Christmas Traditions Week #2

Here are this weeks Christmas Traditions!

Bringing Oisín To See Santa
This is the same Santa as last year a different venue
Oisín really liked this Santa he shook his hand
gave him his Christmas letter, asked him for a big car and a Woody from Toy Story!
Was happy to sit on his knee and then gave him a high five at the end!

Our Family Day in Dublin City Centre
We live in Dublin but to be honest we don't go into the city centre that often
We always go in to see the Christmas Lights and this year
Oisín really really liked them he was his in his buggy
and then walked holding our hands with such a expression of awe on his face!

Christmas TV Guide
I love curling up with a hot chocolate
with pen in hand to settle down and
circle what I am going to watch over Christmas
This year we are most looking forward to
Sherlock, Mrs Browns Boys, Call The Midwife,
and Downton Abbey 

Over The Weekend #12

We had a lovely festive weekend
as the hubby was working the weekend
we brought Oisín into Dublin City Centre on Friday
to see Santa and enjoy the Christmas markets

It was really cool Friday morning so

Oisín was really wrapped up!

Oisin loved the lights, he was pointed and laughing at them!

Santa Claus and Oisín
Oisín was so good and we even managed a photo on Santa's knee!

Saturday was my Slimming World Christmas Party
My friend and I had a ball
and drank maybe a little too much!

Sunday was mostly spent like this
crashing on the sofa with tea, Christmas lights and Christmas movies!!

Slimming World Christmas Meals Planning



My calendar is filling up for December, I love this time of the year, but I always have allot on as December is also my birthday month. I have worked so hard since the Summer to lose weight and eat well. I don't want to blow all that hard work but I also want to enjoy myself so I will be using flexi syns for allot of the meals out but will be extra good on days leading up to days and nights out.

I have something planned for every week in December, sometimes a number of things on the same week so it will take some good food planning in between to keep the weight off!

* Monday 30th November - Rathwood Santa Train with Oisín

This is a children's event that we are bringing Oisín to 

a Santa Train around the Rathwood Grounds

Then to see Santa and real reindeer then off to make your very own elf

We will be having lunch and hot chocolate here

but I have decided to save on the syns and bring my own lunch!

But I will enjoy a nice hot chocolate but syn it!

* Friday 4th December - Family Christmas Day Out

This is one of our family traditions a day out into Dublin City Centre

To bring Oisín to see Santa Clause (again) go to the Christmas Markets

Finish our Christmas shopping, see the Christmas lights

and finish off with dinner

For dinner I will be using my flexi syns and will be having a glass of wine with dinner

I plan to be extra good for the week leading up to this so might be saving syns during the

week to keep for this day

* Saturday 5th December - Slimming World Christmas Party 

I will be having dinner and drinks at this, again I will be using flexi syns

I expect a little gain after this week after having a few events this week

but I will be remembering my tipping point and plan to not have dessert

* Saturday 12th December - Girls Birthday/Christmas Meal

My friends and I always met up before Christmas to swap presents

and enjoy a girls night out. We will be going to a beautiful Thai restaurant

I have already ate here before so I know what the menu is like

I will choose an on plan starter and main, then skip desert to instead

enjoy a few glasses of bubbly my drink of choice

Again I plan to be very good the week before this meal 

and use flexi syns

* Saturday 19th December - Christmas At The Dogs Work Night Out

For something different this year my Christmas work do is a dogs race night

I am really looking forward to this and have decided to relax and enjoy the night

I will be having on plan starter and main, but will enjoy dessert and drinks

*Monday 21st December - My Birthday Meal Out

As a tradition hubby and I always go out for meal for on Christmas week

for my birthday which is on Christmas Eve.

 I am really looking forward to this we are going to Jamie Oliver's

I will skip a starter, have flexi syns for my main enjoy dessert and a glass of wine

I have to be honest  Christmas Day I will not be counting syns

I am going to eat, drink, relax and enjoy Christmas day

and be back on plan the 26th!