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Quiet Em

(1,190 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:01 PM Tuesday

For the first time ever in our 34 years of marriage

My husband and I are spending Christmas day with our children and no one else. No siblings, nor relatives, just us. I am so looking forward to it.

Whatever you are celebrating, or not celebrating this year, I wish you all peace and comfort.

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For the first time ever in our 34 years of marriage (Original Post) Quiet Em Tuesday OP
Merry ChrisHannZa to you! bif Tuesday #1
Peace and happiness to you and your family. LoisB Tuesday #2
Our Christmas will suck like always because we're required to spend it with my wife's MAGA family. GoYouPackersGo Tuesday #3
Just say No Sucha NastyWoman Tuesday #6
We're headed that way. GoYouPackersGo Wednesday #17
Enjoy! We just got done with the family Christmas... MiHale Tuesday #4
She's a lucky woman, Sucha NastyWoman Tuesday #7
Happy Christmas evilhime Tuesday #5
I am spending Christmas with my two roommates and one of my roommate's grandson. n/t totodeinhere Tuesday #8
Sounds like a perfectly Merry Christmas! surfered Tuesday #9
We've had empty nest Christmas for years. IzzaNuDay Tuesday #10
just me and her for years rampartd Wednesday #12
I'm spending this evening with my kitty. For some reason, it just worked out this way and I'm just fine Deuxcents Tuesday #11
Yes, peaceful day here. Hope22 Wednesday #13
My favorite Christmas Movie is DENVERPOPS Wednesday #14
My wife and I are going up to my grandson's house for awhile later Mr.Bill Wednesday #15
We Consider Today To Be Wednesday ProfessorGAC Wednesday #16
"" AllaN01Bear Wednesday #18

GoYouPackersGo

(152 posts)
3. Our Christmas will suck like always because we're required to spend it with my wife's MAGA family.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:32 PM
Tuesday

I hope someday to have a Christmas like yours. Enjoy!!!

GoYouPackersGo

(152 posts)
17. We're headed that way.
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 02:24 PM
Wednesday

It's hard because my wife's mother lays a massive guilt trip on her if we try to establish any sort of boundary. They're still her parents, so she struggles. But this year for the first time ever we're not staying overnight. Baby steps, I guess.

MiHale

(10,896 posts)
4. Enjoy! We just got done with the family Christmas...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:57 PM
Tuesday

Looking forward to peace and serenity this Christmas Day spending time with my dear wife … 51 yrs married.

evilhime

(334 posts)
5. Happy Christmas
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:04 PM
Tuesday

to you . . . i’ll be spending it here with the DU folks, since my granddaughter has covid our family plans were scrapped. And so it goes! Happy Christmas to all!!!

IzzaNuDay

(692 posts)
10. We've had empty nest Christmas for years.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:15 PM
Tuesday

No nearby siblings or relatives. Post-pandemic, we aren’t comfortable partying in other spaces. The spouse and I will spend the day looking at TV or listening to music.

rampartd

(898 posts)
12. just me and her for years
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 06:29 AM
Wednesday

a little turkey breast and dressing or thanksgiving cornish hens.

no fuss, no bother. i'm happy.

Deuxcents

(20,161 posts)
11. I'm spending this evening with my kitty. For some reason, it just worked out this way and I'm just fine
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:18 PM
Tuesday

Watching It’s a Wonderful Life for the 100th time but it’s all good. Merry n Happy how ever you celebrate 🎄

Hope22

(3,112 posts)
13. Yes, peaceful day here.
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:39 PM
Wednesday

We had a Christmas Eve dinner with our son and daughter in law. Now I’m!Getting psyched up to roll out some Christmas cookies! Have a great day!💗💗🎄🙏🏼

DENVERPOPS

(10,162 posts)
14. My favorite Christmas Movie is
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:43 PM
Wednesday

*Home for the Holidays*? with Holly Hunter and other great actors........

LOL

Mr.Bill

(24,871 posts)
15. My wife and I are going up to my grandson's house for awhile later
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 01:04 PM
Wednesday

for a quick visit to see what the great grandchildren got for Christmas.

Then they will be going to a friend's house for dinner, then we will be alone for the day. My grandson called us last night and said he got us some crabs for dinner, so that will be nice.

Merry Christmas to all, however you celebrate it.

ProfessorGAC

(70,636 posts)
16. We Consider Today To Be Wednesday
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 02:04 PM
Wednesday

We had friends over yesterday and I made surf & turf. Today is just sitting around doing nothing

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