QOTD: Dec 22-31 2013: The Holiday Season

[danger_dan]

With the holidays season in full swing,
and time and time spent on SC minimized,
we will end off 2013 with one final QOTD.
How do you spend your time, during The Holiday Season?
What are your plans for the next two weeks or so?

[Candini]

[Candini]

Was supposed to see fam yesterday; was cancelled because of the weather and my babcia not doing well. - Candini's lucky strike. I don`t get along with my family.

Next couple weeks I will be maxin' and relaxin' Planning a onesie new years party.

[beckie.c]

DH only has 25 & 26 off so we are just doing family supper on the 25th. I am off work until Jan 6, so my mom is flying in to visit for the first week in January

[frugal50]

i'm off for a week

not doing anything special

[DiamondLil]

Gonna bake some pies this afternoon over at my dads, then tomorrow is a half day at work so I will finish up whatever I am missing for Christmas. Christmas eve mass then go to dads to open one gift (tradition), give the kids their Christmas pajamas (tradition again), then Christmas morning open Santa gifts, and go to dads house again for Christmas dinner... nothing boxing day then back to work on Friday.

[TaraF]

Our festivities start tomorrow.

24: We are having about 16 people at our place tomorrow evening for fun, food, and laughs.
25: We are having Christmas Dinner with about 14 other family members.
26: Dinner at my brother's house.
27: Hopefully digesting food from the last 3 days lol

[Crochetlady]

Absolutely nothing! Finally got fed up with all the BS and are having a quiet Christmas at home.

[wolfwoman]

Usually we do as follows;
24th- DS, his roomie, DH and I open up gifts, eat tons of finger foods and play board games.
25th- Pig out on big dinner and then listen to DH groan and snore
26th - ride snowmobiles.
31st- eat tons of finger foods, then sleep

This year;
Jan 5th- pick up DH from airport
Jan 6th- DH open his gifts
Jan 6th-14th - Eat a turkey, DH get tattoo, ride sleds and veg
Jan 15th- Take DH to airport and he will be gone for 4 weeks

[bargain_hunter_lola]

FIL always has a big dinner on Christmas eve so we always go there.

Christmas morning at our house, then Christmas dinner at my moms.

We'll also be visiting my sister and BIL in Ottawa for a few days after Christmas.

Not sure when we'll see MIL but it'll probably be on Boxing Day.

I'm just so happy that DH is off for awhile. He was supposed to only get the 25th and 1st off but because of the ice, the site has decided to shut down completely. He's supposed to be back for the 2nd now. Yay!

[Lynn49]

Dec 24th: dinner here with DH, her hubby and our grandson
Dec 25th; Christmas dinner at DD's with them and his parents (everyone opens presents)
Dec 26th: nothing, kids at family boxing day, picking grandson up for sleepover midway, kids continue to pary (grandson sleeps over)
Dec 27th: my brother, wife and daughter arrive, stay at DD's home
Dec 28th: Christmas dinner, #2 with 12 adults, one little guy (more present openings, "Bad Santa" game in the evening)
Dec 29th: just DD and her family, brother and his family
Dec 30th:..................."........................"
Dec 31st: all guests leave.....Hubby and I alone Christmas eve which is just PERFECT!

[acosta]

Dec 24th: Dinner at my parents house hosted by my sister and her fiance
Dec 25th; Christmas dinner at my mother's house. Usually a small gathering but this year we invited everyone without power so we'll see who turns up!
Dec 26th: Dinner at my MIL's place
Dec 27th-NYE: House Renovations and visiting friends.
We are laying tiles in the entry and powder room

Dec 31st: no plans. Hopefully a nice night in.

Happy Holidays everyone!

[Patty Smyth]

We celebrate a Santa Christmas here

Dec. 21st - DD opened her gifts (why wait) 1st day off for 2 weeks now she can enjoy her stuff
Dec. 22nd - DS spent half his money of weights lol
Dec. 23rd - cooking cleaning
Dec. 24th -more cooking , rented movies , if it's mild might take DD on a tobogan run
Dec. 25th - eat, watch movies, sleep

No family visits we don't do the "family" thing lol

New years nothing special.

[MrsSunshine]

due to dh working this week. i'll be doing these events with just my guys.
Dec. 24-hair cut, then going to 'try' and place a surprise present under my moms tree. deliver secret santa gift to neighbors.
Dec. 25-kids get one gift. dinner with my sister/dh and parents and kids. quiet dinner but will be nice to enjoy the time together.
Dec. 26- were having a huge boxing day feast with everyone at my parents. can't wait.
Dec. 27- finish off christmas present for dh. rest.
Dec. 28- clean up house in preparation for 'our' family christmas on Sunday.
Dec. 29- OUR christmas, finally, then were going to celebrate with friends, potluck.
Dec. 30- dh back to work. relax and chill.
Dec. 31- wish dh a happy news years and send him off to work. enjoy a quiet night with kids. maybe.

[xlxo]

How do you do during The Holiday Season?
What are your plans for the next two weeks or so?

Spend, Spend, Spend and help out the Canadian Economy until the end of the year. Then cry poverty in 2014 with credit card bills, property taxes, rrsp contribution deadline and unable to put money in the TFSA for another year.