2016 Winter Season Thread

[James Gryphon]

Can anyone believe it's been a whole year gone by already? They seem to just come and go these days. Grats to Rosie, a special young lady, for her contributions these last few months!

We don't have too much on our schedule for the holidays, but I suppose there's some time to maybe fill that in. There's two special Christmas-related church events coming up in the next couple of weeks, a youth party and a church banquet, and then we'll be out of town to visit my grandfather in Atlanta, Texas. This season we'll be staying at a hotel for those nights out of town, which will be a new but not unwelcome experience for me (the fold-out guest bed at the house isn't as comfortable as it was when I was a kid).

What'll y'all be up to, and who will you be doing it with?

[Groddil]

Nice name for the season Rosie. Glad to have you on the Forum!

[Jukka the Sling]

Congratulations, Rosie!  You're an incredibly important part of the forum family.  Love the name!

[Rosie Willowwater]

Nice name for the season Rosie. Glad to have you on the Forum!

Congratulations, Rosie!  You're an incredibly important part of the forum family.  Love the name!

*Blushes* Thank you so much guys!! 


I have the most uneventful life so, as far as I know my winter will be (online) Christmas shopping and schoolwork.

[Cornflower MM]

Congratulations Rosiepose! *Tight hugs* You chose a great name! And I couldn't have picked a better person.

My plans? DANCE. I have five competitions, starting in. . . February? At least one basketball game to dance at in January, and fundraisers. Plus recital choreography!

[Groddil]

I have the most uneventful life so, as far as I know my winter will be (online) Christmas shopping and schoolwork.

My Summer will be waiting for my computer to be built, and hoping I get work on Christmas. :p

Schoolwork? Are you kidding? Over the holidays? Oh right, you guys don't end your school year at the end of the year for some reason. That's kinda weird. We finished Grade 10 last week, and start 11 in January. That makes more sense than American terms. :p

[Jukka the Sling]

I don't celebrate Christmas, sooo... nothing interesting will be happening on that front.  My dad and two of my younger siblings are going to New Zealand for a visit next week, and they'll be back on Christmas Day.  #insanelyjealous

@Groddil:  American schools usually have a several-day break around Christmas.  I think?

[Cornflower MM]

@Jukka: You don't? I thought you were Christian. . . ?

[Jukka the Sling]

@Jukka: You don't? I thought you were Christian. . . ?

Yeah, but we don't celebrate it.  My parents don't like the pagan origins.

[Cornflower MM]

Neither do mine, so we just have a fun time and give gifts and have a big family thing.

[James Gryphon]

My dad and two of my younger siblings are going to New Zealand for a visit next week

What for, and why those siblings?

(For those interested, the thing about Christmas isn't an uncommon point of variance in Christian circles. If I had to guess I'd say the majority do do something for it, but there's also a decent percentage that don't. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, though, you do have the option of celebrating Hanukkah!)

There's also Loamhedge Day and my birthday, so it's safe to say there's a lot to look forward to this month, regardless of your beliefs.

[Jukka the Sling]

My dad and two of my younger siblings are going to New Zealand for a visit next week

What for, and why those siblings?

Well, we were hoping the whole family could go for a few weeks to visit my grandmother (who isn't in great health, seeing as she has Alzheimer's and is in a nursing home) and great-aunt.  But flying there is just so expensive this time of year, and we decided that only my dad would go with the 6- and 8-year-old, since they never knew their grandma.

[Cornflower MM]

My dad and two of my younger siblings are going to New Zealand for a visit next week

What for, and why those siblings?

(For those interested, the thing about Christmas isn't an uncommon point of variance in Christian circles. If I had to guess I'd say the majority do do something for it, but there's also a decent percentage that don't. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, though, you do have the option of celebrating Hanukkah!)

There's also Loamhedge Day and my birthday, so it's safe to say there's a lot to look forward to this month, regardless of your beliefs.

Oh. Huh. Learn something new everyday.

Also Sierra's birthday.

[Russa Nodrey]

Congrats, Rosie! Great name!

[Groddil]

I don't celebrate Christmas, sooo... nothing interesting will be happening on that front.  My dad and two of my younger siblings are going to New Zealand for a visit next week, and they'll be back on Christmas Day.  #insanelyjealous

@Groddil:  American schools usually have a several-day break around Christmas.  I think?

Wuh? We get nearly 2 and a half months. How long is summer break for you guys?