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The Holidays
I'm curious as to how everyone is balance out the holidays. Thanksgiving isn't that big of an issue since DH has to work but we are starting to talk about Christmas. My only family is my parents and sister and we always go to church together on Christmas Eve. DH doesn't like going to church Christmas Eve and wants to go to his parents' house, and to both sets of grandparents (his parents will also be at both of these places). I'm not sure how sure how to find the balance. This will be our second Christmas together but last year we both kinda did our own thing. We did have dinner with his parents and sister on Christmas Eve and did the presents thing before going to church with my family. Christmas Day we saw each other for a couple of hours before doing our own things.Any opinions and ideas are welcome. Sorry so long.
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Re: The Holidays
Sounds just like us! My family always goes to church on xmas eve, and DHs family doesn't but they get together and do a casual dinner or whatever. It wouldn't be a big deal for us to go to our own families seperately but when we have DS in the picture, its much harder. Usually I take DS to church and then leave after church to go to ILs house and hang out there for a short while.
On christmas morning we usually go to ILs early in the day and do lunch and presents late morning/early afternoon and then do my family in the late afternoon, and usually have munchies like summer sausage, cheese, crackers, cookies, etc. Then we might do dinner with my family, but between you and me, I really hope not!
We decided last year that until we have children, we would alternate the holidays. Last year, we were at his family's for Thanksgiving (went to see my family right after) and at my family's for Christmas (went to see his family right after).
This year, we switch and we'll be with my family for Thanksgving and his family for Christmas. My family decided that they would move Christmas back a few days just for us so we'll have Christmas with his family then drive to my family's house and do Christmas there.
Long term, we may decide to choose a completely separate day to celebrate the holidays as DH wants our children to celebrate at home. He's under the illusion that our families will come to see us but forgets that that only works when everyone lives in the same town.