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So what is everyone doing...
...for Christmas and NYE?
Christmas Eve is my dad's 65th birthday so we are taking him to III Forks, then going to my aunt's (my dad's sister) for gifts and dessert. Then I'm going to my church's 11:00 candlelight service.
Christmas day will start with opening presents with Melodie, then she will go with her dad and I will get the house and everything ready to host Christmas dinner at my house for my mom and sister. Tradtionally, we do roast on Christmas day. Ben's parents are coming too--which I have mixed feelings about actually. Will watch the Mavs game too of course.
We have no NYE plans -- and for once I'm OK with not making any. I want to make dinner on New Year's Day (ham and black eyed peas) and watch the Giants game and just stay home and relax and not see anybody!
Re: So what is everyone doing...
For Christmas Eve - We are going to Candlelight service at church and celebrating with DH's family at Capital Grille. Yum yum.
For Christmas Day - We go to my familys house and spend the day with my parents, and the evening with my side of the family.
NYE- We have a tradition of staying home and cooking something really off the wall together and watching movies. It's fun.
Christmas Eve we will be celebrating with my mom and our immediate family. Christmas morning with DH's immediate family, Christmas afternoon with his extended family and then Christmas night with my extended family. Having my mom move less than an hour from DH's family really has it's perks for maximizing holiday time.
NYE - We have no plans yet but something always seems to pop up. The neighbors mentioned doing a deal all together, so maybe we will do that.
We will have Christmas dinner & presents at Daniel's family on Friday since he has to work that weekend, and then I will spend Christmas day with my mom.
I have no idea what we're doing for NYE, and I really want to do something fun this year. Me & Daniel haven't been together at midnight in years because of our schedules, but we'll actually be able to be together this year!
Friday is my baking day, I'm really excited about that. Christmas eve will be with my family and some family friends, we always do lasagna. Christmas morning we'll open gifts with my family since that's the only time my sister's BF can be with us. Then we'll be with DH's family during the day and my family in the evening.
For NYE, we are painting the town all kinds of colors! Last year was the first time we went out on NYE, we went to Greenville and it was really fun, but this year we will be going to a huge bash for the first time. A couple friends are coming with us, and I am so so excited!
This is the event (I hope the link works):
http://www.facebook.com/events/308242785857304/I will be going to my aunt's house on Christmas Eve where my whole family will be. We will have dinner (Mexican food this year...eh not excited about this) and then the kiddos will open gifts. Then on Christmas Day, I will go out to Chris's family's house to give our nieces and nephew their gifts.
I am flying out on the 26th to PA to go see Chris and I will be spending New Year's with him this year. I don't care what we do, I am just excited we will be together!!
We are driving down to Tyler on Friday night and staying through church on Christmas morning. We will get back to Dallas Sunday afternoon and exchange gifts with my mom then, back to work on Monday.
I think I am working (I volunteered) NYE then coming home and treating it just like any other night.
Christmas Eve- We go to church with DH's grandparents and extended family. Then everyone goes to the grandparent's house for snacks, gifts and pics with Santa (grandpa!).
Sidenote: The food at this event is always dicey at best. Between church and the gathering, we always find an open fast food place, grab something to eat and run by my parents house to say Hi and eat!!!!
Christmas Day- We go to my parents house and hang out during the day. We watch movies, play games and visit. After my nephew's nap, my sister, BIL and nephew come to my parents and we do gifts, snacks, games and watch football (if any is on). This was a new routine last year and it really works out best for us so my nephew gets to spend Christmas morning in his own house and just his mom and dad.
NYE- Every year, I want to do nothing. Every year, we wind up doing something and I play designated driver. I am really hoping this year we can do nothing.
Why do you have mixed feelings, Stephie?
Our holiday plans include a party this Friday with friends, breakfast on the 25th probably followed by playing games and relaxing. Some night in there we will be having a meal of brisket, latkes, sweet potatoes and something else.
As for NYE, no idea on plans as DH might have to work that night and I haven't really given it much thought. But one of these days I would like to do something big! Oh and DH ordered our anni cake so we have to go pick that up.
*sigh* I don't know. I'm being terrible. But I really wanted to just see my family for Christmas and Ben's parents for Hannukah (which will be Wed. the 28th). But he invited his parents to Christmas which means I will barely have any room and have to make 2 roasts in 2 crockpots because 1 isn't enough. Plus, Christmas day is usally a relaxing day for me but with his parents and his disapproving grandmother there, it is going to feel more like I'm "entertaining" than relaxing.
I really don't understand why they want to come actually. I mean, it's not like they can really "celebrate." But his mother wants to come to every single thing I ever do at my house. I want my mother and my sister to myself.
I know, like I said, I'm being terrible.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Christmas Eve- I have both our families over for dinner and open gifts. We always open all our gifts on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day- We open Santa gifts with our son . Then we will go over to DH's Grandmother's house and eat dinner and open their gifts to all the grandchildren and great grandchildren. There is a lot of family on his side.
New Years- Last year I was sick so we are making up for it this year.
We are going to eat and then to a bar downtown with two couple friends of ours.
Friday night we are driving to WF to see DH's family. We have to drive back the same night so will be a long day but I'm glad we are going and they finally have a plan.
Christmas Eve, we start the morning at my mom's for breakfast and presents. We will spend some time playing games and just hanging out after. At 3:30 we head to my dad's for Christmas eve at his house. We are going to church at 7:30 so we will head straight from my dad's to church.
Christmas Day, we will do Santa presents with SD that morning and then meet my mom for church at 10 and then SD, mom will pick up SD and have her the rest of the day. We have no other plans for Sunday so I guess just cleaning up Christmas stuff and enjoying time together.
We both have Monday off with SD so we trying to think of something fun to do with her but haven't gotten that far yet.
NYE we are having a get together with some friends at our house. We are doing our house so I can go to sleep whenever I want and don't have to be DD to DH so I can sleep, sleep, sleep.
Christmas: We are driving to my hometown to spend Christmas with my family.
NYE: No plans. We like to stay in and watch movies.
Christmas Eve--dinner with my family at Blue Mesa and then mass at 10 PM.
Christmas Day--breakfast at home, open presents with Bill, go to Baton Rouge. Once we get there, I have no idea what to expect. Bill's sister still will not move dinner from Christmas Eve (in fact, she basically told Bill that we should just come in on Christmas Eve instead). Apparently my IL's are not very happy with her behavior about this but no one is willing to say anything. You can bet, when I get there, I'm going to talk about my mom being gone and needing to spend time at this time of year with my dad and brother being important to all three of us. I can be very good at guilt.
New Year's Eve--well, I wanted to go see Maroon 5 up at Winstar in OK but Bill doesn't want to since there's going to be another black and white play in Richardson this year. However, we still don't have tickets. I'm going to be a little upset if we don't do anything when that concert might have been real fun.
Not terrible at all. I completely understand. Daniel's mom would never intrude on my family's Christmas like that.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Probably Wednesdayor so we'll go to my parents' and stay through Mondayish. We'll see his mom on Christmas day, and my brother on Monday, but otherwise it'll be a lot of just hanging out.
We have no NYE plans... I've always wanted to have a romantic night in to ring in the new year but feel silly saying so to J for some reason.
If we ever get to stay home for Christmas, I would be more than happy for my ILs (every one of them) to come here to spend Christmas with my family. But they won't. And I guess I see Stephie's and Angela's point, but they absolutely refuse to think that we won't come down for Christmas. However, I have family too and they're not very willing to share or even understand/comprehend. I've mentioned to Bill that my dad and brother would be more than happy to come down to BR if his parents would just invite them and Bill said that he would tell them to invite them, but I told him no, that it has to be their idea and they apparently don't get it.
Last night, they asked Bill to send them an email of things that I can't eat/don't like to eat. We did this a couple of years ago. Bill kept saying "frozen lunch meat" and I told him we couldn't put that on there and we also couldn't say that it was just meat because he doesn't like it either.
I have heard jokes about marrying an orphan. Now I see why. I just don't understand what it is about me that they can't even stand to be around. BTW, Bill still hasn't told them that we're staying at a hotel next week.
Julie I am so sorry you go through all of this. And yes, I should grateful that I have a MIL that wants to be involved in everything. But sometimes, I just want to spend time with my family alone. I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with that. But I already know that anything I say will hurt her feelings. They are the most sensitive people I know.
Oh well, I'll just worry about it next year.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
I'm a little late, but I thought I'd join in!
Stephie - I don't think there's anything wrong with the way you feel. I don't blame you one bit and I wouldn't worry about it like you said. I hope everything turns out great though!
Christmas Eve - We are with my dad and brother/sisters for dinner/gifts.
Christmas - DH and I will be at home to exchange gifts. Then to DH parent's house that morning for gifts and to his mom's side for lunch. We will go to see my mom, brother/sister and extended family for dinner/gifts. Then the following Friday we will be with my Dad's extended for dinner/gifts too.
NYE - no plans yet, but there's normally something we go to. Generally, just hanging out with family/friends at someone's casa.
We did Christmas with H's family last weekend. Friday or so I'm driving up to my grandparents' house for Christmas with my family. We'll be doing midnight mass on Christmas eve with my cousin and her FI, then probably driving down to church with my family on Christmas day. H is technically scheduled to work, but they told him to go on out and just be prepared to be called back.
NYE - I think I'll probably just get some sleep. H won't be able to come down and I won't be able to go to him, plus we go back to work Jan. 2.
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I love hearing what everyone is doing!
Lacy/Amanda--how is everything coming along with moving and getting settled, jobs and such? (Lacy, I can't remember--are you moving to PA after the new year?)
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Christmas Eve we'll be doing church and then dinner with my parents. Christmas day will be hanging out, eating and opening gifts with my parents. No plans for New Year's Eve, and DH will probably be working, so we'll just stay in after he gets off.
Stephanie - I can understand wanting some time with just your family. That's how I felt when DH's parents were upset that we didn't include them in a Father's Day brunch that we were doing for my dad.
Bio Good Times
I feel like now, we've gone so far down the wrong road that there's not a way we could ever get back to the right road and go down it instead. I mean what kind of person corrects their daughter in law over something so minor as calling them by their first name when the DIL has just buried her own mother?
And I do understand wanting time to your family yourself, but my ILs aren't willing to share anything and we have invited them to Thanksgiving every year.
I'm sure I have said this before but DH said that once we have kids we are never traveling for the holidays. If family wants to see us, they can come here. Yeah, we'll see how well that works but as it is now, we don't visit his side for the holidays anymore so maybe it will work out.
Oh jebus. A list of what you don't like to eat? I can just see it now, as I'm sure you can too. Sadly I've had a similar experience with my MIL when it comes to Mexican food and how I ruined a family tradition when it was really ruined long before I came along. I shared with some of my family over Thanksgiving that we are now eating kosher so no pig or shellfish and that's it no big deal, we can bring our own food and cook what you want, we'll eat what we can. It wasn't a complete disaster but my step-mom was very passive aggressive about it and then proceeded to poke fun of my aunt's SO, who says she is vegetarian and brought some of her own snacks.
So have you already booked the hotel room?
Oh yeah, don't even get me started on what happens every Mother's Day when I tell Ben to go see his mother while I see mine!
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Booked and paid for thanks to Priceline. They've already said that they're unhappy about the car and us flying into New Orleans. A) American Eagle is taking the first round of cuts at AA. 2) The BR airport has no services after about 4:30--nowhere to buy water, a snack, nothing. D) AE only flies smaller planes and not "real" ones. 7) The BR airport is only about 10-15 minutes closer than the NO airport.
little late to this
haha i have a list though
the 22nd we have DH's mothers house for christmas
the 23rd we have his grandmother
christmas eve we have to take his mother to the airport and then go to oklahoma basically for firewood....
christmas day is at my parents
then the 26th we have with his dad....
I think i'll be christmas'd out by the time the week is over lol. NYE we have a birthday party/NYE party to go to for family