NCEP - What is your favorite thing to do over the Holidays?

[downtoearth]

So what is your favorite part of the holidays that you do pretty much every year (or try to)?

Opening presents, looking at lights, a special meal with friends, making cookies, your favorite food being served, going on vacation, skiing, sledding, surfing, getting to lounge in your PJs with loved ones, etc?

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Eating

[picksthemusic]

Going to Christmas Eve Mass (we loved the late candlelight service, but can't with the kiddos now), then afterwards getting Chinese takeout and driving around looking at decorated houses, and then coming home to have dinner, drink egg nog, and watch Christmas movies.

It's our first Christmas in our new house, and our first Christmas as a family of four, so we're excited to start new traditions for our family.

[cattledogkisses]

Getting to spend some down time with family. We're big on board games.

[picksthemusic]

Dec 18, 2014 13:55:26 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

Eating

This, too. All the foods.

[eponinepontmercy]

Watching Christmas movies and eating the peanut butter cookies with hershey kisses on top.

[AJL]

Eat. Eat all the yummy food. Go to the movies on Christmas Day. Eat.

[meshaliuknits]

Not going to work.

[andrealynn]

Taking DD to drive around and look at lights. She loves every display, from a single string to the really elaborate houses. She is joy personified when we do this, and it is one of the things that gets me really feeling the holiday spirit.

[downtoearth]

I love making and decorating Christmas cookies - we do that with my parents and our kids and some friends/family.

I also love going to my ILs house on Christmas Day and leisurely opening more presents and then eating great food, drinking beer, hot tubing, sledding, and just all around relaxing. It's so calm there - like a Kenny Rodgers/Dolly Parton Christmas special in the woods.

[mbcdefg]

Not go to work

MH and I go to Boston for a concert every year, in the days after Christmas. I always look forward to that.

[2curlydogs]

Giving presents.

Eating.All.The.Things. (except sour duck)

Singing Christmas carols.


This year it has been SO much fun to see B's reaction. He is enthusiastic about everything. We went for a walk to look at lights in our neighborhood and he remembers exactly what house has what decorations. Trimming our tree and my folks tree, every ornament was "SO BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE it. This is my FAVORITE one that has ______." It makes my heart grow three sizes every day.

[Vespasia]

Food and booze. There's always a ton of both in my family. H's family doesn't drink. Guess where we spend all of our holidays?

[jillboston]

Eating. The lights, the music, crying my eyes out on cue to - "to my big brother George, the richest man in town"

[picksthemusic]

Dec 18, 2014 14:11:27 GMT -5 andrealynn said:

Taking DD to drive around and look at lights. She loves every display, from a single string to the really elaborate houses. She is joy personified when we do this, and it is one of the things that gets me really feeling the holiday spirit.

I love it when my daughter does an audible gasp and says, "Wow," and it's a genuine, full of wonder 'wow'.

[mbcdefg]

Dec 18, 2014 14:35:38 GMT -5 jillboston said:

Eating. The lights, the music, crying my eyes out on cue to - "to my big brother George, the richest man in town"

I took my mom to see IAWL at this beautiful restored classic movie theater in our area. I got a little teary when the audience started singing along to the songs in the final scene when the townspeople are bringing George the money to help him out.

I also nearly started crying at Clarence's line, "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives, and when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" Makes me think of my dad.

[picksthemusic]

Dec 18, 2014 14:35:38 GMT -5 jillboston said:

Eating. The lights, the music, crying my eyes out on cue to - "to my big brother George, the richest man in town"

Thanks, now I'm crying just thinking about it.

[oneslybookworm]

Eating, drinking, and watching Harry Potter movies with the husband. Plus, giving the cats their new toys, because they're always hilarious.

[redheadbaker]

Picking out and decorating the Christmas tree, Listening to Christmas music on the radio, watching Christmas specials on TV, making and eating Christmas cookies.

[Scout'sHonor]

Looking at lights around the neighborhood for me too. And napping under the Christmas tree. Yes, I still do it at 31!

[Deleted]

I make cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning.  They are so good.  Staying in our PJs all day.  Watching the Doctor Who Christmas special. 

[jillboston]

Dec 18, 2014 14:48:48 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Dec 18, 2014 14:35:38 GMT -5 jillboston said:

Eating. The lights, the music, crying my eyes out on cue to - "to my big brother George, the richest man in town"

I took my mom to see IAWL at this beautiful restored classic movie theater in our area. I got a little teary when the audience started singing along to the songs in the final scene when the townspeople are bringing George the money to help him out.

I also nearly started crying at Clarence's line, "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives, and when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" Makes me think of my dad.

Jimmy Stewart (especially the George Bailey character at times) reminds me a lot of my late Dad.  Now I know why older people cry a lot at holidays. I remember singing "Ill be Home for Christmas" in my high school chorus and seeing so many older people crying. Now I get it. When you've lost someone close it can be so hard and the young uns (if they are lucky) don't experience that until their 40's (my parents were 40plus when I was born so it happened for me in my late 30's)