Are you hosting this Christmas?

[Haunted]

We are hosting my sister and her family and along with our six it should be a rowdy party. I plan to fix everything but the turkey breasts (purchased pre-cooked, just needs heating) on Christmas Eve before mass at 1600 (who are all of these people??)

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Hosting family on Christmas eve. Somehow we got the responsibility once the older generation passed on.

Christmas day is open house for anyone crazy enough to visit, because the wife requires visitors to sing Christmas carols in her karaoke room in order to get food and libations. (luckily I’ll stock booze in the mini fridge located the recreation room/man cave for the men-folk like me who avoid the ladies, in a Christmas spirit, like the plague)

 

[skimom2]

Yup, every year for the last few years. My family of 6, Mom, brother, two nieces and a nephew. We're making it easy-ish--no formal dinner, just various meats & rolls (so people can make sandwiches if they so choose), appetizer-ish stuff, and desserts. MIL does a big dinner Christmas Eve, so we just want to relax day of

 

[king family fan]

I am fixing dinner. But nothing to host. It will just be the son, husband and my self. great family time.

 

[Haunted]

I am fixing dinner. But nothing to host. It will just be the son, husband and my self. great family time.

Sounds wonderful, KFF

 

[Autumn Gust]

Not hosting dinner-- we're eating at our relative's house in the evening with the extended family. I'm making a holiday breakfast, though, for our immediate family. They all want to eat healthy, so I'm having a big oatmeal bar with lots of interesting toppings like berries, sweetened condensed milk, nutella, etc... Also, other fresh fruit, bagels with a couple kinds of spread, hard boiled eggs, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and juice. Not hard to prepare or clean up… a small holiday gift to me!

 

[Haunted]

Not hosting dinner-- we're eating at our relative's house in the evening with the extended family. I'm making a holiday breakfast, though, for our immediate family. They all want to eat healthy, so I'm having a big oatmeal bar with lots of interesting toppings like berries, sweetened condensed milk, nutella, etc... Also, other fresh fruit, bagels with a couple kinds of spread, hard boiled eggs, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and juice. Not hard to prepare or clean up… a small holiday gift to me!

A light brunch before the celebratory dinner; Merry Christmas to you and yours.

 

[Neesy]

Not hosting dinner-- we're eating at our relative's house in the evening with the extended family. I'm making a holiday breakfast, though, for our immediate family. They all want to eat healthy, so I'm having a big oatmeal bar with lots of interesting toppings like berries, sweetened condensed milk, nutella, etc... Also, other fresh fruit, bagels with a couple kinds of spread, hard boiled eggs, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and juice. Not hard to prepare or clean up… a small holiday gift to me!

that sounds like something Giant might eat!

 

[Haunted]

AWESOME!

 

[The Nameless]

Nah, going to my Brother's for Christmas dinner with his Wife and 2 kids, along with my other Brother and Mum, and possibly his wife's Mum and Dad. We usually do that on Boxing day but his Wife has to work on it.

Every Christmas Eve me, my Brother (not the Christmas day one) and my Mum go to my Uncle & Aunt's house for a laugh and a piss up, it's always fun, always loud, always full of piss taking and always light hearted. I love those Christmas Eve's, it's such a laugh even though I don't get drunk, and I'm not a heavy drinker.

 

[gniknehpets]

I'm hosting 16 relatives (including my sister rewoT91!) for our white elephant exchange the Friday after Christmas. Husband and I are going to our daughters family for Christmas breakfast then will pick up my parents and have ham dinner with them at our house. My husband has been laid off from work and has a lot of time on his hands so he will be doing the Christmas baking. Yay!

 

[Haunted]

I'm hosting 16 relatives (including my sister rewoT91!) for our white elephant exchange the Friday after Christmas. Husband and I are going to our daughters family for Christmas breakfast then will pick up my parents and have ham dinner with them at our house. My husband has been laid off from work and has a lot of time on his hands so he will be doing the Christmas baking. Yay!

I am praying he will find new employment very soon. If he bakes, GREAT! We must utilize our time wisely, eh?

 

[Neesy]

I'm hosting 16 relatives (including my sister rewoT91!) for our white elephant exchange the Friday after Christmas. Husband and I are going to our daughters family for Christmas breakfast then will pick up my parents and have ham dinner with them at our house. My husband has been laid off from work and has a lot of time on his hands so he will be doing the Christmas baking. Yay!

What is a White Elephant exchange? Would that be stuff you want to trade with other folks? Kinda like a Swap Meet?

 

[Haunted]

What is a White Elephant exchange? Would that be stuff you want to trade with other folks? Kinda like a Swap Meet?

Isn't it, what's a white elephant to you may be the perfect thing for someone else so you swap?

 

[Neesy]

Isn't it, what's a white elephant to you may be the perfect thing for someone else so you swap?

This is a good idea - I've received gifts from my Mom or my sister in the past and was too polite to tell them I did not like it. So obviously everyone at the white elephant are not overly sensitive people? My Mom has now passed on and my sister is in Toronto so we can't do stuff together anymore.

My husband got me a Kitchen Aid mix master last Christmas and I told him I did not want it as it did not have a 'dough hook'. He took it back (I usually just knead my bread by hand).

So what does he get me for my birthday last April? You guessed it! A Kitchen Aid mix master (with a dough hook!) I am now thinking maybe I will use it to make my bath bombs.

 

[cat in a bag]

I thought I would be hosting my inlaws and youngest brother in law because hubby works Christmas night so that would have been easiest for him, to not travel and then go to work. But they have changed their minds, and now want us to come over Christmas Eve instead. Which is fine. I will still cook a big dinner for the 5 of us Christmas day, and Brandon, Alyssa and the baby will be here too.

 

[gniknehpets]

What is a White Elephant exchange? Would that be stuff you want to trade with other folks? Kinda like a Swap Meet?

Everyone brings a gift wrapped in brown paper. Then we draw names and open gifts one person at a time. Once one gift has been opened the next person has the option of taking that gift or an unopened gift. It goes on that way. We have a 'booby' gift of an antique pink glass elephant that nobody wants. If you get stuck with it you have to display it in your home until next years exchange. We try to come up with wacky gifts, one year our daughter boxed up bubble wrap and called it a box full of laughs. We had a blast (old and young) popping bubbles. About half the family have no sense of humor and the other half are goofy as heck so it gets quite interesting. Lots of cheap fun.

 

[gniknehpets]

I didn't answer the white elephant question! I really don't know what that game is, I know there is one. We made up our own game and when tower found that pink elephant in an antique store it just had to become the prize of the night. It's god awful ugly!

 

[gniknehpets]

I am praying he will find new employment very soon. If he bakes, GREAT! We must utilize our time wisely, eh?

Thanks for the good wishes for a job but I'm voting for him to NOT go back to work as he also has discovered he likes to cook! I'm a lucky girl. He has a part time job that keeps us going and he will get Soc. Sec. in the spring so we'll be ok. Earlier retirement than planned but working out ok.

 

[GNTLGNT]

that sounds like something Giant might eat!

...like there was any question....sheesh!....