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Do you receive an itinerary for Christmas holidays?
We received a tentative itinerary from MIL for the planned activities over the 6 days we will be there.
Day 1 - Shopping, wrapping gifts, etc. until open house on Christmas Eve
Day 2 - Open gifts, brunch / dinner (specific tasks were assigned to the guys and girls)
Day 3 - Birthday party for my nephew (whose birthday was at the beginning of December
Day 4 - Go see lights downtown and eat dinner
Day 5 - On your own
Day 6 - Travel back home
I am overwhelmed.
Re: Do you receive an itinerary for Christmas holidays?
bwahaha.
Considering there's only 6 of us (my parents, grandparents, brother and me), no. However, if there was a large group, I might just send out something letting everyone know what's going on, who's arriving when and that sort of thing.
As long as she's not crazy about sticking to the intinerary, I think it's kind of thoughtful to let everyone know what's going on when... but with your MIL, I imagine that's a pretty big qualifier.
Yikes.
Wow, no, I do not. That's a little hard-core.
My parents tell me when they have stuff planned, so I guess I keep a running itinerary in my head. I would tell it to your, but it makes me tired to think about. It involves at least driving about 2200 miles between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, three present openings, three family dinners, and finding a time to see some hold high school friends.
nope, but the days surrounding Christmas are identical every year, and have been since DH and I started dating (except the first year, because we started dating late in the year, and spending Christmas together after a month would have been creepy)
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Goodness, your MIL is a piece of work isn't she?
What if your gifts are already wrapped? What if you've already shopped? Do you get Day 1 off then?? Oh wait, I see your free day is Day 5. I'm surprised she didn't give you a list of conversation topics. And on which day do you have to where the clothes she picked for you?
LOL at Day 3.
I'm sorry you are going through this, but you must come and let us know how this is going throughout. Your holiday dealings with MIL are like a movie.
The pre-selected Christmas outfits are to be worn on Christmas Day during the opening of gifts, lol.
I am trying to keep in mind that she is just really excited, but it is hard. She wasn't really like this before, only since we had kids. I do truly love my MIL, but I don't really want or need this much structure. Further, there will be at least 10 people staying at her house, not to mention the numerous people dropping by. I will need a break from all of those people at some point. The good thing is that she is not a stickler about drinking, so I plan to have copious amounts of spiked egg nog while there.
HAHAA
Maybe you can go see him for Day 5 - "on your own"
All your posts about your MIL make me LOLzzzz. I love these threads!