Help me think of a fun Xmas Day for just two!!

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Just me and DH (no DC yet) for Christmas Day this year.

DH currently has a broken leg so on crutches and can't go anywhere.

My parents have decided they want a chilled out one and staying at home. All DH's family 300 miles away and otherwise engaged with inlaws/DH's DPs.

In other circumstances would bugger off somewhere sunny, but with DH in a cast we cant even go for a Christmassy walk! Feeling a bit sad about the whole thing really!

Please help me think of how we can make the day fun for us.

And I fully appreciate this is a pity party, other people have awful Christmas situations to deal with so I'm trying to keep my pity party on here only and not with DH, who feels crap about it being "his fault" we are limited!

Sleep.
Eat cheese.
Watch Dr Who.

Actually, that's what I'll be doing - no fuss, no faff, no people - perfect!

We did it several years as I can't take time off around Christmas/New Year so no time to go anywhere.

We cook something we really enjoy, have nice wine/port/sparkling wine with it. Lots of cheese and procuitto for dinner.

If the weather is decent we try to go for a walk but that's obviously out for you. Stream movies you like with tea/coffee/cake.

Do you like boardgames? There are several you can play with just the two of you if your DH is able to sit.

Make holiday plans for 2024.

Is it too late to find somewhere to eat out, probably lunchtime to break up the day. Then home for a film cosy evening

Would you usually spend Xmas with extended family? If so, I would embrace being free of the usual expectations of what to eat etc fitting around other people etc. I'd try to reframe it as a year where for once I don't need to get up at any particular time, travel anywhere, cook any particular meal, entertain other people, stick to Xmas traditions to please guests etc.

If it was me and dh I'd would -

Lay in
Have sex
Cooked breakfast in bed
Exchange gifts
Potter about /bath /get dressed
Prep /cook food
Eat lunch
Film/snooze
Games/buffet/alcohol
Film/tv

I would love a day when it was just me and dh, but our adult kids insist on spending it with us. Tbh, two do still live with us due to disabilities, but I do crave just a day with us in the house as it's so rare.
Can you both say what you would like to do on the day and do that? Even if it's your dh wants to rest for an hour or so after lunch but you want to go for a walk. Do those things separately.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in bed, and whatever else takes your fancy
Watch films or tv programmes you want to see or love so want to rewatch.
Have whatever you want for lunch/dinner, get some treat foods in that you wouldn't usually have (blinis with smoked salmon and cream cheese and some fizz for eg)
Play a game or do a jigsaw.
Try to frame it as a lovely day for you both, with zero pressure to go or do anything, and not vast hours which you need to fill. I hope you enjoy it🎄

Drink Bucks Fizz for breakfast and while cooking lunch/dinner. Watch TV, eat chocolate, just enjoy being able to please yourselves.

Thank you all for the suggestions!

I like the board games idea rather than just flopping in front of the TV

@Bourbanbiscuit DH was up for going out for lunch but I'm not sure, I quite like the prep and nibbling at leftovers later etc. We may pop to the pub at the end of the road if we can make it.

I would honestly love it if we were mobile, our covid Christmas was great fun, we went for a 4 hour walk cross-country. But I need to get over myself and embrace a chilled day in the house doing whatever we like!

@autienotnaughty quite like your schedule

The positive is you can do what you want, when you want. Also, have exactly what food you both want. Just because DH can't go out, don't let that stop you if you'd really like to go out.

I think festive music throughout the day and a glass of something while cooking will help. Maybe you can enjoy playing a game together, or relax and watch tv (which very few of us get to do on Xmas Day). Hope it goes well.

I envy you.
I shall be catering for a houseful who’ll descend for a week & I’m already knackered.

Ahhh @Darklane I will think of you! Good luck with it all!

Pre children we used to get all of our fav Christmas food and drinks and have a Lord of the Rings movie marathon :)

Have you got a local parkrun? Some are doing a run on Xmas day. You could go for the walk and DH could take a deckchair to volunteer. It’s always a fun festive atmosphere on Xmas day. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/special-events/

Without wanting to be base-is he still able for a nice bunk up? Because if so that would feature heavily in my child free Christmas. Then a nice lunch out somewhere (if you can still get in-pop yourself on a few cancellations lists as with lots of Covid and flu about you might benefit from others bad luck!) or if not a nice lunch in with lots of booze!
Dh and I took to playing draughts during Covid so maybe a few games. Or we used to do a sort of culinary/drinks tour of the world where we would pick a different country and make a dinner and drink from there every week-throw a bit of that into the mix-research a random countries food/drink/customs and recreate at home?

This is much like what dh and I would have been doing-our Christmas this day was due to be child free as all kids all with their other parent or working . However dd2 has decided she doesn't want to go to her Dads without her sister who is at work-and so she has gatecrashed our posh lunch! Of course we are happy to have her, but it will change the dynamic a bit

This is a good idea even if I just go on my own first thing, thank you!

@piscofrisco these are excellent ideas, thank you! Love the round the world thoughts! Haha a bunk up - limited on maneuverability but otherwise yes!
Sorry your plans have been been crashed!

Add in a king dog walk, and this is my perfect day 😄

Long!!! Not King 😆