Christmas Countdown - 2017

[JayIsh]

It was really great...950 people...I was in row K, barely twenty feet away...It was like I was with an old friend...He made us feel that way and we did...Acoustic, piano and guitar, two songs with Patty which I thought was really nice...stories, laughs, sadness, CLARENCE!!! It was a really interesting, great show..does not take the place of the stadium extravaganzas, and tix were pricey, but I loved it.

 

[JayIsh]

Listen guys...I take a muscle relaxer for a neck injury at night and it is kicking my butt...I'm such a wimp...I'm gonna snooze for a bit and try to be back by midnight...Peace and Merry Christmas Season to us all!!!

 

[Crown 84]

Hey, down to under 1hr 45min!

 

[Ryan]

Listen guys...I take a muscle relaxer for a neck injury at night and it is kicking my butt...I'm such a wimp...I'm gonna snooze for a bit and try to be back by midnight...Peace and Merry Christmas Season to us all!!!

Merry Christmas to you, Jay. Hope you’re feeling well!

 

[Ryan]

I’m happy that we have an early Thanksgiving this year so there’s a full month between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

 

[Crown 84]

Yep. 32 days, in fact.

 

[Ryan]

Yep. 32 days, in fact.

I know retail has to be happy.

 

[Jason]

I’m happy that we have an early Thanksgiving this year so there’s a full month between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Yeah same here I prefer the early Thanksgiving myself......then next year will be November 22 so enjoy these next two!

 

[Ryan]

Has anyone’s local radio station flipped to all Christmas yet? I know it’s pretty early. Nothing here, so far.

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

It's been a couple of years, since I have truly been here in spirit. There was a time to where I was here almost every day, loved it. I couldn't wait each and every day to hear from everyone and to be apart of the is family. My world came crashing down around me when I came home from work one day, to discover a note on the kitchen counter informing me that my wife of 23 years decided she did not want to be married any longer. And of course, it was right after Thanksgiving and into my Christmas. It devastated me completely. And I had both kids with me at home too.

It did take me an extremely long time to get over that, and to some degree, I know we do, but we just cannot forget those years, so the memories always are there. It also effected me, and my kids in our spirits, for celebrating Christmas. I personally shut down for the longest time and even stopped coming here.

Since those years, I went thru a lot of changes, growth and re-birth in a lot of ways. I've come to know the Lord and I became a born again Christian, I learned to forgive (not forget) but to let things go.... There is a reason for everything in our lives and I found that God has a way of taken those broken pieces of our lives and he re-shapes them into a new future, a new life for us.

I learned to love again, and I fell in love with a beautiful school teacher from Connecticut. After a year in a half of dating between Connecticut and Maryland, I packed everything up, quit my job, and I moved up here to Connecticut. We got married last month.

I'm back here on MMC, and today I felt in my heart that I really needed to do something special, so I looked at the amount on Santa's Sleigh that was short of the 1500.00 goal. And so I just made the donation of 109.00 to reach that goal of 1500.00. And I also just made a 100.00 donation to fund MMC for this month. Why, It's Love. I love the Lord, I love Christmas and I Love MMC and all that it represents in this world that we live in today.

May God Bless all of you and your families.

So sorry for your struggles and the impact and devastation that note must have thrown you for a spin. Sure glad things are looking up and you are back in our merry land.
Keep a merry thought in your head

 

[Ryan]

It's been a couple of years, since I have truly been here in spirit. There was a time to where I was here almost every day, loved it. I couldn't wait each and every day to hear from everyone and to be apart of the is family. My world came crashing down around me when I came home from work one day, to discover a note on the kitchen counter informing me that my wife of 23 years decided she did not want to be married any longer. And of course, it was right after Thanksgiving and into my Christmas. It devastated me completely. And I had both kids with me at home too.

It did take me an extremely long time to get over that, and to some degree, I know we do, but we just cannot forget those years, so the memories always are there. It also effected me, and my kids in our spirits, for celebrating Christmas. I personally shut down for the longest time and even stopped coming here.

Since those years, I went thru a lot of changes, growth and re-birth in a lot of ways. I've come to know the Lord and I became a born again Christian, I learned to forgive (not forget) but to let things go.... There is a reason for everything in our lives and I found that God has a way of taken those broken pieces of our lives and he re-shapes them into a new future, a new life for us.

I learned to love again, and I fell in love with a beautiful school teacher from Connecticut. After a year in a half of dating between Connecticut and Maryland, I packed everything up, quit my job, and I moved up here to Connecticut. We got married last month.

I'm back here on MMC, and today I felt in my heart that I really needed to do something special, so I looked at the amount on Santa's Sleigh that was short of the 1500.00 goal. And so I just made the donation of 109.00 to reach that goal of 1500.00. And I also just made a 100.00 donation to fund MMC for this month. Why, It's Love. I love the Lord, I love Christmas and I Love MMC and all that it represents in this world that we live in today.

May God Bless all of you and your families.

Thank you for sharing your story. Congratulations on your recent marriage!

 

[brent]

The radio station in Ottawa has not yet changed. I feel like tomorrow it will since they usually wait till after Remembrance Day. I'll have to ask Brent when he gets home as he probably checked tonight.

 

[Ryan]

The radio station in Ottawa has not yet changed. I feel like tomorrow it will since they usually wait till after Remembrance Day. I'll have to ask Brent when he gets home as he probably checked tonight.

Welcome to the forums! We are glad you’re here.

 

[brent]

Welcome to the forums! We are glad you’re here.

Thanks Ryan! I'm sure all Brent is thinking about right now on the ice is how much he'd rather be home! We are almost at the hour mark!!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Hi My Merry Christmas Friends, Kim here. This is my first experience posting on this wonderful board. I love telling my friends/coworkers about Brent's Christmas obsession. They don't understand it, but I love it. I love that all of you equally enjoy the season. I hear wonderful things about all of you. Brent loves this board and I've grown quite fond of it as well. I said in my wedding vows that I will always go all out for Christmas, so here we are. My wifey duties are calling. So while we celebrate tonight, I'm baking a batch of pumpkin muffins to mourn the loss of my love of Halloween. But will be making a round of Christmas Rice Krispie squares for Brent to enjoy upon his return from frisbee/hockey tonight. We are so close it's so exciting!!

So merrily sweet that you could join us between baking adventures. Congratulations on your marriage to our Brent.

You're part of this family now. Thanks for dropping in.

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Coffee anyone?? You can sleep when you're dead !!

I doubt coffee would help; my internal batteries aren't fully charged now. I'll be lucky to make it until 11:30.
Too much excitement - eggnog, countdown, special posts, cards being addressed, cat meowing for sofa time, husband already in bed thinking I'm next to him (shhhh). I was supposed to nap earlier so I could stay up with the grown ups, but it didn't work out. Now I'm exhausted - been awake since 5 because the cat doesn't understand the Fall Back business or weekends for that matter.

 

[Binger]

One and some change

 

[brent]

So merrily sweet that you could join us between baking adventures. Congratulations on your marriage to our Brent.

You're part of this family now. Thanks for dropping in.

Thank you Baking is all complete and being married is pretty special. I am enjoying every minute of it, especially to Mr. Christmas

 

[Crown 84]

Has anyone’s local radio station flipped to all Christmas yet? I know it’s pretty early. Nothing here, so far.

To be honest, I don't listen to Christmas music on the radio anymore. Just too many commercial interruptions and too many modern rock-based songs.
I have my recorded collection of several hundred old-time Christmas music selections (think Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Percy Faith orchestra, Glen Miller band, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, etc.)
I play that on my computer at home and use an MP3 player in my car.

 

[Binger]

Has anyone’s local radio station flipped to all Christmas yet? I know it’s pretty early. Nothing here, so far.

Ours here flipped this week. One week later than normal.