I am going shopping - Christmas Market

[Lindsey]

We do the same kind of gift exchange as Gayle. We have our work Christmas party this Saturday. Everyone and their guest has to bring a $15 gift suitable for a male or female. With ours, the best place to be is #1... because you don't get to steal a gift to begin with, at the end you get a chance to steal ANY of the opened gifts!

Diane, I need to go to the UK at Christmas I think The market sounds wonderful!

This weekend we have our annual craft show here. Hundreds of merchants from the province (and a few from out of province) set up booths inside the big arena. Scott and I are planning to go Friday night. It always gets me in the holiday mood!

[DianaB]

Diane, you're going to have to take pictures of your home after you get it all decorated!! I bet that it will be beautiful!! I'm having trouble getting in the Christmas mood. I think that it's because it's just so stressful for me!!

[judy]

My women's group is having our Bizarre Bazaar, I think next week Monday. We bring in whatever crafts or handmade stuff we make, if any, and put it out for sale. I think I'll bring a couple of pieces of pottery. We also bring in one gift bag for a male, and one for a woman, which we donate to the seniors at one of the homes nearby.

We also have dinner, for $19, at the restaurant where we are holding this. It should be really nice.

There are so many Holiday Sales around here. A lot of the churches sponsor them, a lot of community groups, etc. I love living in the country!~!!

[DIANE W]

Sorry not posted sooner.....

I just typed a big long thread and PC crashed on me - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Well we went on our weekend trip and once again im afraid i took no photos - we forgot the camera

We had a very nice weekend though, the hotel was fantastic, our room was really nice and the food was very good too.

The weather was against us a little, we couldnt do as much as we wanted because of the rain on one of the days. However we spent the day in the hotel, in the jacuzzi, and sauna, and just relaxing and people watching - it was wonderful. Kayley says i am nosy and can listen into peoples conversations from across the room

I just think i am interested in my surroundings - but she wont have any of it, she is like me in lots of ways, but not that, she really only concerns herself with relevant things - unlike her mummy.....

All in all it was very nice, but next year i think we will stay in York for the weekend as i think that market is much better.

We bought a few things, but tried not to go mad, i bought Kayley some clothes, as part of her Christmas present, other than that though we just enjoyed ourselves.

[DianaB]

It sounds like you had a wonderful trip!! I love to get away to shop and then go and relax at a hotel. We do that once in a while. It makes Christmas shopping so much nicer when we can spend two days shopping instead of one.

[gja1000]

I just love Christmas markets!! I love handmade Christmas items and I love going shopping with my daughter!

Thanks so much for sharing!