :thumbsup:
It beats shuffling about in the slushy snow. :thumbdown:

janek Dec 24th 2009 5:29 am
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
Absolutely an ideal Christmas!

Have a good one ya all!

Dewb09 Dec 24th 2009 8:21 am
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
Looks fun! and warm!

Shall spend mine, last minute shopping :o yes I know and have chastise myself immensely but got a bit behind this year with getting bits and bobs organised, so wish me luck.
No slushy snow but it has promised to rain, great :(

Merry Christmas
Dewb

pricklykina Dec 24th 2009 8:43 am
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
The races is a great idea!

Me?
veg and groceries in the morning
Visiting my old neighbour
In laws over
Best friend up from Wanganui in the afternoon so tea and mince pies on the deck til we got too hot and needed shade
Then out to fill up the gas for tomorrow's barbie
quick change before the kids service at St Matthews with old friends
Now home and sending the Christmas emails, with a g&t cos it's still so darn hot
Rock on!

strawbie Dec 24th 2009 11:39 am
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
Originally Posted by pricklykina (Post 8195428)
The races is a great idea!

Me?
veg and groceries in the morning
Visiting my old neighbour
In laws over
Best friend up from Wanganui in the afternoon so tea and mince pies on the deck til we got too hot and needed shade
Then out to fill up the gas for tomorrow's barbie
quick change before the kids service at St Matthews with old friends
Now home and sending the Christmas emails, with a g&t cos it's still so darn hot
Rock on!
Its lunch time here in the Uk, I'm snowed in, so had to give my hubby, whos gone to work in 4x4 our shopping list, Ha :thumbup:. The kids and i have tracked santa on Norad and seen that he's been to Auckland!! Hope he brought everyone what they wanted!! :thumbsup:

Pointer Dec 24th 2009 11:47 am
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
minus 10 degrees C in Lanarkshire and still at work:frown:

j19fmm Dec 24th 2009 7:26 pm
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
Originally Posted by colandros (Post 8195209)
Heres how i spent my Xmas eve in Cambridge.
We went to the traditional Xmas eve trotting races
at cambridge raceway.
Lovely sunshine :thumbup:
Good friends :thumbsup:
yummy picnic :p
great laughs :rofl:
plenty of beer (we walked/staggered the 10 minute journey home) :eek:
Its free to get in and i was $2.00 up at the end of the day. :thumbsup:
It beats shuffling about in the slushy snow. :thumbdown:
Nice one! Happy Christmas to you Col and Ros and no.2 son :thumbup:

CarolineSwan Dec 26th 2009 8:37 pm
Re: My Xmas Eve kiwi Style
 
Looks fun and relaxing

We just chilled, went to park with lucy, gary went to a work bbq thing while i did some last minute cleaning then we had a drink in the garden before bed time to wait on santa. Lucy was so excited lol she was awake until 11.50 we were both half asleep asleep lol and had to get up and get pressies out , was fab as its the first year she has known who santa is


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