What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Nov 15th 2007, 8:05 pm
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What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Not many people over here celebrate Boxing Day. It's a really really (yes really) important day for my family. In fact we look forward to it more than Christmas Day.
Flavours of Boxing Day in our house:
Waking up early - light a fire.
Cook full English Breakfast - the works with bangers from British Butchers online, black pudding, eggs, toms, mushrooms, toast and marmalade.. lashings of hot tea.
Clear up and take the dogs for a walk.. (used to be we would go to the pub for a few - not any more).
Prepare lunch of Cold Turkey and Boiled Gammon Ham with Bubble and Squeak, piccalilli and cranberry sauce. Cold stuffing balls, and coleslaw..
Clear up and then we do tree presents.. Which have absolutely nothing to do with a tree (oak or otherwise). Every year each person in my family visiting for Boxing day would buy 3 small gifts for every other member of the family. We just write the name on the wrapping paper of each recipient and they all get thrown in a large box in the middle of the room. With 20 people, you do the math, but each person ends up with about 19 times 3 gifts (unless someone cheats- mum always throws in some extras). The kids love to sit by the box and hand them out so everyone gets one gift at a time. Then we all open it together..It's hilarious.. figuring out who gave what to who etc. The gifts range from the humorous (fart pills etc) to the useful (soap - for the kids haha) and none of them should cost more than a dollar or two. We pass several hours with this..
Then it's time to eat again! English Trifle and homemade Mince Pies, and sherry for the old gal.
Followed by pass the parcel.. (no one knows what that is here) .. charades, musical statues.. until we are all tired.. time for a Christmas movie and a snooze..
When we wake up its Cold Turkey Sandwich time with the thinnest of white sliced bread..and wallied (dill pickles) a cup of tea and family talk about what a wonderful Christmas it has been again.
We try to do Boxing Day every year.. family is thin on the ground so British and American friends are always welcome to make up the numbers..
Boxing Day.. a traditional day for giving gifts from the gentry to the servants - modified for my family to give small gifts that have a great deal of thought put into them.. a day of laughter fun and togetherness - our family Thanksgiving.
What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Flavours of Boxing Day in our house:
Waking up early - light a fire.
Cook full English Breakfast - the works with bangers from British Butchers online, black pudding, eggs, toms, mushrooms, toast and marmalade.. lashings of hot tea.
Clear up and take the dogs for a walk.. (used to be we would go to the pub for a few - not any more).
Prepare lunch of Cold Turkey and Boiled Gammon Ham with Bubble and Squeak, piccalilli and cranberry sauce. Cold stuffing balls, and coleslaw..
Clear up and then we do tree presents.. Which have absolutely nothing to do with a tree (oak or otherwise). Every year each person in my family visiting for Boxing day would buy 3 small gifts for every other member of the family. We just write the name on the wrapping paper of each recipient and they all get thrown in a large box in the middle of the room. With 20 people, you do the math, but each person ends up with about 19 times 3 gifts (unless someone cheats- mum always throws in some extras). The kids love to sit by the box and hand them out so everyone gets one gift at a time. Then we all open it together..It's hilarious.. figuring out who gave what to who etc. The gifts range from the humorous (fart pills etc) to the useful (soap - for the kids haha) and none of them should cost more than a dollar or two. We pass several hours with this..
Then it's time to eat again! English Trifle and homemade Mince Pies, and sherry for the old gal.
Followed by pass the parcel.. (no one knows what that is here) .. charades, musical statues.. until we are all tired.. time for a Christmas movie and a snooze..
When we wake up its Cold Turkey Sandwich time with the thinnest of white sliced bread..and wallied (dill pickles) a cup of tea and family talk about what a wonderful Christmas it has been again.
We try to do Boxing Day every year.. family is thin on the ground so British and American friends are always welcome to make up the numbers..
Boxing Day.. a traditional day for giving gifts from the gentry to the servants - modified for my family to give small gifts that have a great deal of thought put into them.. a day of laughter fun and togetherness - our family Thanksgiving.
What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Nov 15th 2007, 9:19 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
well the missus isn't getting it off, so we've got a 5 odd hour drive back after x-mas din, so I might as well head into work as I've got to drop her off at work anyway.
Nov 15th 2007, 9:23 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Mmmm... Boxing Day.
Wake up still stuffed from the day before. (Stuffed in the foody sense - nothing rude now chaps!)
Washing up still to do from yesterday. Wads of wrapping paper all over the floor. The slightly pungent aroma of "fart" hanging in the air - I blame the dog - he always finds his way into the leftovers!
Cold turkey to look forward to for lunch (with lashings of good old Hellmanns!)
Settle down and watch the oft repeated Wizard Of Oz and then the Eastenders omnibus!
Memories... la la la la la... Memories!!!
Dread to think what it'll be like this year. No family over. No decent food in the fridge. Nothing to watch on telly but erectile dysfunction adverts!! Can't bloody wait!
Wake up still stuffed from the day before. (Stuffed in the foody sense - nothing rude now chaps!)
Washing up still to do from yesterday. Wads of wrapping paper all over the floor. The slightly pungent aroma of "fart" hanging in the air - I blame the dog - he always finds his way into the leftovers!
Cold turkey to look forward to for lunch (with lashings of good old Hellmanns!)
Settle down and watch the oft repeated Wizard Of Oz and then the Eastenders omnibus!
Memories... la la la la la... Memories!!!
Dread to think what it'll be like this year. No family over. No decent food in the fridge. Nothing to watch on telly but erectile dysfunction adverts!! Can't bloody wait!
Nov 15th 2007, 9:26 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
I celebrate Boxing Day every year as it's my birthday
Nov 15th 2007, 9:26 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Yep, the fully monty on the breakfast. Shortly after breakfast, probably start drinking - rarely during breakfast anyway 
Mucnh chocolates/quality street/nuts through to lunch.. Maybe watch a movie..
Lunch (around 2pm) consists of LOTS of mash pots, reheated veg from christmas day and cold meats, HAM, TURKEY etc., and HP sauce for Me and pickled beetroot and PICALLLI for the misses. Couple of bottles of wine...
Sleep probably for an hour but wake up to start drinking and eating in time for dinner.. probably turkey and branston sandwiches. More quliaty street more drinking.
Play chirades (all pissed), scattergories, and all that.. and carry on drinking....
Perfect day... ended with a nightcap or two
Mucnh chocolates/quality street/nuts through to lunch.. Maybe watch a movie..
Lunch (around 2pm) consists of LOTS of mash pots, reheated veg from christmas day and cold meats, HAM, TURKEY etc., and HP sauce for Me and pickled beetroot and PICALLLI for the misses. Couple of bottles of wine...
Sleep probably for an hour but wake up to start drinking and eating in time for dinner.. probably turkey and branston sandwiches. More quliaty street more drinking.
Play chirades (all pissed), scattergories, and all that.. and carry on drinking....
Perfect day... ended with a nightcap or two
Nov 15th 2007, 9:35 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Yep, the fully monty on the breakfast. Shortly after breakfast, probably start drinking - rarely during breakfast anyway
Mucnh chocolates/quality street/nuts through to lunch.. Maybe watch a movie..
Lunch (around 2pm) consists of LOTS of mash pots, reheated veg from christmas day and cold meats, HAM, TURKEY etc., and HP sauce for Me and pickled beetroot and PICALLLI for the misses. Couple of bottles of wine...
Sleep probably for an hour but wake up to start drinking and eating in time for dinner.. probably turkey and branston sandwiches. More quliaty street more drinking.
Play chirades (all pissed), scattergories, and all that.. and carry on drinking....
Perfect day... ended with a nightcap or two
Mucnh chocolates/quality street/nuts through to lunch.. Maybe watch a movie..
Lunch (around 2pm) consists of LOTS of mash pots, reheated veg from christmas day and cold meats, HAM, TURKEY etc., and HP sauce for Me and pickled beetroot and PICALLLI for the misses. Couple of bottles of wine...
Sleep probably for an hour but wake up to start drinking and eating in time for dinner.. probably turkey and branston sandwiches. More quliaty street more drinking.
Play chirades (all pissed), scattergories, and all that.. and carry on drinking....
Perfect day... ended with a nightcap or two
Nov 15th 2007, 9:42 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Nov 15th 2007, 10:01 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Not many people over here celebrate Boxing Day. It's a really really (yes really) important day for my family. In fact we look forward to it more than Christmas Day.
Flavours of Boxing Day in our house:
Waking up early - light a fire.
Cook full English Breakfast - the works with bangers from British Butchers online, black pudding, eggs, toms, mushrooms, toast and marmalade.. lashings of hot tea.
Clear up and take the dogs for a walk.. (used to be we would go to the pub for a few - not any more).
Prepare lunch of Cold Turkey and Boiled Gammon Ham with Bubble and Squeak, piccalilli and cranberry sauce. Cold stuffing balls, and coleslaw..
Clear up and then we do tree presents.. Which have absolutely nothing to do with a tree (oak or otherwise). Every year each person in my family visiting for Boxing day would buy 3 small gifts for every other member of the family. We just write the name on the wrapping paper of each recipient and they all get thrown in a large box in the middle of the room. With 20 people, you do the math, but each person ends up with about 19 times 3 gifts (unless someone cheats- mum always throws in some extras). The kids love to sit by the box and hand them out so everyone gets one gift at a time. Then we all open it together..It's hilarious.. figuring out who gave what to who etc. The gifts range from the humorous (fart pills etc) to the useful (soap - for the kids haha) and none of them should cost more than a dollar or two. We pass several hours with this..
Then it's time to eat again! English Trifle and homemade Mince Pies, and sherry for the old gal.
Followed by pass the parcel.. (no one knows what that is here) .. charades, musical statues.. until we are all tired.. time for a Christmas movie and a snooze..
When we wake up its Cold Turkey Sandwich time with the thinnest of white sliced bread..and wallied (dill pickles) a cup of tea and family talk about what a wonderful Christmas it has been again.
We try to do Boxing Day every year.. family is thin on the ground so British and American friends are always welcome to make up the numbers..
Boxing Day.. a traditional day for giving gifts from the gentry to the servants - modified for my family to give small gifts that have a great deal of thought put into them.. a day of laughter fun and togetherness - our family Thanksgiving.
What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Flavours of Boxing Day in our house:
Waking up early - light a fire.
Cook full English Breakfast - the works with bangers from British Butchers online, black pudding, eggs, toms, mushrooms, toast and marmalade.. lashings of hot tea.
Clear up and take the dogs for a walk.. (used to be we would go to the pub for a few - not any more).
Prepare lunch of Cold Turkey and Boiled Gammon Ham with Bubble and Squeak, piccalilli and cranberry sauce. Cold stuffing balls, and coleslaw..
Clear up and then we do tree presents.. Which have absolutely nothing to do with a tree (oak or otherwise). Every year each person in my family visiting for Boxing day would buy 3 small gifts for every other member of the family. We just write the name on the wrapping paper of each recipient and they all get thrown in a large box in the middle of the room. With 20 people, you do the math, but each person ends up with about 19 times 3 gifts (unless someone cheats- mum always throws in some extras). The kids love to sit by the box and hand them out so everyone gets one gift at a time. Then we all open it together..It's hilarious.. figuring out who gave what to who etc. The gifts range from the humorous (fart pills etc) to the useful (soap - for the kids haha) and none of them should cost more than a dollar or two. We pass several hours with this..
Then it's time to eat again! English Trifle and homemade Mince Pies, and sherry for the old gal.
Followed by pass the parcel.. (no one knows what that is here) .. charades, musical statues.. until we are all tired.. time for a Christmas movie and a snooze..
When we wake up its Cold Turkey Sandwich time with the thinnest of white sliced bread..and wallied (dill pickles) a cup of tea and family talk about what a wonderful Christmas it has been again.
We try to do Boxing Day every year.. family is thin on the ground so British and American friends are always welcome to make up the numbers..
Boxing Day.. a traditional day for giving gifts from the gentry to the servants - modified for my family to give small gifts that have a great deal of thought put into them.. a day of laughter fun and togetherness - our family Thanksgiving.
What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Nov 15th 2007, 10:15 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
Laying by the pool, trying to recover from the day before....
Nov 15th 2007, 10:47 pm
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
One word.................RECOVERY!
Nov 15th 2007, 11:30 pm
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Last orders please...
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Re: What does Boxing Day mean to you?
They can have the cadburys chocolate biscuits that I bought instead....