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s/o christmas eve

IndyWife06IndyWife06
in Indiana Babies

so we ideally would love to wake up christmas morning in our home, just our little family.  But, we don't live near either of our families.  DHs are 3 hours away and mine is 5 hours away.  So I feel like the only way to accomplish this would be to drive several hours on Christmas Day for dinner. 

This year, we are traveling to see my family for the whole holiday but I can't help thinking this is the last year I want to do that, I just want Nick to come down the stairs at home and see the tree and gifts. 

The other option would be to trade sides and host family here.  I just wish there was an easy, obvious solution.  For those that don't live by family, what are you planning?

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  • sntaggartsntaggart
    We decided when Emma was born (and we still lived in Louisiana) that we would no longer be traveling for Christmas.  We didn't travel that first year because she had surgery.  The next year was when we made it final.  We traveled up to Indiana for Thanksgiving and decided that is what it would be.  We would alternate families each year for Thanksgiving and Christmas would always be at our house.  At the time, we said we would alternate who was there on Christmas Day.  Whomever got us on Thanksgiving day, would not get us on Christmas day to keep it fair.  This year since we are close again, we kept the Thanksgiving schedule, but Christmas will be with both of our families at our house.  That being said, it's easy for us, because neither one of our families have big traditions on Christmas day and they are small (just my parents and his mom and brother).  It has worked out well for us.
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  • indybride4.8.06indybride4.8.06

    We have Christmas with my side of the family a weekend close to Christmas.  This year, it's this coming Saturday.  For DH's family, his family is only an hour and a half away so if they have it on Christmas Day, we're still able to wake up at our house and drive to dinner. 

    I was adamant that my girls wake up at home and get to see our tree and the presents Santa dropped off for them at their own house.  If I were you, I would probably try to host Christmas at my own house.  That's a tough situation and it's such a hard thing to deal with.

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  • NDwife07NDwife07

    Ugh. I really think there's never an "easy" solution.

    We trade years, so every other year we're either with my family or his family. Starting this year, we will have Christmas Eve night and Christmas morning at our house so that Ella can, as you said, come downstairs and open presents.

    This is technically our year with my family, so the day after Christmas we're leaving to drive 4.5 hours to see them.

    Next year is technically our year with HIS family, and they live closer, so we'll probably drive the 2-3 hours to get to one of their houses for Christmas dinner.

    We're also hoping that there may be a time when my parents, who live the farthest, will come to our house. We can still have Christmas morning with Ella, but they'll be there too.

    Still, though, I think the holidays with far-away family are a clusterfuck and it's a headache (travel-wise) no matter what.

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  • MrsJMBMrsJMB

    We did Christmas last year with my family, 3 hours away.  I told myself then that Maddy would wake up in our house for Christmas after that.  It's too much and too hard and I don't like being away from home.  Everyone can come up and visit us, but we won't be going out of town.  DH's family is here, so we'll hang out with them Christmas Eve and then Christmas Day afternoon.  

    We're doing Thanksgiving or Easter with my family from now on. 

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  • kelclay724kelclay724 member

    My family's in Evansville and my ILs are in GR, Mich. I really love Christmas with my family so I guess I'm a bit selfish, but we always do it with my family and then Thanksgiving with DH's. Last year Rowan was baby Jesus in our church play on Christmas Eve so we had to stay that night. Then we woke up the next morning and went to Eville.

    We'll do the same this year but not sure what we'll do in future years. At first I was really sad to think of losing celebrating with my extended family but now I'm kind of wanting to do our own thing at my house. So we'll see!

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