The annual Christmas Eve 'raise a glass' thread

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Can't see one yet this year? To raise a glass each Christmas Eve and remember those we've lost.
To my mum and dad. Taken too soon in tragic circumstances. Still missing you both so very much.

Love you Dad.

To my Great Grandma who I miss so much.

My Grandma who was my best friend, how I wish you lived to say your great grand children be born, and to see my mum be an amazing grandma just like you.

My Great Grandad, the absolute joy of my life. You loved your great great grand child so much, I wish you could see them now!

My DH mum, who died when he was 16, although we didn't meet I know he thinks about you all the time and wishes you could see him now!

Raising a glass to my MIL, FIL and SIL, all sadly missed💕 MIL and FIL both died when my children were young, ds2 who is now 16 has no memory of MIL and she loved him so much😢

To David. Whenever I think of you I think of that massive cheeky smile of yours and big heart. You were gone far too young. I often think that you would've gotten married and had kids and our families would be close like our parents were. I think of you often and know we would've have been close friends forever.

And to my grandparents. I wish I had gotten longer with you, well into my adulthood. I have such fond memories of the things we did together and always felt so very loved. Gran, I found your shortbread recipe the other day in your handwriting and made it today for the first time 💖 It wasn't great 😂 but still reminded me of you. I swear the pages of the recipes still smell of you and you died 28 years ago. Miss you both.

And to everyone who has lost someone

I am raising a glass to my dad who died in 2019 and my DD who died when she was 5 and would have been 30 now. Also to many lovely friends who died much to soon. I remember you all.

I'll raise a cuppa coffee to my mum, dad, sister, Bamp and Mrs B. Merry Christmas guys, I'm slapping my happy face on but my thoughts are only on you.

I'm sorry there are so many people on this thread.

Rouge. Every year it gets harder my friend. God I wish you were here and I wish you’d had the chance to know your son. I wish you knew mine. I wish you knew they were friends.

Sabrina. I miss you so. Watch us all. I will speak your name with love as long as I live. I will tell your boy how amazing you were. He already knows but I will tell him every chance I have.

My Sadie girl. I never met you. But I will love you for every moment of my life.

And FIL. I cannot believe you went the way you went. I’m so angry at the book of life for that. We miss you. We will toast to your life tomorrow.

To my daddy, almost 25 years gone at the terribly young age of 43. I miss you. I know you would love DH and DS. ❤️

To my DH of 40 years who died in 2012 wish you had lived to see your grandchildren.

To my dad who died 10 years ago today.
To Alex who died nearly 3 years ago aged 19.
I will always keep you both in my heart

To my dad. I love you.

To my Dad who died 10 years ago and will never get to see his grandchild due in June next year

Mum, you left us last week, it wasnt meant to happen. You were meant to settle in the care home, covid meant i couldn't come and see you. You must have felt abandoned- but mum, i never stopped loving you, worrying about you and being quietly proud of my tiny little firecracker of a mum.

May you find serenity. I love you so much.

Dad - you left us 15 years ago and life without you has just been a little bit less wonderful.

I'll raise a virtual glass to you both and pray you find each other in heaven

To my dad who passed away unexpectedly. This will be our 7th Christmas without him. I miss him and worry I'm forgetting everything. To my MIL who also passed away in the same year, I miss you and chatting with you about your grand children. Finally, to one of my closest friends who died the year after. It took a long time to feel 'normal' again but I think I'm there now 😊 Thank you for this thread and 💐 for everyone on here.

Dad. The grandson you never lived to meet, had his own son this year. He looks like you. ❤️

Happy Christmas Nan! 20 years today you left us and you loved Christmas so much. I have a G&T in your honour. No one can match your roast potatoes, love you x

My beautiful brother. 19 years was nowhere near long enough but my God, I’m glad you were mine.

It doesn’t ever get easier. I love you and miss you so much.

Cheers to you Mike, a good friend and colleague. I'm glad there was no Christmas party this
year, it wouldn't have been the same without you. You are missed.

My beautiful nana how I wish you'd seen me grow up properly. I still haven't got a mini though .
My parents gone over 20 years but you never stop missing them .
Auntie Mary simply the best lady ever .
And Dave , my big brother I will never not miss you .

To E ! My funny, caring and completely bonkers friend who passed last week days before her bithday. You always had a smile. Im having a drink tonight for you, just the one, if you were here you'd be on to the 3rd bottle and still gigging away. X

Remembering my Aunty who died in a nursing home in April having been unable to have visitors for weeks..also thinking of those who have lost loved ones in the same situation this year ❤️

Raising a glass of whisky for my amazing dad. 13th Christmas without him, and I can now remember his Christmas foibles with a smile. And to all my patients who have suffered unbelievable losses of their children - we cannot make it better but we hope we hold you gently in your loss. Xx

To my lovely Mum who died nearly six years ago now and to Dad who died suddenly in January this year. First Xmas without either of them. Miss them both so much. 💜

And my Gran who I think of every single day, 16 years since you spent Christmas with us. I wish you were here to see my girls ❤️