We were planning to go down to CT to meet the rest of my family for Thanksgiving. S has time off, and he would drive down to NYC and stay with his GF, coming out for Thanksgiving and his birthday on Sunday. Yesterday found out that H has to cover his office on Friday. Now I don’t know what we’ll do. I might just take the dog(s) and go alone. H can celebrate with S’s godfather. I always feel guilty leaving him behind anyway. We’ve split up for holidays before, the year when our dog was dying of cancer and my sib had major surgery.
Since my mother is 92, and I was unable to go anywhere for the preceding decade because of the chocolate business, these Thanksgivings are especially precious.
We will celebrate Christmas on December 28, because that is when everyone will be here.>>>>>>
When mine have children of their own, I will encourage them to stay in for Christmas with their own family unit. We traveled for “Christmas” after the actual date up to and including New Years, depending on the calendar, to my parents when our boys were young.
My parents and in laws were/are lucky, as there was usually some kid or two or five around for holidays. In the last few years of their lives, they did spend a couple holidays alone - but they lived in an old-folks city in Florida, so there was always a neighborhood celebration for those who were alone. We have two kids, with one in another city and one at home (planning to move out in a few months … !). We have been together at the holidays every year, so far. D has a job that allows a good deal of time off. I dread the day we might be alone, but H and I have decided we will serve meals at a homeless shelter when that time comes.
My folks are driving up from CA, brother and his two boys flying up for a long weekend, in-laws coming from across town, all three kids (one HS, two in college), and an indeterminate quantity of marching band orphans coming. We told S1 to invite anyone he wants who does not have Thanksgiving plans. Happy, happy Thanksgiving with anywhere from 12 to 40 people in the house.
We are going to my cousin in Boston area, instead of cousin on Long Island, because S is living in Boston now. My cousin is involved in a program through Harvard where they are matched with international graduate students (usually couples) to assist them in managing their life here, so she is having two of her couples, both from China, and a couple from S Korea who graduated a few years ago and are living in NYC. Should be a very interesting Thanksgiving. S has Friday off too, so is coming home for the weekend to take back some things for his apartment that he could use. I will make a second t’giving dinner on Friday so we will have our own leftovers.
My kids will be together at D1’s place in SC for Thanksgiving. They are both coming home to London for Christmas. For the first time, D1 gets a long break (3 weeks) and S2 only get a week. I am enjoying these times together because I figure once either of them gets a long-term partner, we will probably see them much less for holidays.
We’ve retired and moved away from the town where our two sons grew up. S1 will come for T’giving but not Christmas. S2 might not make T’giving but will prob. make Christmas. Neither are married but both have jobs that require being available on any given day. We’ll see.
This will be the first year that one of my kids wont be with us. Since graduation he has relocated to another city to try and make a go of it. I know I have to put on my big girl pants, but this will be strange.
Husband and I are going to younger daughter in NYS for thanksgiving as soon as worship is over that morning. He will go back to her house for Christmas but I stay home due to work. She lives in the Adirondacks and doesn’t have much time off left. She and I are celebrating Christmas at disneyworld in early December.
Older daughter and son in law live in a remote part of Alaska so we do not see them for holidays.
I hope to see my parents for a few days in January if the weather cooperates. They spend thanksgiving in boston with my sister. Christmas Eve services and worship on Sunday make it hard for me this year.