Annual OS Christmas Thread 2024

[mike24forever]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

I've been avoiding this year's thread since 2024 isn't one that has been my favorite for a lot of reasons. My dad passed earlier this year and basically all of my holiday traditions are linked to him. I've also been stuck on a liquid diet for 3 months due to surgery which hasn't been particularly fun and I was scared I might see some delicious recipes . I ventured down the rabbit hole though because it is good to see all of the holiday cheer. In terms of music. I enjoy the classics, but not the classic versions anymore. I usually enjoy covers from various Youtube personalities. I'm also a big fan of them being covered in a rock/metal style. One of my favorite Christmas songs though is Christmas Truce by Sabaton. A much more somber theme than most songs of the season, but I just think the story behind the events related to it are very powerful. I also enjoy Christmas parody songs. For movies it was always A Christmas Story. It was always my dad's favorite movie, and he would leave it on repeat on Christmas morning while we all had a big breakfast together and talked. Not sure that I really have any Christmas movies anymore, but I do have a bit of a solo tradition. I usually try to take off the last week or so of work the year which is a great time to binge watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy (so basically the whole break lol) Unfortunately this year's work schedule has made things even more weird. I work on a small team where everyone wanted to take off the entire week of Christmas (me included). So right now we don't have any coverage on my team and as one of the managers I had to agree to kind of be on call if anything important comes up. So, it is not as stress free as I would have liked.

I am so sorry for the loss of your father. I cannot imagine how difficult this Christmas will be on you. Try to do all of your Dad's traditions, so it feels like he's still here. I believe our parents teach us these traditions for that exact reason. If it's too difficult, take a break from them and start to reintroduce them in the years to come, when it gets a bit easier.

Merry Christmas brother.

[studbucket]

Following up on my previous post about Christmas music, here's another newish Christmas song from the same band. I really like this one too.

2 more days friends! We've got HS bball games to go to today then "Christmas Eve Eve" service at church. Then tomorrow the real family fun starts with our annual family "Christmas Eve Slumber Party" The kids are older this year, so we're going to watch the Matrix, then palate cleanse with My Neighbor Totoro and probably Chicken Run.

[slickdtc]

Almost there my friends

[TNorfolkMM]

This year the holidays just don't feel the same. I lost my father in July and I am having an incredibly rough time getting into the Christmas spirit. I find myself just wanting Christmas to be over. I'm hoping next year will be better. Luckily I coach high school basketball and we've been playing games so that has helped me keep my brain off of things.

[mike24forever]

1 DAY!!! 1 day to go...HOWWWWW?

Crazy how fast the season flies by.

I've cleared the drive way of snow! We are having a White Christmas. I'm going to take a picture tonight of the house...if I remember.

I've also cleaned the bathrooms (4 in total) and now I'm going to vacuum the entire house. My wife is baking like a mad woman this morning and the kids are now baking gingerbread cookies with her.

I hope you guys are enjoying you Christmas Eve Day and that for those of you who are having a hard time this season, please remember there are people who care about you. For those who loss a love one this year, I cannot imagine the pain you are going through, but please hold this close to your heart...they would want you to have the best Christmas and that they would only ask that you think of them this season.

Side Note:

Tonight our Elves leave for the North Pole!!!!

[RockinDaMike]

Merry Christmas from the Philippines! Played some games with the kids and had fun playing uno, hungry hippos, building legos and helping my daughter understand Pokémon cards.

Got hooked up with a iPad mini 7 and a gamesir g8 plus controller. What a nice handheld setup for gaming


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[slickdtc]

It has begun! Pop-Pop got my boy a bubble hockey set so we’re doing a round robin tourney as we speak.. lol

[Majingir]

This is so well put together. Too bad it's not real, but would be so cool if they ever did make a new version one day.

https://youtu.be/EpZ0RELhdtA?feature=shared