Home again, home again...Thursday!

[aggiebug]

seamonster I hear ya on the hotel sleep, I wish I could get out of the trip all together for that reason lol. Well several reasons but that is high on the list.


I went to pick up DD after her nap and realized her bedroom door was locked. I managed to lock it on my way out eek. I got it unlocked after about 5 minutes but oyi not how I wanted to do it.

[pitdigger]

We do holidays on our own and have done them on our own terms since we were dating. Our parents are a 12-hour drive away from each other and my extended family is in the midwest, not the east coast like my parents. So we make trips throughout the year.

[mmarie]

Nov 19, 2015 8:34:00 GMT -5 danitaec said:

And today's a field trip that involves half of the school, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving lunch for grades 1, 3, and 5, so the school is co-razy. I'm feeling like


You're welcome, Dave Grohl lovers...

Love tit for Dave, not for the crazyness!

[lilyelayne]

We alternate thanksgiving between DH's family (at his grandmother's house) and my family (at my parents' house.) This year is with my family.

DH's dad has 5 siblings, 4 of whom also have children, and there are 6 great grands between us, DS included.

At minimum thanksgiving with my family includes my parents, my two grandmothers, and one great uncle. Various aunts / uncles / cousins make appearances some years.

[lilyelayne]

Our Christmas crazy goes Christmas Eve mass (just me & DH & now DS) then dinner & presents at my ILs with DH's sisters and their family. Then home for bed.

DH and I do stockings & presents at our home in the morning, then to my parents' for late breakfast and presents, then to DH's grandmother's for lunch and presents. Afternoon is either at home or with my family, depending on visiting out of town relatives and our energy level.

As you probably picked up, a lot of our family lives here. No holiday travel but it can make individual holidays NUTS. We alternate Thanksgiving & Easter according to the year instead of trying to make it to both family functions.

[mmarie]

We do thanksgiving with my dad's side of the family (about 60 people in one house) that is about 4 hours away but only if the weather is good enough to travel. It's usually the only time everyone gets together like that. We used to go down more but since my grandma died a few years ago, we don't go as much. Christmas we spend with DH's family 15 minutes away. Which will be nice for getting home and being able to get up and do presents. But this is my year to work Christmas eve and day so it will just be DH and DD to go over and we will just do our presents either before or after Christmas. Good thing DD won't know any better this year.

[dreemkin]

I'm on my new phone so it's taken me a while to even get back here (my beloved tapatalk app). I missed today's thread but I hope all is well and I'll try to keep up tomorrow