This year will be a little different since I have a new SIL (see photo above) and technically a new BIL (I don't even know where to begin with that, so I'll refrain)...and I'll have a new niece (my first on my side of the family since Joel's children are both boys---photo of Christina and baby with Richard, also above).
As our family expands and changes, it changes Christmas, which was celebrated the same for many years and it is hard to change traditions and make everyone happy
I wish my family could find a tradition that would work and be fulfilling for everyone. The good thing is that my family has always celebrated Christmas on Christmas eve, so it usually doesn't conflict with when other sides of the family desire to celebrate. The issues are that now Richard and I live in NC...the family is bigger and bigger (do we still buy for everyone or draw names?), etc. Basically since I have no children, I'm not the voice that counts. Last year it was decided that we'd draw names, but today I received a call indicating that maybe that decision was being re-thought. I think it really doesn't matter if we DO draw names for adults and buy for the little kids. Draw two names if you want---it still makes for a lot less presents to haul back and forth for everyone and a lot less worrying about shopping for everyone. Still, everyone would get 2 gifts and I don't think that is bad. Or, heck, I'd be for everyone pooling the money we'd normally spend and putting it toward a vacation or something...but I doubt that would happen. Too many different schedules to try to satisfy.
Oh well. I just hope we can get together and be glad to be together! Half our family has bds in December--we should just have a big bd party and then draw names for the Christmas gifts.
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It's amazing that we're already talking about the holidays! Good, in a way, because if we figure it all out sooner rather than later, it might be a bit less hectic. Maybe. We'll see!
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