27-11-2015, 08:16 PM
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Christmas Eve Family all arrive and then it is full throttle till about the 30th .Assorted people popping in and out .
Love it all , but then we all muck in and it lightens the load.
Actually can"t wait.
We are decorating tomorrow , putting up tree etc just wonderful for me.
27-11-2015, 08:50 PM
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In just myself and my son [ who lives with me ] We could go to my SIL or my friends family,but my son has personality avoidance [keeps away from people he doesnt know well }We will have a simple meal then watch tele.he will probably go to his own room to watch something different to me
28-11-2015, 12:25 AM
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In the UK we were always abroad for Christmas, apart from a couple of years when we booked Christmas dinner at a hotel, never again, kids running about screaming, average meal, expensive, eat and leave. In Africa we didnīt bother with Christmas much at all but it was fun watching the locals getting drunk, and that included those of a certain faith too. In Spain we ate out a couple of times, British places because the Spanish have a very different kind of Christmas dinner, always overbooked, always rubbish service and not very good food. We did a new yearīs eve once at a Spanish hotel, it was fantastic. The last few years we stay home, I cook dinner for around 15/20 people, friends and neighbours, all different nationalities, they always bring one of their national Christmas dishes with them, itīs quite hard work for me but always fun and nice to have such good neighbours around us.
28-11-2015, 12:27 AM
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Since we were married Jim and I did Christmas dinner (he sat in his chair smoking and drinking whisky whilst I cooked!) but this year I don't know.I want to do it and have the family over as usual but without Jim I don't think I could do it. It isn't the same anymore, it will never be the same.
Quite franky I don't think I'll enjoy Christmas again. It is great for the children who think only about presents and joy, but for the adults it is different (memories, sadness and regret). For me, it will now be a sad time of the year.
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