Lucy's Christmas Day Challenge!

Christmas is an exciting time of year, and it's not exactly because people are celebrating the birth of Jesus H Christ (I have it on good authority that Jesus's middle name was Harriet).  We use Christmas as an excuse to give each other presents, get drunk and eat too much etc etc.  I think of it as a way to reset the brain in preparation for the new year.  Inevitably the run up to the big day will be more fun than the actual day itself.  Halfway through lunch you will realise it has been a massive anticlimax because you have nothing to do for the rest of the day.  I have taken it upon myself to devise a fun challenge for people to partake in, post-lunch on Christmas day.  It will be known the world over as Lucy's Christmas Afternoon Challenge, LCAC (l'cac in French.  Oui oui la bon mange tous!...yeah!).  Pronounced "el cack" like a bad mexican restaurant.  Say it out loud, and put emphasis on the cack!  WOOO HOOO now we're rolling!!

This is me in my Christmas mood.  You will struggle to find anyone quite as festive.

Dress up challenge:  It is enevitable at somepoint a relative will fall asleep, schoolboy error.  You must try and put a Father Christmas hat on them (10 points) send me a picture of you and said relative on Twitter http://twitter.com/lucychristopher Extra 10 points for anyone who can get a beard on them too (If they already have a beard, 1000 points if you shave it off!)


Tumbleweed challenge:  This is a creative challenge!  I would like you to come up with a really bad Christmas based pun, and annouce it to your family over lunch!  The worse the better, I'm looking for tumbleweed silence.  Some example subject matter could be Santa's sack, dangling baubles or something about stuffing a turkey.  Tweet me your pun and your family's reaction, points will be awarded according to how cringeworthy it is.


See food challenge:  The vast majority of humans hate brussel sprouts, yet we are forced to munch them come the festive season.  As no one likes them, there will be plently left over for this challenge.  I want you to see just how many brussels (hells vegetable) you can fit in your mouth at one time.  If anyone's seen that episode of The Vicar of Dibley where Dawn French stuffs down 3 roast dinners you will know what I'm talking about!  I want to see a picture of you straining to shut your mouth around a bowlfull of sprouts.  Points will be awarded according to how many you fit in.  If you spit them out there will be no points.  Obviously I won't be able to tell if you spit them out, but you will undoubtedly have a hugely guilty conscience about claiming unearned LCAC points.


Best/worst present challenge: Pretty self explanatory this one, I would like to see you with your best and worst presents.  Points according to how awesome/crap they are.


Mysterious spare present challenge: You will need some preparation for this.  The challenge: find a present which will be embarrassing for someone to open in front of your family, label it to someone and stick it under the tree with the rest of the presents.  This can range from a Miley Cyrus CD for your emo younger brother, to a present from the naughty bit of Ann Summers for your nan, depending on how big your balls are.  Capture a picture of your family's reaction to the present being opened and you're on to a winner!




I would also like to see pictures of you looking festive on Christmas day and if possible your family Christmas photo, and any other festive treats you might like to show me!  You can send me them here: 


My Twitter start your tweet with @lucychristopher and include a #LCACchallenge tag if you like!
My Facebook page if you're not on Twitter you can Facebook/email me.


I will put the best pictures in my next blog and announce the overall winner of the day, bet you can't wait.  Good luck with the LCAC challenge everyone!


Festive love,


Luce x