[OFF TOPIC] Happy Holidays and Birthdays Thread

[OlympicIRL 6,315]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

What do you guys all do in church suddenly?  And serious question: why specifically go on Christmas? If one believes in some sort of deity, wouldn't said deity be perfectly fine with a little chat at any moment of the year instead of that one day where half the world suddenly wants to talk to him?  

 

Because I love the carols, the atmosphere and the general feeling of goodwill. I don't go to church most of the year (maybe on Easter too). Tradition counts for a lot in my enjoyment of things associated with Christmas. It's not just about going to talk to God, at least not for me. Though I do go up to the crib, say a prayer and remember my loved ones no longer here.

[OlympicIRL 6,315]

Nollaig Shona Daoibh

 

 

 

 

Happy Christmas to all on Totallympics who celebrate. I hope you and your families enjoy the festivities

 

 

[heywoodu 16,468]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

 

 

Plus a lot of people only attends the mass during Christmas & Easter.

 

Even heywoodu must realize Christmas is kinda more important than a casual Sunday during the year

I genuinely don't understand why someone who doesn't normally go to church would suddenly go on one of those days. But sure, 'what would family say'  So very happy I don't care much what my family would say  

[OlympicIRL 6,315]

Dinner is about to begin 

 

[Olympian1010 8,321]

Got some nice custom made things for Tokyo this summer:

 

Got a nice 4K monitor just in time for the YOG too .

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and realizes that gifts are fun, but not the most important of the holidays. I normally wouldn’t make a post about mine, but it seemed to fit the theme of the forum. 

 

Merry Christmas 

[Agger 1,843]

And the Danish Christmas dinner. Duck with 2 kinds of potatoes, creamy brown sauce, pickled red cabbage and stuffing

 

And for dessert: Risalamande (rice pudding with cream, almonds and vanilla, served with cherry sauce)

 

 

In the dessert there's a single whole almond. The one who gets it wins a present (in some families it's a part of the "game" to hide that you've got it). For the first time in a bunch od years, I got it and ended up hiding it in my glass of port (one of the classics) 

[heywoodu 16,468]

3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

 and realizes that gifts are fun, but not the most important of the holidays

 

Says the person who got a freaking 4K monitor just because  

[ChandlerMne 1,217]

Merry Christmas to all my Totallympics friends who celebrate this wonderful holiday.

Edited December 25, 2019 by ChandlerMne

[Olympian1010 8,321]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Says the person who got a freaking 4K monitor just because  

#FirstWorldProblems 

 

To be fair, don’t ask for a lot from my parents, and I’m very minimalist (in terms of the US), so that’s my excuse for the monitor. 

[Olympian1010 8,321]

2 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said:

Merry Christmas to all my Totallympics friends who celebrate this wonderfull holliday.

This wonderful Totallympics friend of yours wants you to know that “wonderful” and “holiday” have 1 L. 

Edited December 25, 2019 by Olympian1010