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(25,485 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2014, 08:57 PM Dec 2014

Any DU'ers spending Xmas alone this year? [View all]

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Any DU'ers spending Xmas alone this year? [View all] HipChick Dec 2014 OP

Now that I no longer have to deal with gifts, dinners and other... TreasonousBastard Dec 2014 #1

Hear, hear!! ailsagirl Dec 2014 #16

Probably. TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #2

A *bomb threat*? WTF? nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #43

Yes NV Whino Dec 2014 #3

Going to have a Christmas afternoon dinner with some friends and that's about it. BlueJazz Dec 2014 #4

xmas day, yes nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #5

my daughter & her boyfriend are coming for dinner tomorrow night orleans Dec 2014 #6

I'm sorry, my dear orleans... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #7

thanks, peggy. but (shrug) whatcha gonna do, right? orleans Dec 2014 #8

You could go rescue a pet tomorrow! There's still time. riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #10

my daughter already did orleans Dec 2014 #36

aawwwww. perfect. mopinko Dec 2014 #40

Maybe there will be grandchildren in your future? KMOD Dec 2014 #18

Yup. In a hotel room! n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9

I'm on a 24hr flight HipChick Dec 2014 #12

24 hours TO Australia? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #15

It's about 17 hr flight from L.A. So I'd guess anywhere in the states would be longer. mackerel Dec 2014 #52

17 hours from LA? Huh...they've gotten a lot slower since the 90's. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #55

Dunno what to tell ya. Takes me about 17 hours. Then I have to go to Canberra after. Ugh! mackerel Dec 2014 #56

Christmas day, probably. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #11

not alone, but just us two probably rurallib Dec 2014 #13

Sort of. a la izquierda Dec 2014 #14

I am the road, and will spend Christmas in my truck. denbot Dec 2014 #17

drive safe n/t orleans Dec 2014 #19

That's cool that you'll be home for New Year's. lovemydog Dec 2014 #20

I have no one left.Sooo easychoice Dec 2014 #21

Sweet. I used to dinner for 20 on Christmas eve and then dinner with family on Christmas,but hollysmom Dec 2014 #53

well, bless you for your help. easychoice Dec 2014 #54

Christmas day, yes. Archae Dec 2014 #22

Yes. But... yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #23

Are there any Buddhist holidays or traditions I should be teaching my students? DamnYankeeInHouston Dec 2014 #25

in the religious section of DU yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #26

I once had a long conversation with the head monk at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #27

That is awesome. What a beautiful piece of art. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #44

buddha's birthday is a big party here. mopinko Dec 2014 #39

Yup. I turned down many invitations not wanting to intrude on a family day. DamnYankeeInHouston Dec 2014 #24

I'm spending Christmas with my platesetter this year jmowreader Dec 2014 #28

Alone...with my wife bobGandolf Dec 2014 #29

Part of it, yes incentralillinois Dec 2014 #30

welcome to DU, incentralillinois Skittles Dec 2014 #32

how did everything go with you? orleans Dec 2014 #50

working for someone who drove to Lousiana to spend Christmas with her family Skittles Dec 2014 #31

yes and no. Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2014 #33

I hear you. lovemydog Dec 2014 #35

I am and I'm delighted. lovemydog Dec 2014 #34

me and my dog irisblue Dec 2014 #37

pretty much. mopinko Dec 2014 #38

Check-ola Populist_Prole Dec 2014 #41

me and my brother blackcrow Dec 2014 #42

Yup just like every year but it is just another day to me ChosenUnWisely Dec 2014 #45

Yes indeedy MizzM Dec 2014 #46

Yep bikebloke Dec 2014 #47

I spent some alone time in my office hiding from my kids and their kids. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2014 #48

Yes, it was great. IrishEyes Dec 2014 #49

ah...my pajama day was the day after xmas! i love it! orleans Dec 2014 #51