If you are anything like me, you get absolutely disgusted when you start seeing Home Depot and Lowe’s displaying their Christmas decorations in early October. For the love of God….can’t you wait just a bit longer? We’ve still had many days in the 70 to 80 degree range as well…doesn’t feel much like Christmas yet.
But even though I disagree with the stores pushing things forward to quickly, I understand the need for families to start planning things out for Thanksgiving and Christmas early. When Mary and I were first married, we either did a split of the holidays (one family got the “eves” while the other got the actual day) or we had years when we just had everyone together. When the kids were younger, it definitely felt like it was way more important for the grandparents to get equal time. But the kids have cell phones and Emily is driving…so staying in contact isn’t a barrier like it was in the past. Not that there was ever a huge barrier, but putting a 2 year old on the phone and telling them, “say HI to Grammy” wasn’t the biggest connection or long interaction.
So with the holiday season approaching, we are still hashing out plans as far as I know. Luckily, between my Mom, Mary, and my sister in law…they eventually figure things out. Where as myself, Dad, and brother basically just say, “tell me where I need to be and when”. And then we make sure there is beer.
So what are your plans for the holidays? How do you divide time or decide where to go on which days?
Here is a Christmas picture from 2016: My buddy Radek was there that year and is coming for Thanksgiving from FL to be with us this year.
Thanksgiving was apparently rough on Emily that year:
Mikey enjoying Christmas in 2013
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