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[bramble]

I am having Christmas Day with friends. Late breakfast for me and present opening and then a late meal about 4 at a friend's house with all her family. Will be about a dozen of us altogether. Lovely treat being cooked for! I shall enjoy that just as much as the occasion. I will have to be teetotal though as I will be driving.............never mind!

What are you doing?

Bramble

[Joyce]

Long lie in hopefully. Then breakfast, open presents. Only hubby & I this year, so will seem quiet compared to last year when we spent it with family. Keeping it all low key though.

[honeybun]

Hopefully a nice quiet day. Presents after my daughter comes home. Short duty visit and then home for dinner and a few glasses of wine.

No big fuss just peace....Oh and prezzies 


Honeyb
x

[Dyan]

A lovely family christmas at home.
Family breakfast, dinner, a few games then choccies & TV.

[Dulciana]

Meeting choir at church at 10pm on Christmas Eve, for rehearsal
Having strong coffee while they all have sherry - don't want to be woozy while playing!
Playing for midnight service - playing new and tricky piece at the end - wish me luck! 
Home to bed, Hubby driving
Up not too late, for Christmas brekkie and present-opening
Playing for morning service -  me driving - Hubby gets to stay at home
Back to the ranch for a couple of hours, bath maybe, coffee definitely!
Over to in-laws for Christmas dinner.  (Soooo glad SIL is doing the cooking!)
Back home for zzzzzzzzzzz!

[Joyce]

A proper Watchnight service. Up here they're having services at 6pm. I used to love going to Watchnight service. Daughter went to service at winter gardens locally one year. Place was lit with candles. She said it was so beautiful. She bought me a little poinsettia for a £1. It lasted for ages.

[CLKD]

  …… struggling.     we will travel on C.mas Eve, carry stuff into his brother's, then into Mum's, feel on edge until we determine her mood ……. well, you did ask 

DH and she will cook C.mas lunch, we'll watch The Queen - usually we make the present opening last all day - BD will be spent at his brother's - his wife cooks the lunch …….. home on 27th weather allowing.

Roll on 5th January ………..

[toffeecushion]

Because of my agoraphobia in the past, we stopped visiting people on Christmas Day and to be honest I am so glad we did.  At times I wondered if I should make the effort, but I would be so anxious, it would be awful for me.   This may make me sound so selfish and humbuggy but I would rather spend Christmas with my husband and children relaxed in my our surroundings.  I wonder how many people, deep down, would rather do the same?

[Dulciana]

It doesn't sound selfish or humbuggy, toffeecushion.  Hope your Christmas Day is a lovely one.

[Joyce]

Immediate family only for us. Has been for years. Not sure I'd feel comfortable visiting people on Christmas Day.

[Scampi]

At home, except for visit to Mum (who, despite being vitually wheelchair bound and almost unable to walk on a flat surface, asked me if she was coming to us for Christmas Day - we live in a tiny terraced house with 5 steps to get into the house, and the only toilet is upstairs!!!). 

My daughter's friend from Uni is staying with us (she is from Lithuania and cannot afford to go home for Christmas - I can't stand the thought of her being on her own) - we will get up when we feel like it, open pressies over a leisurely breakfast, accompanied by the smell of the turkey roasting.  Christmas dinner around 2pm (my favourite meal of the year to cook!), visit Mum around tea-time, then home to veg in front of the telly.

Boxing Day - don't intend to move!!  Left-overs to eat (always plan left-overs!), and Lego from Santa to play with!!!

[Rowan]

Just me and OH as it always is thank goodness, facetime and speaking on the phone to family.

Favourite meal of the year about 2pm, cold leftovers for tea again my favourite, I make  soup the day after Boxing day with leftover Turkey again delicious.

I don't stress about Christmas.

[CLKD]

It's panic attacks that put me off the whole celebration - the 4 years we were able to be here were lovely .......

[Greyhoundgal]

DS is spending Christmas with us for the first time in about 7 years (usually goes to his Dad's in Dubai) so he'll be waking up with us on Christmas morning - even got stuff to do a stocking for him   Nice walk in a nearby wood with the dogs then over to my sister's pub just as they finish lunchtime bar and brother-in-law will be cooking up a storm.  My other sister, partner and kids are also coming over and we're all staying overnight as well.  We did it last year but hubby had only come out of hospital on 23rd and was still quite poorly - we ate then left pretty much soon after.  He was gutted about being in a pub and not having a drink so I think he'll try and make up for it this year

[Milamam]

We'll be with my Dad and his girlfriend for Christmas and New Year, a long vacation hopefully. He lives about 4 hrs drive from us in a quiet beautiful village. Big house, lots of space for all of us. Hope there will be some snow by then!