On April fifth my humble little blog was seven years old. Seven years of sharing the ups and downs of life, the growth of my family from two grandchildren to seven not to mention a house move and the demise of two pets.
So by way of celebration I am planning on running a series of giveaways. Some of the prizes I am providing myself and some have generously been donated by various companies. So I will have ten giveaways over the month, so one every third day to spread them out over the month.
So as I know chocolates always go down well we have another box up for grabs in today's giveaway. Again I have provided this myself.
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Thorntons Chocolates Giveaway No 3
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The twinkly lights and decorations!
ReplyDeleteall of the fabulous food and drink shared with family and friends
ReplyDeleteSpending time with family and eating lots of good food!
ReplyDeleteSeeing an English Xmas through my Australian grandchildren's eye ( they have come over every other year to experience it )
ReplyDeleteMaking the christmas dinner and seeing my little girl enjoying herself
ReplyDeleteMaking the christmas dinner and seeing my little girl enjoying herself
ReplyDeleteKaty Malkin
I like that Christmas gives me an excuse to pig out on junk food, cake and chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI love to see the magic in children's eyes as they open their presents from Santa Clause. Special moments!
ReplyDeleteThe best thing for me about Christmas is decorating the tree and the house, gets me in the Christmas mood
ReplyDeleteLove all the Christmas traditions, ours start when we put up the tree then switch on the lights (hopefully they work) and celebrate with an eggnog and mince pie
ReplyDeleteI like that I get a few days off to spend with my amazing partner.
ReplyDeleteWhat i most like about Christmas is spending it with my family and making memories together.
ReplyDeletespending time with my little Grandson, a precious time
ReplyDeleteApart from the chocolate lol. I love spending time with my family and the whole atmosphere xx
ReplyDeleteChoosing great gifts for my family always makes me happy plus decorating the tree. Feels weird talking about Christmas in April!
ReplyDeleteI like spoiling all of my family and friends :)
ReplyDeleteI love spending time with my family and Christmas dinner.
ReplyDeletei love seeing the kids excitment when they see thier pressies christmas day. i love christmas markets, music, food, everything!
ReplyDeleteLoads of chocolate and someone else cooking the dinner
ReplyDeleteLeigh
Love the magic and excitement
ReplyDeleteI love the lazy days when all there is to do is eat and drink. I like having the time to go for a walk as well, but it always passes too quickly.
ReplyDeleteI love getting to spend quality time together as a family.
ReplyDeleteSpending some rare and very precious time off with me fella - but the chocolate and booze is pretty good too :D XXX
ReplyDeleteI love seeing my children's faces light up when they see Santa has been, it makes all the stress and worry that they didn't have enough worth it, I also love spending time with family, and the chocolates and over indulging xXx
ReplyDeleteSeeing the little grandchildren open their presents from Santa.
ReplyDeletespending time with family..we only get one life x
ReplyDeleteI love having time off work , spent with family
ReplyDeleteNothing beats the full turkey Christmas dinner with all the trimmings!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing my kids faces when they open their presents
ReplyDeleteWhat I like most about Christmas is spending it with the family & making memories together!
ReplyDeleteJust the ambience. I love the way all the streets are lit up, I love all the tinsel and decorations, I love Christmas music, I love kids getting excited over the season, I love buying and thinking about what to get for my friends, I love all the hot drinks on offer, I love the way everything feels cozy and warm and the way Christmas Day is completely silent on the roads.
ReplyDeleteI love the kids excitement on their faces on christmas eve and in the morning
ReplyDeleteMargaret Clarkson
ReplyDeleteSpending time with family and having special food to eat
Christmas is the one time in the year where we're all at home, watching tv, playing board and computer games, it's just a really nice family time xx
ReplyDeleteJust love all the excitement
ReplyDeletefiosuz: Chocolate!!!
ReplyDeleteLove cooking Christmas Lunch and having my mum and dad round for the day
ReplyDeleteseeing my daughters happy face on christmas morning and the food
ReplyDeleteMy favourite bit is Chrismas Eve. When the shops are shut and everything is prepped ready for the big day. We sit back and relax in front of a twinkling xmas tree with a glass of warm mulled wine. Its bliss x
ReplyDeleteIt is all about the food for me, including boxes of chocolates!
ReplyDeleteI love watching my son's face as he opens his presents and finds he has got what he really wanted.
ReplyDeleteI love the magic of christmas, its all the preparation and getting ready for the big day that I enjoy the most.
ReplyDeleteFamily getting together has to be my favourite thing about Christmas and all the sparkly lights.
ReplyDeletethe kids faces and everyone enjoying the food prepared
ReplyDeleteI am already counting down the weeks until Christmas ;) I love the magical feeling, seeing my little ones faces when they realise Santa has been :)
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the chocolates :)
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the chocolates ;)
ReplyDeleteChristmas for us is all about spending time together as a family, we love the preparation as much as anything, picking presents, decorating the tree, cooking lots of different foods, and of course indulging in chocolate treats!
ReplyDeleteChristmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
ReplyDeleteA nagging child or two,
Can I have this Drone mum,
Or a trip to Timbucktoo?!
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
A sumptuous feast or five,
The diet starts the New Year Friend,
You say, as you see your thighs
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
Family near and dear,
You love them all,
And work so hard,
To bring them Christmas cheer!
I love the family traditions that we have. The fact that us kids are in our twenties but we still rush in on Christmas morning and all sit on our parents bed. It's abit of a struggle as we're older & bigger but wouldn't change it at all!
ReplyDeleteI love spending time with all of my family in one place, my kids' excitement, and the yummy food!
ReplyDeleteit`s a nice time to get together with friends and family to enjoy the occasion
ReplyDeleteI love spending time with my daughter and family at christmas and now I am a grandmother to a beautiful 13 month old little girl christmas is more special.
ReplyDeleteHaving quality time together and snugging up indoors....
ReplyDeleteI love Church services along with Christmas carols and beautifully decorated trees.
ReplyDeletelove that in general most people feel happy at Christmas (unless it is a difficult time of year for them), the great food, seeing family and friends and of course the presents!
ReplyDeleteI love most about Christmas, is that family gets together.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest...everything from time off work to buying the presents and seeing them get opened
ReplyDeleteThe atmosphere in the run up to Christmas and then spending quality time with family
ReplyDeleteIt has to be spending precious time with family and friends
ReplyDeleteWhat I love most about Christmas is that it is very family orientated and it's a good way to have a little break and exchange gifts after working hard all year.
ReplyDeletelove everything about Xmas from putting the decorations up to seeing the kids faces Xmas morning and eating ĺoads
ReplyDeleteI love everything! The food, the family, the decorations, everything!
ReplyDeleteI love the decorations, food, and music!
ReplyDeleteI love all the fun the kids have and excitement around the big day
ReplyDeleteI love the excitment and build up for the kids, we always have so much fun on the run up and Christmas eve is our favourite day as we have our own traditions
ReplyDeleteChristmas films are my favourite, but I do also love Christmas food (including chocolates)
ReplyDeletethe excitement from the children and their faces on christmas morning
ReplyDeleteSpending quality time with Loved Ones during the Season of Goodwill to ALL men ( mankind:- Man, Woman, Child, etc).
ReplyDeleteRachel Craig
The christmas tree and the lights.
ReplyDeleteEverything is so colorful and jolly. All the stores have bright lights and sparkly decorations. Homes have Christmas trees glistening through the window with bright lights and snowflakes and ice sickles coming from the rooftop.
ReplyDeleteHaving the tree up makes house look all sparkly
ReplyDeleteSpending time with my family and taking things at a slower pace than usual!
ReplyDeleteeating and drinking way too much spending time with the family
ReplyDeleteSpending time with family and just taking it a bit easier!
ReplyDeleteSpending time with my British and Australian family
ReplyDeleteThe best part of christmas is meeting up with all my family and have a good time
ReplyDeleteWatching my little boys open their pressies, see how happy they are!
ReplyDeleteThe food, i love food all year round but it all seems better over christmas!
ReplyDeleteLove snow and fairy lights and choccies of course - like decorating the house and baking too x
ReplyDeleteI love seeing my little boys face as he still believes its priceless
ReplyDeleteHaha Christmas in April - love it! My son is 5 so we love the magic of Christmas x
ReplyDeleteI love getting together and spend time with my family
ReplyDeleteAll the decorations and the food. Thankyou for the competition x
ReplyDeleteI love putting together my mum's Christmas present - every year I put together a chocolate hamper for her, and I have so much fun seeking out all the fun Christmas chocolates along with some non-festive favourites!
ReplyDeleteI really look forward to seeing all the colourful lights going up everywhere. It really lifts my spirits in those dark winter days.
ReplyDeleteBeing lazy on Christmas Day, we're usually so busy!
ReplyDeleteThe magical glow of fairy lights in all the windows
ReplyDeletelots of chocs someone else cookimg
ReplyDeleteLots of family time and indulgent food but mostly chocolate
ReplyDeleteI simply love Christmas and start planning presents months in advance. I love the smell of the decorations as they come out the loft and the cheesy Christmas music. Above all, spending time with family. It will be my little girl's first Christmas this year, so it will be extra special for us.
ReplyDeleteFestive football and family time
ReplyDeleteI love the decorations and all the excitement of Christmas for the children.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is all about my kids, seeing them get so excited and being so happy - that's what I love about Christmas x
ReplyDeleteTinsel, mince pies and the xmas excuse of being able to drink copius amounts of baileys. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love the build up to Christmas and getting together with my family
ReplyDeleteI love that we are all off work/school together and spend a lot of time together as a family.
ReplyDeletethe best part of Christmas for me is well 2 things really, one is all the family getting together for the christmas meal, and watching young children opening the presents their faces when they see the suprizes is wonderful.
ReplyDeletei love the build up to christmas, doing all christmassy activities xx
ReplyDeleteMore time with the wider family than we get at any other time of year.
ReplyDeleteI love the magic of Christmas and spending quality time with my family
ReplyDeleteI love spending quality time with my family.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about Christmas, the decorations, the food, the presents, the atmosphere... it's such a lovely time of year.
ReplyDeleteI love putting the Christmas tree and decorations up with my son.
ReplyDeleteI love having loads of pyjama days with my husband and kids
ReplyDeleteI love the decorations everywhere and that wonderful Christmas spirit everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI love having all the family at home and chocolates
ReplyDeleteI love the atmosphere when the whole family get together
ReplyDeletefor me its spending with my family
ReplyDeleteSharing the magic and excitement with our grandchildren then the lovely peace and quiet when hubby and I are left to count our many blessings :)
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the whole family gets together for a change. My sister lives in the USA and is married to a man who works for the US Navy, so it's very rare they can come over together as he's out at sea a lot.
ReplyDeleteThe time off work - it's a rare occurrence and you have to make the most of it!
ReplyDeleteSpending time with family
ReplyDeleteApart from the obvious chocolate for breakfast, nothing beats the build up of excitement from my youngest as Christmas draws closer
ReplyDeletewatching my granddaughter open all of her presents
ReplyDeleteI only get Christmas day off, - I work in retail for a supermarket. I value time with my family and also peace and quiet after the insane madness of most of the customers buying literally anything that isn't nailed down!!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the grandchildren
ReplyDeleteI love decorating the tree together as a family with decorations my daughter had made over the years.
ReplyDeleteUmm when it's over? Lol I jest I do like a good panto and seeing the kids faces is always worth it
ReplyDeleteFamily time x
ReplyDeleteseeing the kids happy christmas morning
ReplyDeleteSpending time with my family and children and seeing them happy and having fun
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid what I like most is an excessive Turket Dinner, with all the trimmings.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have one box of chocolates brought for me at Christmas, so I would love to win this for myself!
ReplyDeleteI love walking down the road at dusk and seeing all the Christmas lights shining in peoples houses
ReplyDeleteI love the family time just playing with my 3 children with their new toys
ReplyDeleteOhhh I wish it could be Christmas every daaaaaay - I'd be nearly there if I won the giveawaaaaaaay lol
ReplyDeleteAnyway, in answer to the actual question - I love getting the time to stop and appreciate what I have and those around me. Christmas always feels like we-made-it-to-the-end-of-another-year-in-one-piece. Love it :)
I'm not religious, so Christmas for me is time to spend with family and to recharge after the longest school term.
ReplyDeleteI love family time, present giving & enjoying Christmas dinner - turkey with all the trimmingss & Christmas pud.
ReplyDeleteLove the fact that everyone is planning presents for each other and all the family coming round
ReplyDeleteI love coming together as a family and enjoying each others company.
ReplyDeleteI love the extra kindness and giving that comes from people at Christmas. There just seems to be so much more love for our fellow man at that time of year.
ReplyDeleteCooking with the children, watching their christmas plays and having the whole family around the table for a massive christmas dinner
ReplyDeletei love going for walks on christmas day because most of the time people ignore each other but on christmas day people seem to say merry christmas and hello and it feels merry and nice
ReplyDeleteIt's a great opportunity to spend quality time with family.
ReplyDeletei love the extra family time and decorating the tree with my kids
ReplyDeleteI like most about Christmas the fact you spend it with family
ReplyDeleteSeeing the children's faces when they see their presents under the tree and all the excitement of opening them!
ReplyDeleteI like the fairy lights. So pretty and festive
ReplyDeleteI love that Christmas brings families closer and is full of fun.
ReplyDeleteSpending time with my family. I don't see them as often as I'd like but we are always all together on Christmas day.
ReplyDeleteSat at home in the dark with just the Christmas lights on watching Christmas films over a bottle of wine. And spending time with my family.
ReplyDeleteI like the food, the drinks and exchanging presents.
ReplyDeleteI love spending time with family at home , just relaxing and enjoying xmas .
ReplyDeleteHaving the family together x
ReplyDeleteI love getting the tree and the decorations up - it's so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI love spending time with family and of course Christmas dinner and eating too much. I love the festive spirit and having a good old boogie
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