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[gator75]

Just thought i'd ask this out of curiosity. we are going out of town for thanksgiving ,but its to shop and dh works. Then over christmas we are going to have our kitchen torn up remodiling , so we decided this year we aren't hosting or really doing anything for that matter. how about you guys?

 

[onelilspark]

We're heading to my Fiancé's family for Thanksgiving. For Christmas my brother doesn't have off, so we're all flying down the weekend before to celebrate. So technically for Christmas, we're here by ourselves. I'm looking forward to really decorating this year and actually having presents under my tree Christmas morning!


...I need to find something good to make for 2!

 

[MichelleVW]

I'm not anti social, but that is my holiday of choice!! I hope we can stay home alone on Thanksgiving. The girls will be in Austin at a football game so it will be just DH and me at the house. He mentioned going to his mothers, but I really would rather stay home, see a movie and enjoy the peace and quiet.

Nothing going on for Christmas either. The girls are going to New Hampshire to visit their dad so once again it will be just me and DH. Once again, we could possibly go to his mothers, but on Christmas Day I really want to be at my own house with a fire eating junk food and watching White Christmas. We usually go to a movie on Christmas but who knows about this year.

 

[ready123go]

For Thanksgving we're staying home. We stopped going to my in-laws just a couple of years ago. Maybe shop for a few electronics, if the price is right (replacing seriously outdated stuff). Probably pack for our X-Mas get-away.
Looking forward to Disney Dec 30 through Jan 2 for the New Years celebrations, then to Tampa for a one week cruise - yipee!

 

[ready123go]

I'm not anti social, but that is my holiday of choice!! I hope we can stay home alone on Thanksgiving. The girls will be in Austin at a football game so it will be just DH and me at the house. He mentioned going to his mothers, but I really would rather stay home, see a movie and enjoy the peace and quiet.

Nothing going on for Christmas either. The girls are going to New Hampshire to visit their dad so once again it will be just me and DH. Once again, we could possibly go to his mothers, but on Christmas Day I really want to be at my own house with a fire eating junk food and watching White Christmas. We usually go to a movie on Christmas but who knows about this year.

I agree. That is what I decided a couple of years ago. Now, I no longer get stomach aches during the holiday season and DH no longer gets quarrelsome (at least over that ). We finally both look foward to the holidays! Much more peaceful and serene.

 

[Pixiedust34]

Our family is all out of state, and we always stay home for Thankgiving and have our own dinner. If anyone wants to come here, they are welcome to but for Thanksgiving no one ever comes.

My parents are visiting us during Christmas break. They are getting older, and it won't be many years when all of the traveling will be on our end so we're glad they can still visit us OK for Christmas.

We don't see our siblings over the holidays, but we see them other times of the year when we go and visit them. It's been well over a decade since either of our siblings have visited us because we are the ones who moved away and I think in their minds they haven't learned that the road goes both ways for visits. Anyway, we do nothing at all with siblings over the holidays but will see them during other times of the year when we do go and visit family.

 

[cepmom]

we go to MIL's for Thanksgiving; they are only a few miles away so it's nice to not have to travel far. DH wouldn't dream of giving it up and I enjoy going there also.

I usually host Christmas for my MIL/FIL and my mom and stepfather and my grandmother is she feeling well enough to come over. But this year, I just don't want to do it. I am taking a class this semester and the final isn't until 12/22. I'll be studying right up until the final and won't have time to deal with getting the house ready, food shopping etc.

I really just want to stay home just us and enjoy the day watching movies, playing games etc but it seems I won't be able to get out of it...I told my Mom yesterday I didn't think I coudl do it this year and she 1. offered to host it at her house or 2. offered to make the food and bring it here. I feel bad because she really only has me (brother is useless) but I don't want to have them over! Not sure what we'll do yet

 

[mhsjax]

NOt sure about Thanksgiving, haven't talked with the relatives. For Christmas it may just be the 5 of us. My brother and his wife may come, but it depends on how tired they are from their pre Christmas trip up north.

I am the odd man out here I guess, I hate to stay in my jammies all day, (did that one year and I felt dirty and depressed all day) I also love a crowd at Christmas. There was always a lot of people around when I was young and now we all have our own families so we don't get together much on Christmas.

I always said that one year I wanted a big formal Christmas like they do on the soap operas that I watched. And one day I will do that. I think it looks like fun.

 

[snapppyd]

This is the first year in my life (53 years) when I want to stay home alone with my DH. It is not going over well with my family, we always get together.

The problem is we are tired! It will take a minimum of 2 1/2 hours to drive each way if there is no traffic. You know that means it will probably take 4 hours each way on Thanksgiving day. Since DH and I have no parents or children I don't see the problem. My sisters can still be with their children and grandchilden. This aunt and uncle need a break!

 

[MushyMushy]

Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday as far as family goes. Last year we spent a whole bunch of money making a traditional dinner for just the four of us, so this year we decided to go to a Thanksgiving buffet and just have done with it.

 

[ozarkmom]

I would really like to do something different this year. It's been a bad year. We always have dinner at our house. It's our three kids and possibly their boyfriends/girlfriends, my stepson, my mom and younger brother. My dad passed away 4 years ago and I have to do alot for my mom. She doesn't drive and she's pretty dependant on me. My younger unmarried brother who lives a whopping 45 minutes away doesn't help at all and I'm really starting to resent him. My youngest son has caused alot of stress the last couple of months. We're having some issues with our daughter and I don't want to spend the day with her boyfriend. We don't get to see our oldest son and his girlfriend very often so I do look forward to that. I just hate that I'm letting Thanksgiving this year stress me out. I thought about going to the inlaws but my mom wouldn't do that and I'm not going to leave her alone. I'll just suck it up and make the best of it. Hopefully with the two boys home from college some of their friends will come by and there be enough people that I don't really notice the ones I don't want to be around.

 

[minkydog]

I'm not anti social, but that is my holiday of choice!! I hope we can stay home alone on Thanksgiving.

Mine too.We rarely go out of town for Thanksgiving. My kids are older but they really want to keep our traditions. DD17 likes to cook parts of the meal and both of them like to put up our tree after dinner. I have made offers to my extended family but they have their own plans and traditions. Fine with me. There will probably come a day when the kids are married, maybe living in another state and can't come home for the holidays. For now, i'll keep them all to myself.

 

[Mom21]

Just me and 13yo dd like always. That's it. I don't make a big fuss. I did ask dd if she wanted a whole meal and she said just chicken with some stuffing is good for her. Easy and no stress.

 

[SaraJayne]

Thanksgiving is mine and DH's favorite holiday and we always spend it with his side of the family, at the farm where he grew up. I love being there for the day and spending time with his family.

For Christmas this year, my side of the family decided we don't need anything, so we are all spending Christmas weekend at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells as our "gift".

We'll probably get together with DH's family the weekend before Christmas (with no gifts).

 

[Chiiru84]

I love thanksgiving and Christmas, maybe I'll come by the house and bug mom (DL55) on xmas. I've moved out, but I think being away has some perks, like I think we get along better. Maybe on Turkey day I'll cook something, and drive it by the house and we can have a meal. That might be a nice surprise. I'd cook my green bean casserole, but dad hates it.

 

[AndreaDM]

I think it might just be me, DH and DD7 and I couldn't be more thrilled! I don't want to have to leave the house! DD21 will probably be at her boyfriend's mom's house, DD19 just started working at a retirement center so chances are she'll have to work that day. I want to sleep in, eat, watch tv and eat some more.

 

[Pakey]

Now that the kids are all grown and out of the house, my husband and I don't do holidays anymore. We try to get together with the kids and their families at some point during the season but never on the actual holiday days. This year we will be flying home from Egypt on Thanksgiving Day. On Christmas Day, we usually go to a movie.

 

[jmpurdy]

nope, not going anywhere. Just our little family: grown kids and 2 grandsons. Our son lives in Portland, OR and his work may not allow him to come home for either holiday, which we are accustomed to. However, we are all going to WDW on Jan. 2nd for 8 days!

 

[klacey1]

We don't exactly travel for any holidays-- our families are all within 15 minutes. We go to my nana's house for Thanksgiving (15 minutes from our place). It's my favorite holiday with my family-- it's the one day that our entire extended family gets together. There's anywhere from 30-50 people in the big dining room, people are dressed up. I love it. We're a very close family but tend to disperse at Christmas, so Thanksgiving is very, very special. I like that our special day isn't all about presents-- just being together and being thankful for everything we have. It's a big day with a lot of people, but not especially hectic/stressful.
Christmas on the other hand, even though we don't travel far (15 minutes to my uncle's house on Christmas Eve, 7 minutes to DBF's parents on Christmas Eve night, 15 minutes by myself back to my nana's for Christmas Day early dinner), is very hectic. Maybe we'll feel differently when we have children, but for now, I love the hustle and bustle of it all! For me personally, as much as I love DBF and when we're home alone together, the holidays are about seeing family and spending time with all the people we love. I think I'd be depressed if it was just the two of us home alone. We have lots of special dates/traditions for just us leading up to the actual holidays, but the days themselves are reserved for seeing everyone. I am thrilled, however, that our family is VERY close by!

 

[C.Ann]

I'm hoping to still be here at the lake - if the weather cooperates - so that means I'll be flying solo.. (DD and her family always go to the IL's and then to her DH's uncle's house in the evening.. )

If I'm at DD's, I'll probably still be unpacking.. My late DH's oldest DD called the other day to invite me to their house, but we left it open since I don't really know where I'll be.. I guess my Thanksgiving hinges on Mother Nature - LOL..