I love hearing about family traditions people have around the holidays. Tell me about yours!
Usually when I visit my family we end up playing board games. My brother is always a rules lawyer and my dad has to ask how to play every turn. My mom usually sits out and watches Hallmark movies, but when she does play she usually wins.
At one point when I was living too far from my family to visit and didn't have a ton of friends, I used to spend my Thanksgivings at the arcade/mini golf place. That was a fun time let me tell you. As much as I love board games and turkey, DDR and concessions is a pretty good replacement.
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My girlfriend's tradition is to make a shit ton of lasagna.
Because that's what her mom made.
It's her favorite, and she only has it on christmas.
Because that's what her mom made.
It's her favorite, and she only has it on christmas.
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@Rallaa: Oh man, that's rad as heck. Homemade lasagna is the best!
Some times we go out and see what is set up by the stores and businesses, but most years, especially recent years, we do not do much of anything.
We started buying different cheeses and meats and doing a cheese board for our christmas day snacking.we already do the giant dinner a month before in Thanksgiving so we might as well do something different for Christmas.
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@Little Crane: Aww that's too bad. It seems harder and harder to do the fun holiday things as we get older. =(
@Selaphi: That sounds great! I have a friend that's a cheese snob so he always brings cheese when we have parties.
@kiwi: Pajamas! Everyone can use an extra set. That's a great idea. I also like looking at lights but it also kind of stresses me out because of traffic lol.
@Selaphi: That sounds great! I have a friend that's a cheese snob so he always brings cheese when we have parties.
@kiwi: Pajamas! Everyone can use an extra set. That's a great idea. I also like looking at lights but it also kind of stresses me out because of traffic lol.
@Priestess of Pie: We do not focus on holidays much, unless we include Mother's love of going to every social event she can and forcing Father and me to come along. Neither he nor I like it, and by the time the Christmas and New Year social swirl is done, he and I are ready to sleep through the next several weeks.
@Little Crane: Wow that does sound exhausting. It's hard to enjoy something when you're forced to do it constantly.
@Priestess of Pie: Unfortunately, Mother is invigorated by it, and does not understand why Father and I are not.
@Little Crane: Ah the classic struggle between extroverts and introverts.
@Priestess of Pie: Indeed.
We don't have any traditions anymore, in fact nowadays I'm the only person who does anything for Christmas. But before my family gave up on the holiday all together. We used to pick a night and go cruising around our neighborhood looking at everyone's displays. We live way out in the middle of bum fuck nowhere, so it's really pretty to see lights in the midst of thick woods. Also we had a tradition of opening one present on Christmas eve. Mostly to tide my brother and I over.
Now though, I really want to start establishing my own Christmas/holiday traditions.
@Another Movie Addict: I hope you make lots of fun memories with your new traditions. =3
@star2000shadow: Yeah my candy canes never made it on the tree either. XD
I remember as a kid we would put every ornament we owned on the tree. That thing was bursting. Now my mom just puts a few on the tree, but part of that is because of sneaky kitties.
I remember as a kid we would put every ornament we owned on the tree. That thing was bursting. Now my mom just puts a few on the tree, but part of that is because of sneaky kitties.
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@star2000shadow: Ha! Cats gonna do what cats do. We actually left the tree up without ornaments for a while to make sure they weren't gonna climb up in it.
@Priestess of Pie: Me and my husband visit our country's capital and go to the Christmas market. Its basically an open air market selling winter clothes, toys for kids, candies, warm alcohols and comfort food like fried donuts and sausages in buns. and Sometimes we get lucky and arrive on the night they let out the flying lanterns. Its very awesome to just sit yourself down somewhere and watch them float by.
We also tend to do the driving thing where we admire people's Christmas decorations in nearby neighborhoods.
@Saeyra: Wow that sounds like lots of fun! I'd love to go to something like that with my friends.
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Dress warm! Me and my husband usually duck into cafes and such if we start to feel the cold and have a warm cup of chocolate. 
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