holidays

[HARDKOREBJ]

do you like them?
i used to when i was a kid.it`s just another day to me.

 

[Elizabeth]

To be very honest, no. They are one big stress inducer. Don't get me wrong, I love to see my children enjoying it and all but *sigh* I'm too busy to see much. My husband tries to make it easier but grrrrrrr...shopping, food, reletives..... makes me want to commit a homicide at some point. I loved the holidays as a kid. Santa, grandparents, my mom's cooking, all of it was wonderful.

 

[estevie]

It was a lot more fun as a kid

 

[HARDKOREBJ]

kids like it.i guess i just grew out of it.

 

[SoftPeaches]

Can't wait till I have this baby, and more....everyone likes the holidays as a kid; as an adult, maybe the best part about the holidays is watching kids enjoy them.

 

[Elizabeth]

Can't wait till I have this baby, and more....everyone likes the holidays as a kid; as an adult, maybe the best part about the holidays is watching kids enjoy them.

It really is the best part, I think. A few years ago, we started using an old boot and some cornstarch to leave "Santa's footprints" from the back door to the tree. Our kids couldn't believe it and bought it hook, line and sinker. I just love that wide-eyed look on their faces when they see it.

 

[HARDKOREBJ]

they will buy anything.when they find out they may be mad.

 

[Mellon Collie]

I love the holidays but then again most people would still consider me to be a kid so you all could be right.

 

[teresafannin]

I doubt they will be mad. I was kind of disappointed, but having younger siblings is great because I got to believe for a long time. Playing Santa for my son was wonderful, I think he believed because I did. The holidays will never be the same for me, I go to a few family things & work as many hours as the store will allow. I don't really decorate anymore, maybe some day.

 

[Calamity Jane]

I love Christmas. I was in the attic yesterday, going through decorations and stuff. Wild and Unruly are already trying to figure out what kind of cookies to make Santa.


This year may be different. The inlaws are spending two weeks with us.

 

[paganangel]

i both hate and love christmas.
thanksgiving? sounds like a good idea at the time. i like the ones with a day off that have no real effect on me. then i can just fuck around. days like today are the most important holidays.
new years and st. patrick's..yuck. amateur nite.

 

[luv2tvl69]

I love the holidays. Being surrounded by family, friends and loved ones. And this year spending some holiday time with my new friend Dryfus3368. I usually work part of the day on Christmas Eve (our celebrated holiday--Traditional Roman Catholic meatless meal...open presents on Christmas eve). I enjoy giving presents more than receiving. I love decorating especially the tree. We dont have a theme per se, but we decorate our tree with all the ornaments given as gifts over the years, and the ones we made as children and adults. Each ornament holds a sentimental value.
I have attached a pic of last years tree.

I dont know how I will feel about the holidays this year as my dad died last week. I am really not in the decorating spirit, but because we have quite a few children to pass down our traditions too, will keep my chin up and do the best I can to appear "into it"

 

[christophe]

i luv christmas but unfortunately i hate seeing christmas decorations going up in the middle of october. santa claus is already at the malls, before ya know it he wont have to leave! he'll be there 24-7-365....yeesh.

but the one thing i love at christmans time is sex under the tree with the tree lit up and a cozy fire burning in the fire place.......somethings money cant buy

 

[Renegade]

They were more fun when I was a kid, but they're still fun for me these days too. Especialy like Christmas and Halloween. Being a horror movie fan, of course I'll enjoy Halloween and the costumes that come with it. And around the Christmas season, the world just seems nicer for me.

 

[EnchantedBeauty]

The holidays can be a good thing...helps take your mind off of all the bad things going on in this world right now....But I also agree it can be a stress inducer...where does the time go?? Just yesterday it seemed like we were celebrating the Millenium...now we will be going into 2002!

 

[Summery]

Christmas is my favorite holiday.

Now that I have a little one of my own, Christmas is even more fun.
My friends and family get together every year and cut down our own Christmas tree.
I love decorating the house with all my Christmas stuff I have collected over the years. I get completely out of control with Christmas lights....but it is so much fun.
Nothing better than to see the look on my sons face Christmas morning, when he sees what Santa has left under the tree for him.
The only thing I can think of I don't care for is, all the pushy people out shopping during the holidays. Crowds can really stress me out!

 

[lillend]

I love holidays and Christmas is the best of them all. I love the decorations and the carols. I love buying presents and I love giving them and watching the looks on my loved ones faces. Christmas has always been a happy time for me, and I think it always will be. I do have children which definately makes it better, but I think I'd love it just the same no matter what. I cannot wait to buy a tree, I love the smell of pine in my home. Hot apple cider, pine, crisp winter snow....these are the smells of christmas

 

[Savage Kitten]

stressed and depressed

Like a lot of people, this time of year is really rough for me. I haven't had a really big "family" type Christmas or Thanksgiving since I was about 8yrs. And now, being a single parent... it really isn't all that easy. I dread putting up Christmas decorations. I feel so "bah hum bug", and it stresses me that I feel this way. I love the crisp weather and simply adore Christams carols. But, most of the time, I wish I could just crawl under my blankets and stay there till this time of year passes....

 

[Gilly Bean]

I love Christmas. We have a huge family get together. Ok, well.. we have like 5 huge family get togethers, but my favorite and most comfortable has always been going to my grandma's on Christmas morning, and staying there allllll day.

We all get there between 10 and 11, after doing our own tree's in the morning. After getting there, everyone talkes, and the kids run around all hyper like. The adults partake in a 'christmas cocktail' which is a screw driver. My grandparents used to own a bar, so my grandpa always does the holiday cocktail on all major holidays. After that, around noon or 1 (Usually depending on us, since we have an hour and a half travel time when we don't spend the night down there), every sits down for a HUGE meal, consisting of at least 2 meats, spaghetti (my grandpa's tradition... every meal has speghetti with it).

Once everyone has eaten, the kids start getting really figity. The adults clear the table, the women put it all in the fridge, or on the counter wrapped, and get the dishes into the dishwasher.

After we all drag it out for about 40 minutes, and the kids table is cleared from the living room, we FINALLY allow the chaos to begin. My grandparents have 4 kids, 2 kid-in-laws, 9 grand kids, 2 grandkid in-laws, and (as of this christmas) 5 great grand kids. The tree can be very tough to navigate.

It takes about an hour overall for all the presants to be torn into, and after cleaning away the mess of the wrapping paper, we usually find 3 or 4 'hidden' presents that got covered.

The kids then go ape with wanting to play with them all, and the adults get the living room back in to order.

Around that time, we can count on at least 2 cranky females. My aunt, and my sister. My aunt just always get cranky. My sister is hitting the age where she gets pissy over everything. One would think she were pregnant. (That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!)

After a fight between my mother and sister, and my aunt and her oldest son (he just turned 10, he is very very spoiled, and throws fits LOTS... she still cuts his meat up for him, and he still will not sleep in a room alone, has always been one of the kids who has always slept with mom and dad). His father comes to get him for thier christmas, and my sister bitches until she can get a ride home. Then, all the adults lay around, half of them asleep, the other half letting the kids tear the basement apart.

An hour later or so, cards are brought out, and every plays poker. Snacks are brought out, lots of food is devoured (cause, it's only been like 2 hours since dinner) and everyone jokes and laughs. The kids are by now mellowing out, and taking naps or watching Christmas movies. This lasts over all until around 7 or 8 at night.

Then, people start drifting home. Last year, my dad took our youngest for a few hours, and Myself, my husband, my little sister, my daughter, my aunt, and a few friends of mine all went to see Emporer's New Groove that night.

On top of that one, I have my step mother's family christmas on Christmas Eve, my dad and step moms house, my great grandma's family, and my hubby's family. Luckily for us, they only have one get together. This year, I believe I am holding it for the first time. That is, if I am not in labor.

Oh, and 4 Christmas's ago (counting this upcoming one), my husband and I started a tradition of spending every other year at my families on Christmas eve. We stay at my Aunt's house, since she is all alone, and she gets to spoil the kids rotten, and play santa. She is a single woman who is not likely to ever have her own kids, so this makes her Christmas more special. We were there when I was pregnant with Chris, then again last year. I convinced my hubby to let us do that again this year, cause I personally can not stand his family get togethers.

They are not real family oriented people. It's more like they do it because they feel they have to. No one wants to be there, everyone is bitchy with everyone, etc. Just not overall fun to me. Maybe because my family was always so close, and while we fight, we do still love each other, and almost need to be around each other alot. That made my first year away from them hard, because we spent Christmas with Nick's family. I have two pics from Christmas that I love, and will post as soon as I get em scanned.