Anyone have a nice Christmas and want to show off with me?

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I feel like everywhere I look it’s people complaining about having a shit day yesterday, so don’t want to post this publicly. But I had such a lovely day yesterday! Eldest (ASD) managed really well. Youngest (tired and emotional aged) only kicked off once and then rallied. Got some nice presents, had some great food, spent some lovely time with family. So many people in my personal life and on here are say how bad their day was, so I thought it would be nice to have a show off thread? Tell me about the lovely present you got that you weren’t expecting? The nice food you ate? The funny thing that happened? The good tv show you watched and enjoyed?

Nice family Christmas with the inlaws, us hosting. Lots of games and very chill and just what we wanted. Dd was slightly moody a couple times but just hormones and gave me hug after and a sorry :)

Nice you had a lovely day. I had a lovely day with family we laughed ,played board games , watched a Christmas film. Child loved all the presents , food was delicious . Now for the new year to try make it a happy healthy one as its not been a good year at all

Love this thread!

spent the day just me and DP, we ran to the beach, and I got a 5k personal best, which was a great start, and then had a dip in the sea

Facetimed my siblings, who are much younger than me, and believe in Father Christmas, and enjoyed them telling me about their gifts

christmas dinner ended up being a bit over cooked but also cold, but still nice. Then we exchanged gifts, and DP was really happy with his new jacket that he tried on in John Lewis a few months ago, but put back after seeing the price tag! And I got a new camera

watched The Haunting in Venice, and Murder on the Orient Express, with some baileys before heading to bed nice and early at 9:30pm

We had a lovely time too! First Christmas with my baby DGD and all my DCs, DiL and SiL, my DH and my elderly Mum. We all ate way too much. I forgot to put the M&S caulicheese in the oven and my stuffing was a bit of a disaster but hey I was busy pouring drinks and drinking them and cooing over my DGD. No one cared. Never perfect but always fun and special being together.

We had a lovely meal with the extended family. Drank a lot of prosecco with my cousins whilst we laughed about life! Their cat took a liking to my DS and wouldn't leave him alone 😂
I've had some very thoughtful presents. My DB has gone away for Christmas he's usually here and he bought me something I really wanted which surprised me but I kinda knew as we have a weird sibling thing going on 😂 Mum wishes she videoed me opening my gifts as she said the look on my face when I saw what he had bought whilst screaming "I knew it I could feel it " was a moment of pure joy for her😂
DS bought me lots of Lush and a big bottle of gin!
My DB video called me 3 times because he was missing us 😂
We watched some TV including the masked singer which was a laugh!
I'm currently at my Mums.
My DH doesn't celebrate Christmas so I always go to my family. I'll reunite with him later this morning when I drive home.

Great thread idea 😊

Lovely day here too, and we are NOT Christmas fans. Just me and DP, so peace and quiet all day. Did yoga, had a walk, then DP cooked roast chicken with all the trimmings. Got each other a few small pressies which were lovely. Ate lots but wasn't stuffed, had a couple of drinks but wasn't pissed, in bed at 11. Nice 👍

Ours was lovely too!

I had a lovely day. I was diagnosed with cancer in September so had hoped it would go well. My partner and I were joined by three members of his family I hadn’t met before who were lovely. I watched lots of good TV and the food was great.

Honestly op I think it's a bit unpleasant and goady to call it a show off thread when some people had really hard days. It's nice to celebrate the positive but if you are like this girl you might want to think about your language and how you come across.

Our Christmas was lovely this year but they always are - probably mainly due to the fact we spend them on our own rather than with the wider family!

Woke up at 8.15am, went to wake my DC up (teens), they all loved their presents (they always are so appreciative), then around 11.30am I decided I should work out when the Turkey needed to go in so put it in the oven around 12.30, aiming for roughly 3pm dinner.
Veg had been prepped the day before so cooking was also really chilled, we ended up eating at 3.30ish which again, was fine as no family to try and please.

Then we all chilled for the remainder of the day!
Kids upstairs when they wanted, downstairs with me when they wanted, I watched Dr Who, Strictly and The Masked Singer with some cheese, pringles and a prosecco, dessert was eaten by us all at various points during the evening on the sofa and we played lots of Harry Potter Dobble, darts and pool during the day and evening.

Lovely.

We had such a gorgeous day. Not perfect from start to finish obviously - usual niggles and stresses.

But hey ho, all tiny in the scheme of things and overall it was lovely. DD surprised us by sleeping in till 7.30 (unheard of on a normal day let alone Christmas) then was delightfully happy and excited with her stocking gifts and loved all her presents. My gifts for DH and my aunt who is staying were well received and I had some nice thoughtful things too (and a genuine surprise from DH which hasn’t happened for a few years!) Meal was great and all the prep I’d done the day before paid off as I had a chilled morning playing with DD and dancing in the kitchen in our pjs. In-laws on best behaviour - brought desert, pitched in with clearing up and DD was on cloud 9 having both them and her beloved great aunt playing games with her etc. I really enjoyed dinner, everyone seemed happy with it. DD loves a roast usually but she didn’t touch much of it, then asked for rice pudding which is what she got because I certainly wasn’t going to stress about it on Christmas Day - let her have what she wants.

By 8.30 in laws had gone, DD in bed asleep, DH nodded off too and aunt gone upstairs to chat to various friends on the phone so I had a baileys and the tv to myself too which was lovely.

This morning I’m in bed with a cuppa listening to my 3 year old trying to teach octogenarian auntie to use Alexa (say beelexa play baby yark ok?) whilst DH cleans the kitchen. Going to another relative for a buffet later and some more nice things planned this week - none of which involve me cooking.

There are some sad and hard things going on in our lives and the wider family - it’s not that those have been forgotten or anything, but we’re really enjoying and prioritising time together. Compared to the Christmasses I grew up with (and ones in a different relationship throughout my 20s) - ours are so calm and peaceful and safe these days and I love that.

Had a lovely day. Fab presents for all of us (me DH and adult sons; the youngest of whom still lives with us). Nice lunch. Chatted, laughed. Doing it all again today with my sister, BIL, niece, her fiancé, my two sons and their partners. Should be a grin x

I was worrying it wouldn't go well and it did so that was nice. My brother killed himself in march 21 and my daughter with autism was close to him. The last time she spent time with him was Christmas 20. So she now struggles with Xmas. She rallied on Xmas day and consequently we all had a good day.

Just the four of us here yesterday. Kids are adults. No one spent loads on presents but everything was well received. Lovely food and a calm relaxed day.

I had a lovely day with my 1 year old daughter. We went to the in laws for bacon sarnies and presents in the morning. Then me and dh cooked Christmas dinner for my parents and brother in the afternoon. Really don't get the fuss, it's just a roast with pigs in blankets 🤣. It was super delicious and I didn't feel ridiculously full after. Just about to go for a walk as the weather is lovely and then back to my mums for a boxing day buffet with her side of the family that are coming over. Also we didn't do presents this year so I just got a few little bits, some perfume and a new diary I needed. It makes it a lot less overwhelming when you don't have loads of shit you need to find a home for!

That sounds nice!

I was similar in that my daughter did really well all day and only kicked off once and perked up again quickly.

Also there was a family member we had to go and see yesterday who I was sorting of dreading visiting but it went really well and I genuinely had a nice time.

As for presents I made a 'wishlist' for the first time (not expensive things, small things like magnetic bookmarks and a particular bubble bath) and my family bought from there so everything I got will actually be used :)

I didn’t expect to. DH went to spend dinner with a family member the rest of the family are nc with. He’d made a big thing about it and was saying he didn’t want to be with them. Anyway he had a change of heart, we opened presents had dinner without him, everyone was chilled, he came back, opened his presents, peace reigned. Spoilt only by waking up with crippling and inexplicable stomach pain at 1 am. Ok now, but man.

We had a lovely day.
My sons cooked lunch while I collected and then chatted to my cousin (my parents' generation). All gifts gratefully received. Games played. Lots of sitting about and talking.
Late to bed cos cousin stayed later than we thought (not a prob) but a lazy start to today so I've had enough sleep.

3 days post c section and DP and DC were absolutely amazing. They pulled it all together and I spent the day either trying to help (and being refused) or nursing newborn.

Today is day 4 so conscious of baby blues and becoming emotional but after many years in an abusive relationship, for which Christmas was quite a flashpoint for him, it feels so good to finally enjoy Christmases again. We’ve had several now so has taken a few years to be able to relax.

But yes, like PPs, I was tempted to start a DP appreciation thread, so for this thank you OP

We had a wonderful Christmas. Had a great meal, great company, lovely presents - no problems, lots of fun.

@icouldhavebeensomeone we do the same - Choose your fav food and eat that.

Lovely day here. We keep it small as my wider family are, unintentionally, quite demanding. I’ve hosted for years and years so it was nice that my family were happy to do their own thing. We had FIL who is easy in comparison and always cheerful. The meal was very traditional but one of my best I reckon 🤭. We also watched a lot of Xmas specials, Dr Who, Ghosts, Bad Education. Loved it ❤️ … nice to read that you lot did too 🎄🙌🌟

We had a lovely day. Lots of lovely thoughtful gifts. The kids loved everything they got and didn't squabble. My sister and her dh came over. I felt her baby kick!
I managed to cook Christmas dinner without any hiccups and without having to stay in the kitchen for hours because of all the prep done before. Christmas dinner was delicious, even if I say so myself! The task master crackers were brilliant!
We got out for a lovely walk and as we returned to the house, it started snowing.
Then DH put the kids to bed whilst I watched call the midwife!
Lovely day!

I had a lovely day.

My mum died last year and I never thought Christmas would be the same or even enjoyable again. In fact last Christmas wasn't in many ways.

But this year was lovely. My sibling and fiancé has just brought their first home together. They hosted me and other siblings, my dad and her parents.
We also had my ds and my siblings ds.

Great food, lovely gifts and a nice relaxed day. Left home at midday and got home at 7pm.

Perfect.

Still obviously really hard missing mum but I know she wouldn't want us to have a sad day - she loved Christmas

Like this thread. I had a really nice day as well. My experimental food was delicious and enjoyed by all (at least that's what they said!), a family member joined us who hadn't for ages. Good company good food good wine.