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In reply to the discussion: Any DU'ers spending Xmas alone this year? [View all]KMOD
(7,906 posts)18. Maybe there will be grandchildren in your future?
And with that, new rituals.
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Going to have a Christmas afternoon dinner with some friends and that's about it.
BlueJazz
Dec 2014
#4
It's about 17 hr flight from L.A. So I'd guess anywhere in the states would be longer.
mackerel
Dec 2014
#52
Dunno what to tell ya. Takes me about 17 hours. Then I have to go to Canberra after. Ugh!
mackerel
Dec 2014
#56
Sweet. I used to dinner for 20 on Christmas eve and then dinner with family on Christmas,but
hollysmom
Dec 2014
#53
Are there any Buddhist holidays or traditions I should be teaching my students?
DamnYankeeInHouston
Dec 2014
#25
I once had a long conversation with the head monk at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam
pinboy3niner
Dec 2014
#27
Yup. I turned down many invitations not wanting to intrude on a family day.
DamnYankeeInHouston
Dec 2014
#24
I spent some alone time in my office hiding from my kids and their kids.
Still Blue in PDX
Dec 2014
#48