How Do You Holiday?

[Eli]

I started a family tradition when I was 14 and I made lasagna for Xmas dinner and some side dishes. As my cooking skills developed so did my sides, both dishes and the ones on my body :D

However, the last 4 years we have been spending Xmas eve dinner at G-Ma and G-Pa's house, my BIL's grandparents. She makes a delicious rib roast and the yummiest side dishes imaginable.

Our most favorite part of the day is the "White Elephant" game we play which is G-Ma's own version. We all bring a gift with a $20 or so value, it can be an awesome gift (which my sisters and I try to compete for the best gift) or a gag gift (which my BILs are so good at). Then there is the statue that resembles Xmas, it's not an ugly statue just one we all associate with as being the biggest gag gift and its brought by the person who got it last year. The game is played by rolling dice, if you get a double you get to pick up a wrapped gift, when you roll another double you get to pick up a different gift or unwrap your gift. Anytime someone rolls a double they can either steal a gift or pick one up from the pile. This repeats itself until everyone has a gift and has unwrapped their gift. Once everyone has an unwrapped gift, we start the lightning round, G-Ma sets the timer and covers it so no one knows how much time is left. Then the game proceeds where if you roll a double you get to steal a gift. As you can imagine, this part becomes approximately 15-20 minutes of utter chaos in the Eli Family home, there's plotting and planning, stealing and hiding. Until the last moment when we hear the timer bell and EVERYONE LOOKS TO SEE WHO HAS THE STATUE. Then of course we all point and laugh.

Well this year, I am going to become the proud aunty to my first Nephew on December 27, we don't want my sister in the car driving to Riverside so close to giving birth, so Xmas dinner is going to be at her house and I get to cook! I'm so excited to combine my Italian themed dinner with G-Ma's White Elephant excitement!

What's your family tradition for the holidays?

[SBS933]

Well, If the upholsterer gets done in time, I'm gonna Xmas at the river (drink) being he didn't meet the Nov. 14th deadline, It's probably not gonna happen. Looking like another Superbowl rivertrip.

[Stainless]

Never heard of anything like that, really cool tradition! ;)


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[28eliminator]

We've done the white elephant gift deal before at parties, and it's a lot of fun. A little different version, but the same concept.

We're pretty traditional with turkey and fixings for Xmas dinner.. Usually Chicken Divan for Xmas eve.


Sent from somewhere on the water

[Wendi]

Xmas Eve with Dad's side of the family and we used to exchange gifts, then as the kids got older, we did elephant gift, where we would spend $20 and compete for best gift. Now everyone is getting divorced and too cheap so no gift exchange just getting together with what little family is left. Usually chili and cornbread dinner.

Xmas Day Mom's side of the family. However this year may be different as no one is talking. My brother comes out with his family and my cousin from st. Louis is coming out as well. This will be interesting to say the least how we are going to ALL get together under one roof. We usually have prime rib dinner and all the fixins! If WMC could have it his way we would ditch both sides and head to the river. But unfortunately he will not get his way this year. We are staying home and figuring out how to all get together civily.

Merry Christmas!

[FormulaZR]

We are going to do a major change this year.

For the past 30 years, we have always had a fairly quiet Christmas at home with enchiladas on Christmas Eve and a traditional meal on Christmas Day.


This year, however, my (now very small) family will be spending the Christmas holidays in Lake Tahoe. Not sure yet on the food, but the traditional meal will not be served.


Tahoe's probably not a big deal for you Cali folks....but we are all from Texas, so it's a major shift.

[nowski]

We are going to do a major change this year.

For the past 30 years, we have always had a fairly quiet Christmas at home with enchiladas on Christmas Eve and a traditional meal on Christmas Day.


This year, however, my (now very small) family will be spending the Christmas holidays in Lake Tahoe. Not sure yet on the food, but the traditional meal will not be served.


Tahoe's probably not a big deal for you Cali folks....but we are all from Texas, so it's a major shift. Is this Holiday going to include Snow Skiing Or Snow Boarding??? Gun Barrel at Heavenly was one of my favorite runs with Lake Tahoe in the background...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86OKd1pMU-w

[mrs.daytona]

We bring our own Santa to Christmas. :) This is my dad with my nephew...and that isn't a fake beard or hair...

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[Napanutt]

We bring our own Santa to Christmas. :) This is my dad with my nephew...and that isn't a fake beard or hair...

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Can we have Christmas with you guys this year? :D
Don't get me wrong, love my family but Christmas is usually at my step sisters house who's birthday is December 25th. She wants it to be all about her and her birthday. We were trying to plan a get a way for Christmas this year but didn't happen.

[nowski]

Me and Wife use to do a yearly Company Christmas Party here in Ontario till the recession took its toll on Santa and I was givin my walking papers. I haven't done it since. The one thing that use to amaze me about dressing up as Santa, the horny woman that would hit on me. I remember 3 woman sitting at the bar and my greeting to them Ho, HO, Ho...

[mrs.daytona]

We are going to do a major change this year.

For the past 30 years, we have always had a fairly quiet Christmas at home with enchiladas on Christmas Eve and a traditional meal on Christmas Day.


This year, however, my (now very small) family will be spending the Christmas holidays in Lake Tahoe. Not sure yet on the food, but the traditional meal will not be served.


Tahoe's probably not a big deal for you Cali folks....but we are all from Texas, so it's a major shift.

Sounds perfect. Tahoe is absolutely beautiful in the winter!!! Every year we talk about spending the holidays up there. We only live 96 miles away and still haven't done.

[nowski]

Sounds perfect. Tahoe is absolutely beautiful in the winter!!! Every year we talk about spending the holidays up there. We only live 96 miles away and still haven't done.Harvey's Casino has a restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. The view of Lake Tahoe from up there is breath taking...

[McRib]

Me and Wife use to do a yearly Company Christmas Party here in Ontario till the recession took its toll on Santa and I was givin my walking papers. I haven't done it since. The one thing that use to amaze me about dressing up as Santa, the horny woman that would hit on me. I remember 3 woman sitting at the bar and my greeting to them Ho, HO, Ho...

Holy shit!! You look like a cross between the actor that played kringle in the orignial miracle on 34th st movie with Maureen ohara and the grand pa scientist guy in jurassic park. :D

btw. I dont holiday! I do merry christmas!

I dont celebrate with my dads side anymore. After gma died 20 yrs ago it all kinda fell apart. My aunts get togethrr still but we never get invites so we just brush it off. That was the xmas eve thing for me as a kid. Now its xmas eve with the wifes fam. Tamales, turkey, ham, and all the traditional mexican and american fixings and the worlds most horrible pumpkin pies!

The gift exchange with her fam SUCKS!! There is a bagillion people in her family and they don't do any5hing till exactly midnight!

Prior to that at about 1115 they all sit in silence while someone does the entire rosary in spanish. (Shoot me status) then at 12 exactly everyone hugs everyone for 30 min the one person plays santa in a horrible 30 yr old outfit and he hands out one present at a time. They call your name and u have to say ho ho ho before he will give it to you. They do this one at a time! The next gift isnt called out till the preceding gift has been opened and shown to the crowd! (More shoot me status stuff) the amount of people involved with this can make it last till 3 to 4 in the morning and we still need to drive home!

Ain't nobody got time fo dat!

Xmas morning we go to my moms side around 1 and have a quite linner, open gifts, and play a game of some sort with a lil drinkin. that ends around 6 and xmas is over. I cant stand going to the wifes side. However, heavy drinking makes is tolerable. :P

[Wendi]

Holy shit!! You look like a cross between the actor that played kringle in the orignial miracle on 34th st movie with Maureen ohara and the grand pa scientist guy in jurassic park. :D

btw. I dont holiday! I do merry christmas!

I dont celebrate with my dads side anymore. After gma died 20 yrs ago it all kinda fell apart. My aunts get togethrr still but we never get invites so we just brush it off. That was the xmas eve thing for me as a kid. Now its xmas eve with the wifes fam. Tamales, turkey, ham, and all the traditional mexican and american fixings and the worlds most horrible pumpkin pies!

The gift exchange with her fam SUCKS!! There is a bagillion people in her family and they don't do any5hing till exactly midnight!

Prior to that at about 1115 they all sit in silence while someone does the entire rosary in spanish. (Shoot me status) then at 12 exactly everyone hugs everyone for 30 min the one person plays santa in a horrible 30 yr old outfit and he hands out one present at a time. They call your name and u have to say ho ho ho before he will give it to you. They do this one at a time! The next gift isnt called out till the preceding gift has been opened and shown to the crowd! (More shoot me status stuff) the amount of people involved with this can make it last till 3 to 4 in the morning and we still need to drive home!

Ain't nobody got time fo dat!

Xmas morning we go to my moms side around 1 and have a quite linner, open gifts, and play a game of some sort with a lil drinkin. that ends around 6 and xmas is over. I cant stand going to the wifes side. However, heavy drinking makes is tolerable. :P

HO HO HO Bish, that is freakin funny!!!

[FormulaZR]

Is this Holiday going to include Snow Skiing Or Snow Boarding??? Gun Barrel at Heavenly was one of my favorite runs with Lake Tahoe in the background...


If we ski this year, it'll probably only be 1 or 2 days. We went to Tahoe last year...but 2 weeks before Christmas and skied for 3 days. Enjoyed Heavenly...it was...well...heavenly. Also enjoyed the Himmel Haus across the street (German style restaurant with some great German beer on tap). Sadly, though...at only 30 years old I have a horrible knee - not sure I'm confident enough to push it as hard again this year.



Sounds perfect. Tahoe is absolutely beautiful in the winter!!! Every year we talk about spending the holidays up there. We only live 96 miles away and still haven't done.

It sure is beautiful. So...my sister-in-law and her husband have been renting a cabin at Zephyr Point for many years. We went last year with them, but it was 2 weeks before Christmas. Absolutely beautiful. We decided to spend Christmas there this year after losing some family that makes a Christmas at home seem somewhat sad. Invited my mom...who surprisingly happily agreed to come. We'll be there for a week.

Another change is...this year we will be driving up from Lubbock, TX - we're going to leave a few days early and make a mini-vacation out of the drive also. We'll be within 100 miles of Havasu, so I'm sure we're going to have to stop there. Hope it'll be as fun as it sounds.

[Eli]

Well, If the upholsterer gets done in time, I'm gonna Xmas at the river (drink) being he didn't meet the Nov. 14th deadline, It's probably not gonna happen. Looking like another Superbowl rivertrip.

Do you usually celebrate Xmas at the river? What are you guys gonna do if you're not at the river?


We've done the white elephant gift deal before at parties, and it's a lot of fun. A little different version, but the same concept.

We're pretty traditional with turkey and fixings for Xmas dinner.. Usually Chicken Divan for Xmas eve.


Sent from somewhere on the water

What's Chicken Divan?


Xmas Eve with Dad's side of the family and we used to exchange gifts, then as the kids got older, we did elephant gift, where we would spend $20 and compete for best gift. Now everyone is getting divorced and too cheap so no gift exchange just getting together with what little family is left. Usually chili and cornbread dinner.

Xmas Day Mom's side of the family. However this year may be different as no one is talking. My brother comes out with his family and my cousin from st. Louis is coming out as well. This will be interesting to say the least how we are going to ALL get together under one roof. We usually have prime rib dinner and all the fixins! If WMC could have it his way we would ditch both sides and head to the river. But unfortunately he will not get his way this year. We are staying home and figuring out how to all get together civily.

Merry Christmas!

Family…can't get along with everyone and can't exile anyone :goodluck:


We are going to do a major change this year.

For the past 30 years, we have always had a fairly quiet Christmas at home with enchiladas on Christmas Eve and a traditional meal on Christmas Day.


This year, however, my (now very small) family will be spending the Christmas holidays in Lake Tahoe. Not sure yet on the food, but the traditional meal will not be served.


Tahoe's probably not a big deal for you Cali folks....but we are all from Texas, so it's a major shift.

That sounds like a ton of fun, I haven't been to Tahoe since I was a very young child. Will you be partaking in snow sports? I'd just stay inside and drink :D


We bring our own Santa to Christmas. :) This is my dad with my nephew...and that isn't a fake beard or hair...

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You have your very own Santa!! That's too cool!


Me and Wife use to do a yearly Company Christmas Party here in Ontario till the recession took its toll on Santa and I was givin my walking papers. I haven't done it since. The one thing that use to amaze me about dressing up as Santa, the horny woman that would hit on me. I remember 3 woman sitting at the bar and my greeting to them Ho, HO, Ho...

Sorry about the walking papers…bet you had fun greeting them with a Ho, Ho, Ho ;)


Holy shit!! You look like a cross between the actor that played kringle in the orignial miracle on 34th st movie with Maureen ohara and the grand pa scientist guy in jurassic park. :D

btw. I dont holiday! I do merry christmas!

I dont celebrate with my dads side anymore. After gma died 20 yrs ago it all kinda fell apart. My aunts get togethrr still but we never get invites so we just brush it off. That was the xmas eve thing for me as a kid. Now its xmas eve with the wifes fam. Tamales, turkey, ham, and all the traditional mexican and american fixings and the worlds most horrible pumpkin pies!

The gift exchange with her fam SUCKS!! There is a bagillion people in her family and they don't do any5hing till exactly midnight!

Prior to that at about 1115 they all sit in silence while someone does the entire rosary in spanish. (Shoot me status) then at 12 exactly everyone hugs everyone for 30 min the one person plays santa in a horrible 30 yr old outfit and he hands out one present at a time. They call your name and u have to say ho ho ho before he will give it to you. They do this one at a time! The next gift isnt called out till the preceding gift has been opened and shown to the crowd! (More shoot me status stuff) the amount of people involved with this can make it last till 3 to 4 in the morning and we still need to drive home!

Ain't nobody got time fo dat!

Xmas morning we go to my moms side around 1 and have a quite linner, open gifts, and play a game of some sort with a lil drinkin. that ends around 6 and xmas is over. I cant stand going to the wifes side. However, heavy drinking makes is tolerable. :P

We use to do that every year when I was a kid, we started out as 5 kids My sister, Older Cousin, two younger cousins and myself. By the time I was 16 I had 30 cousins younger than me and about 10 older than me so we all had to get a reality check that it would take 3 days to just open up the gifts one at a time and take a picture. We didn't even have digital cameras back then. I wonder how many rolls of film went undeveloped.

[Ziggy]

Our German traditions have us celebrating Christmas Eve. The traditional meal from my parents region was an assortment of sausages, saurkraut, potatoes and mustard sauce gravy.
We exchange gifts that same night.
Always worked perfect to have Christmas with the wifes family the next morning:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

From my POS T-mobile thingie

[FormulaZR]

That sounds like a ton of fun, I haven't been to Tahoe since I was a very young child. Will you be partaking in snow sports? I'd just stay inside and drink :D

We'll see. Typically I love to ski...but my knee has gotten worse in the last year, so I'm not sure if I'm that brave. We'll for sure go to the "little hill" for some sledding, but beyond that...it's unknown. I'm a fairly qualified drinker, though...so at least I have that base covered!



For food, it appears that after the Thanksgiving success of my smoked turkey legs; that's what we'll be having for Christmas.

[riverrunner1984]

Our German traditions have us celebrating Christmas Eve. The traditional meal from my parents region was an assortment of sausages, saurkraut, potatoes and mustard sauce gravy.
We exchange gifts that same night.
Always worked perfect to have Christmas with the wifes family the next morning:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

From my POS T-mobile thingie

Food sounds so Bomb!
As a kid, did you do Saint Nicholas day on Dec 6th where you left your shoes out and Saint Nicholas left you something?
My Oma (from Germany) started us on that tradition.

[hbchgirl]

We are going to do a major change this year.

For the past 30 years, we have always had a fairly quiet Christmas at home with enchiladas on Christmas Eve and a traditional meal on Christmas Day.


This year, however, my (now very small) family will be spending the Christmas holidays in Lake Tahoe. Not sure yet on the food, but the traditional meal will not be served.


Tahoe's probably not a big deal for you Cali folks....but we are all from Texas, so it's a major shift.

Sounds fun!!!

[hbchgirl]

We bring our own Santa to Christmas. :) This is my dad with my nephew...and that isn't a fake beard or hair...

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That's cool!

[hbchgirl]

Holy shit!! You look like a cross between the actor that played kringle in the orignial miracle on 34th st movie with Maureen ohara and the grand pa scientist guy in jurassic park. :D

btw. I dont holiday! I do merry christmas!

I dont celebrate with my dads side anymore. After gma died 20 yrs ago it all kinda fell apart. My aunts get togethrr still but we never get invites so we just brush it off. That was the xmas eve thing for me as a kid. Now its xmas eve with the wifes fam. Tamales, turkey, ham, and all the traditional mexican and american fixings and the worlds most horrible pumpkin pies!

The gift exchange with her fam SUCKS!! There is a bagillion people in her family and they don't do any5hing till exactly midnight!

Prior to that at about 1115 they all sit in silence while someone does the entire rosary in spanish. (Shoot me status) then at 12 exactly everyone hugs everyone for 30 min the one person plays santa in a horrible 30 yr old outfit and he hands out one present at a time. They call your name and u have to say ho ho ho before he will give it to you. They do this one at a time! The next gift isnt called out till the preceding gift has been opened and shown to the crowd! (More shoot me status stuff) the amount of people involved with this can make it last till 3 to 4 in the morning and we still need to drive home!

Ain't nobody got time fo dat!

Xmas morning we go to my moms side around 1 and have a quite linner, open gifts, and play a game of some sort with a lil drinkin. that ends around 6 and xmas is over. I cant stand going to the wifes side. However, heavy drinking makes is tolerable. :P

That's too funny! Good luck!

[Singleton]

In the office, I take my team to a Holiday Lunch (company pays), then they each get a bottle of wine (my pocket book).

At home, we do Christmas. Christmas Eve is very relaxing (just the wife, daughter and me). Christmas morning my daughter opens her gifts. My step-sons return from my wife ex in the late afternoon and they open gifts then we have a family meal (usually something from the Mesa Grill cook book) then we hit the road. We spend the week after Christmas snowboarding in Denver. That has been the family tradition for the last 10 years.

[2manymustangs]

From the Fireball website... SOunds like something nice to try... All this talk of FIREBALL has piqued my curiosity... Maybe mix in some brown sugar into warm apple juice, brown sugar is the key/secret ingredient to GOOD apple pie...

Christmas Hug
The perfect drink to get you in the christmas spirit ! Like eating a warm spicy apple pie on christmas morning :)
•1 part Fireball Whisky
•2 parts apple juice
•1 part cranberry juice
•Mix them together

Glass Type: Short Glass
Mood: Christmas, Warm, Winter nights
Occasion: Nights in november / december !
Contributor: Josh "Christmas hugging" Crabb

[YLDBOYZ]

Always spend it with the boyz and the parents.

[pvhca1]

Christmas Eve is HUGE with my family. As I've said before I'm the baby of 9, there are 8 left, I've lost count on grand kids, nieces and nephews. Just a round figure with family and friends it's close to 50/60. My parents use to host at their home, huge family room, since they have passed my oldest brother hosts it each year, his home is HUGE, 7700 SQ FT, single story huge, LOL!! We are traditional Sicilian/Italian, Ciopino, Linguini and Clams, Clams on the half shell(I'm one of two that has this art mastered, shucking), crab/shrimp cocktails, Lasagna, Stuffed Shells, Prime Rib(my contribution), every side you could think of and of course enough wine to start our own winery.

Christmas Day is much quieter, I spend it with my son, GF and her family. Friends come by later for a very quiet dinner that I prepare, this year I'll do Chicken Parmigiana, green salad, a veggie and dessert.

I love this time of the year.

[The Doctor]

Traditions make all the difference!!!

Here, at the Millers' we have many that we have faithfully continued for decades.
* The last Monday night before Christmas, our entire family gathers to go caroling.
* We also hold a Birthday party for Baby Jesus - cake and all on Christmas eve
* At midnight, on Christmas eve, we head out to our favorite tradition of all which we don't talk about publicly. It's totally anonymous and our kids/grandkids look forward to this one far more than opening presents of their own the following Christmas morning. Suffice it to say that we never spend a penny of our change all year long. It goes in a jar for this "special project." On Thanksgiving night we dump the bottle of change, count, sort and roll it for this special project. I took the rolled coins into the bank today and it was well over half a grand! Makes the project all the more special.

We have others but, you get the drift. Traditions are really important to us.

[Stainless]

* At midnight, on Christmas eve, we head out to our favorite tradition of all which we don't talk about publicly. It's totally anonymous and our kids/grandkids look forward to this one far more than opening presents of their own the following Christmas morning. Suffice it to say that we never spend a penny of our change all year long. It goes in a jar for this "special project." On Thanksgiving night we dump the bottle of change, count, sort and roll it for this special project. I took the rolled coins into the bank today and it was well over half a grand! Makes the project all the more special.
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Very generous of your family Doc, Merry Christmas to you and yours! :)


Bench race driver of the NHRA 16X Castrol GTX Mustang

[The Doctor]

Please know that it's benefit to my family far exceeds what anyone else might realize. :D

[mrs.daytona]

Harvey's Casino has a restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. The view of Lake Tahoe from up there is breath taking...

We usually eat at the top of Harrah's at their steak house, Friday's Station. We haven't tried 19 Kitchen~Bar in Harvey's yet. But yes, the view of the lake from up there, especially at sunset, is amazing!

[mrs.daytona]

It sure is beautiful. So...my sister-in-law and her husband have been renting a cabin at Zephyr Point for many years. We went last year with them, but it was 2 weeks before Christmas. Absolutely beautiful. We decided to spend Christmas there this year after losing some family that makes a Christmas at home seem somewhat sad. Invited my mom...who surprisingly happily agreed to come. We'll be there for a week.

Another change is...this year we will be driving up from Lubbock, TX - we're going to leave a few days early and make a mini-vacation out of the drive also. We'll be within 100 miles of Havasu, so I'm sure we're going to have to stop there. Hope it'll be as fun as it sounds.

Sorry to hear that. Sometimes a change of pace can be a good thing. Enjoy the trip with your family, sounds like a lot of fun to me!

[Eli]

Christmas Eve is HUGE with my family. As I've said before I'm the baby of 9, there are 8 left, I've lost count on grand kids, nieces and nephews. Just a round figure with family and friends it's close to 50/60. My parents use to host at their home, huge family room, since they have passed my oldest brother hosts it each year, his home is HUGE, 7700 SQ FT, single story huge, LOL!! We are traditional Sicilian/Italian, Ciopino, Linguini and Clams, Clams on the half shell(I'm one of two that has this art mastered, shucking), crab/shrimp cocktails, Lasagna, Stuffed Shells, Prime Rib(my contribution), every side you could think of and of course enough wine to start our own winery.

Christmas Day is much quieter, I spend it with my son, GF and her family. Friends come by later for a very quiet dinner that I prepare, this year I'll do Chicken Parmigiana, green salad, a veggie and dessert.

I love this time of the year.

Sounds like fun! followed by relaxing!


From the Fireball website... SOunds like something nice to try... All this talk of FIREBALL has piqued my curiosity... Maybe mix in some brown sugar into warm apple juice, brown sugar is the key/secret ingredient to GOOD apple pie...

Christmas Hug
The perfect drink to get you in the christmas spirit ! Like eating a warm spicy apple pie on christmas morning :)
•1 part Fireball Whisky
•2 parts apple juice
•1 part cranberry juice
•Mix them together

Glass Type: Short Glass
Mood: Christmas, Warm, Winter nights
Occasion: Nights in november / december !
Contributor: Josh "Christmas hugging" Crabb

Sweaty Balls are Sweaty Balls no matter how much you doctor it up ;)

In the office, I take my team to a Holiday Lunch (company pays), then they each get a bottle of wine (my pocket book).

At home, we do Christmas. Christmas Eve is very relaxing (just the wife, daughter and me). Christmas morning my daughter opens her gifts. My step-sons return from my wife ex in the late afternoon and they open gifts then we have a family meal (usually something from the Mesa Grill cook book) then we hit the road. We spend the week after Christmas snowboarding in Denver. That has been the family tradition for the last 10 years.

Sounds like fun!


Traditions make all the difference!!!

Here, at the Millers' we have many that we have faithfully continued for decades.
* The last Monday night before Christmas, our entire family gathers to go caroling.
* We also hold a Birthday party for Baby Jesus - cake and all on Christmas eve
* At midnight, on Christmas eve, we head out to our favorite tradition of all which we don't talk about publicly. It's totally anonymous and our kids/grandkids look forward to this one far more than opening presents of their own the following Christmas morning. Suffice it to say that we never spend a penny of our change all year long. It goes in a jar for this "special project." On Thanksgiving night we dump the bottle of change, count, sort and roll it for this special project. I took the rolled coins into the bank today and it was well over half a grand! Makes the project all the more special.

We have others but, you get the drift. Traditions are really important to us.

That's a great tradition. We need to start something like that…minus the singing, I sound like a dying seagull.

[Eli]

My family's Christmas dinner went from December 24, to December 26, to December 20 and now I don't know when…I'm thrilled we have a new addition adding to the chaos, but I wish we didn't have so many high maintenance adults unable to figure out why they cannot agree to a date, specially when I'm doing all the shopping and cooking. :(

[hbchgirl]

My family's Christmas dinner went from December 24, to December 26, to December 20 and now I don't know when…I'm thrilled we have a new addition adding to the chaos, but I wish we didn't have so many high maintenance adults unable to figure out why they cannot agree to a date, specially when I'm doing all the shopping and cooking. :(

Tis' the season! lol

[Eli]

Tis' the season! lol

Now it was moved to Friday the 27...Tis' the season :(

It's been moved bc my BILs grandma doesn't want to do it with my BILs mom. Ugh!

[RogerThat99]

We do an Italian dinner on Christmas Eve at my inlaws (this is the only holiday meal of the year that isn't at our house). Then we have a traditional dinner on the 25th. Then the 27th is my Daughter's birthday. Then off to Camp Far West for New Years.

[Eli]

We do an Italian dinner on Christmas Eve at my inlaws (this is the only holiday meal of the year that isn't at our house). Then we have a traditional dinner on the 25th. Then the 27th is my Daughter's birthday. Then off to Camp Far West for New Years.

Can't be too far west :D

Sounds like fun. What on the menu?

[Wendi]

We do an Italian dinner on Christmas Eve at my inlaws (this is the only holiday meal of the year that isn't at our house). Then we have a traditional dinner on the 25th. Then the 27th is my Daughter's birthday. Then off to Camp Far West for New Years.

Our sons Birthday is the 27th as well!!

[Wendi]

Our tradition is changing this year and not for the better. Not looking forward to this year!!

[Eli]

Our tradition is changing this year and not for the better. Not looking forward to this year!!

Yea me too! G-ma is being the stubborn one insisting it can't be on the week day and it can't be on Saturday the 28. My sisters, mom and BILs are gonna just do a Chinese food and watch movies!

[hbchgirl]

Now it was moved to Friday the 27...Tis' the season :(

It's been moved bc my BILs grandma doesn't want to do it with my BILs mom. Ugh!

WTH is wrong with people???!!! Good Luck!

Hey maybe you could have a progressive dinner and those that don't want to move on to the next one don't. Good Luck!

[Eli]

WTH is wrong with people???!!! Good Luck!

Hey maybe you could have a progressive dinner and those that don't want to move on to the next one don't. Good Luck!

I told my BIL I have plans Friday night ahahahahha.

[hbchgirl]

Traditions make all the difference!!!

Here, at the Millers' we have many that we have faithfully continued for decades.
* The last Monday night before Christmas, our entire family gathers to go caroling.
* We also hold a Birthday party for Baby Jesus - cake and all on Christmas eve
* At midnight, on Christmas eve, we head out to our favorite tradition of all which we don't talk about publicly. It's totally anonymous and our kids/grandkids look forward to this one far more than opening presents of their own the following Christmas morning. Suffice it to say that we never spend a penny of our change all year long. It goes in a jar for this "special project." On Thanksgiving night we dump the bottle of change, count, sort and roll it for this special project. I took the rolled coins into the bank today and it was well over half a grand! Makes the project all the more special.

We have others but, you get the drift. Traditions are really important to us.

Sounds amazing!