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We do a lot of travelling over Christmas.
On Christmas Eve we meet with my Aunt and Uncle and my Mom and her Husband (the location of this roates between all three of our houses).
On Christmas Morning we open presents at home with the kids.
On Christmas afternoon we go to my Mother-in-Law's place to open presents and have Christmas dinner (around 3 or 4 in the afternoon)
On Boxing Day we go to my Bother's place or My Mother's place for another dinner (we used to do this day at my Dad's but since he died we still get together.
Somewhere else in this mix falls my Father-in-law's place for dinner. Occasionally this is where we have Christmas dinner but most often it ends up happening some time before New Year's eve.
This is a lot of driving around BUT that what Christmas is... being with the various and sundry parts of our family.
If you want to spend Christmas with your side of the family instead of your wife's side, your wife's side just needs to adjust. Plain and simple.
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- Old Man Luedecke
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