Going away for Christmas/New Year

We are! We are off to London for 4 days this year, back on the 27th. I cant blimmin wait! Being a scrooge and not putting any decorations up this year.

Where are you off to?

We are off to Bruges on boxing day, but will be back before new year, does that count??

That counts! ? Any escape is a good one!

Im really unsure about putting my tree up! We go on the 28/29th and are back on the 13th but my best friend is house sitting so i'd feel a bit mean taking it all down before she comes to stay?I could just leave the tree up and ask her to take that down for me and leave in the garage?

We go to Mexico, kind of a second honeymoon seeing at the first one was rained/stormed out! ?

We're going to Ireland once the schools break up and coming back just after New Year. I will be putting the decorations up maybe at the end of next week then taking them down when we get home.

Tbh, If I didn't have children, I wouldn't bother with decorations/a tree this year.

Not sure if I've mentioned this before (well maybe once or twice) but I'm off to Australia on Christmas day. Back late January via Dubai. Fecking can't wait. No decorations, no present buying, no cards and no blooming organised fun on NYE. Just sunshine and surfing for 3.5 glorious weeks.

Oo Chicken! that sounds brilliant!

I just can't wait for the break, getting away from it all and relaxing. Are those going away visiting family/friends or is it just an escape from it all?

That sounds like Heaven on Earth. Lucky, lucky you.

We're going to family. My aunt and her family (well all of us really, but moreso my aunt) have had a totally rubbish year, so we're going to surprise her and just turn up. My granny lives there too - not with my aunt, but on the island.

Not away for christmas but going away in 2 days time until the 22nd to sunny Florida. Pressies done, and no decs up only christmas tree cos I cant be arsed.

I was supposed to be going to Oman with my folks on boxing day, coming back on 31st, but we hummed and hawed for ages over hotels and logistics, and now I think my parents have lost interest in the plan (also, it's my father's 70th at new year, and we're having a huge party which he is being birthdayboyzilla-ish about, and which is proving to be a nightmare to organise). I could sooooo do with relaxing somewhere hot though, and I am v disappointed, so I may still go away somewhere by myself.

No wonder you're so excited about your trip Chicken! Sounds ace. ?

OO florida! how brill! oo that will lovely!

Nelly - what a lovely surprise! ?

My parents have a flat in Spain, so there's a group of 8 of us going out there. H & I will be there from 22nd to 27th December, so won't bother getting a "real" tree. We do have a little fake (white feather in fact) one, that we use for years like this. So we've got something to put the presents under and help get us in the mood.

Come to mexico with me LouM, there will room for a little one in the case I'm sure!

I'm going to see my brother and his family (including a brand spanking new nephew). Last seen March 2006. Beside myself!

Lou, come with!

Ooo, ooo 2 offers! ? I only have a week of hols to take and I'd need to go away on 17th Dec or 3rd/4th Jan to fit in with work commitments. S'not fair! ?

With the amount of clothes you plan on taking? I'm not sure LouM is that small!!! ?

I'm putting the tree up but we're not going till 28th and we're back on 5th so will take it down. MIL is staying in the flat while we're away so there's always hope she might take it down for us (unlikely).

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I feel your pleasure chicken ?, I'm off on boxing day to NZ for 3 weeks and then Sydney for 10 days. Should be in the mid 20's I reckon?[smug icon]

I've no fecking idea what to do about trees and the like as I have 10 for dinner on xmas day with 3 kids coming so feel like I should probably do something? Someone tell me I don't have to, I can't face taking it down in February.

You don't have to ?

Thank god (and jesus as well I guess) as I was starting to panic

We've booked a cottage in Ludlow for a week - going to stuff our faces and go for long walks/runs and read books and just be together. Really looking forward to it.

We're going to Las Vegas on Boxing Day until the 4th January.

The tree is up and it will stay up until we get back.

Christmas lunch is going to be nachos + fajitas ?. My parents are going to Spain for Christmas. My H's parents live a couple of hours away and we don't want to travel with us going away the next day, so that leaves us on our own. We don't want leftovers, hence the Mexican theme!

We went to Vegas over NYE a few years ago. We absolutely loved it. It's a fantastic party and the atmosphere with all the fireworks on the strip is out of this world. Enjoy!

We are off to Bath on NYE and return on the 3rd January. We are eating in the Olive Tree NYE, It's a blimming fortune per head but will be worth it as the food is out of this world.

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You all sorted Ness? We packed our cases tonight so we are all but done. Im really loking forward to the break, and I bet you are too!

I fly to Sydney on the 19th, then to Cairns on the 22nd, where I'm off on a liveaboard dive boat for 4 days to explore Cod Hole among other places. Then I'm spending a couple of days chilling out in Port Douglas, before flying over to Perth to spend a week with my brother and his family. My niece isn't counting down the days to Christmas, she's counting down the days until I get over there. It's been a year since I last saw her (other than via Skype) and I can't wait to give her a huge squishy hug!

I get back to NZ at 5.30am on the 5th and I've got to start work at 7am. Fingers crossed I clear immigration and customs quickly!

We are going to Florida on 14th December and come back on 31st December. Will be celebrating Christmas Day by the pool in a villa and NYE somewhere over the Atlantic.

No tree, no decorations and only small pressies for the children in the family.

I can't wait to get away from all the Christmas and New Year crap

Nowhere glamorous or sunny but im off to Galway on christmas eve, staying at our holiday home. First christmas away from the family which will be strange but can't wait!

Im leaving a card and small present for everyone back home and going to enjoy not celebrating christmas this year and getting very drunk instead...

ooo! Shropshire's fab, if you need any suggestions then let me know. I'll be in Ludlow at some point as have family there so will wave at couples just in case it's you ?

Our decorations are up at home and we will take them home when we get back but we are going to Devon for a week from the 20th until the 27th. Staying in a gorgeous cosy cottage, including a hot tub. It will be decorated for us, complete with a real tree.

Chicken - Australia is gorgeous, we were there this time last year

Last year we went to Australia on the 6th December and didn't get back until 2nd Jan so we didn't do a tree or anything.

Chicken, wave as you drive past the Mickleham Rd and Essendon Airport junctions to my grandparents and sister, would you?

? at Fandango waving at couples in case they're Sophie. She would actually do that, too.