Alone for Christmas

Sure, always alone.
Don't make plans much.
Might paint or sculpt.
Listen to music or watch a good movie.
Might write.
Might even sing "Silent Night".
Take a bubble bath.
Paint my toenails.
meditate.
I'm happy alone.
 

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NorthernLight said:
I will be alone, ignoring Christmas as best I can.

I host an online game on Sundays, and will be doing that as usual.

I hope not too many people in the game will put me on the spot by wishing me a merry Christmas. I guess the best thing to do is say "Thank you."
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I too will be hit by those greeting. Instead of causing strife, I shall say "Thank you" after all, it's 5-6 people giving of themselves (We're having a dinner the 20th) and they're doing some good.

Plus, like I said, "Why cause issues?"
 
Purwell said:
I've never been keen on Christmas, quite happy on my own.

This year I will be halfway through a cycle of chemo anyway and I never like to be more than 5 yards from a toilet!
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That half way point can be pretty miserable, at least it was watching my cousin going through it. Not the best way to spend Christmas, but I wish you the best Holiday Season considering the circumstances. And I hope you will be with us for a long time to come.
 
I'll be alone but will still celebrate the day. I already have the makings of my Christmas dinner, and a box of chocolates and Baileys. I have two Christmas trees, one in each sitting-room. No-one will see them but I enjoy looking at them and the decorations I made myself.
The local community centre will be open and anyone can pop in if they feel lonely. I might donate some mince pies but I won't be staying.
 
Christmas Day I will not be alone. I will go early to the Aged Care Village and see that he is dressed well to go to church at 8.30 am. Later in the day we will drive to his brother's hone when we will have a traditional Christmas lunch with his extended family and I will see my little great grandson and grandniece again in the flesh. Then Hubby and I will return to the nursing home in time for him to have the evening meal at 5.00pm. I will be at home alone after that but will have plenty to do because our extended family comes together on Boxing Day (Dec 26th) for a very casual and informal get together for lunch. The meal is mostly provided by me with contributions from everyone else. It sometimes resembles a pot luck lunch but there is always plenty for everyone. So much so that I have invited a rather broken-hearted man from our church to join us if he so desires.

I will be going early to the nursing home again to supervise the choice of clothing for Hubby, while back at the ranch the family will all pitch in to get the food ready. I have bought lots of packaged food that only needs to be heated in the oven or microwave. Mostly an exercise in heating and plating. We eat buffet style outdoors because it is Summer down here.

We will enjoy all being together and play a favourite Christmas game called Stealing Santa. Some of the grandkids will bring musical instruments and/or board games. It often happens that they are still at our home for another meal as the sun goes down. If necessary we send out for pizza but there is usually ample food the second meal of the day and plenty of leftovers to take home. Hubby may be returned to the home early if it is all too much for him to cope with. I hope he won't feel sad this Christmas.

Hubby and I spent Christmas Day by ourselves last year because of Covid.
Even our church was closed. It just wasn't the same.
 
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