How many of you will be alone on Christmas eve?

Christmas is always a blast for me and my friends. However..I always end up spending Christmas eve alone! Anyone else have this problem?

I'm alone with my dog my cat my dog's ego my ego my dog's alter ego my alter ego my dog's id my cat's id my id my cat's marked territory my dog's marked territory Robie Jr. and endless automated phone calls from the doctor's office...happy holidays! :toast:

:)

Oh well. I got a call from mom today and we are going to have breakfast tomorrow together. Then on Sunday I'm going over to my folks house to join the family to celebrate Christmas.

"my unfolding personality disorders their unfolding personality disorders and my ego" may be alone...but I will be with my pets and posting at DU tonight.

At least we loners have each other..:toast:

I was camping (alone) in the desert. It's not that I love camping so much, it's that I share a house with 3 other adults (and more on holidays). I can't stand to be around on the weekends. The ratio of house to human is insufficient to my needs.

My family of origin and I parted company long ago for numerous reasons.

I spent Christmas Eve alone; called and spoke to my mother and my grandson Christmas morning, then went to the movies with some friends. My oldest son and girlfriend came for a few hours Christmas night, and the youngest will be here tonight.

I was content. I don't have to have company on a particular day; I see my family members, all 4 + SOs, whenever we feel like it.

When my boys were kids, there were massive family squabbles every Christmas from their dad's side of the family. People who couldn't be bothered with each other the rest of the year made big powerplays to schedule who was doing what at what time; it took the joy out of the season. When I divorced their dad, I simplified it by telling him he could pick the boys up at noon on christmas day, short-circuiting the wars until they graduated from high school and began to chart their own courses, at which point they were recruited for the Christmas wars again. They solved this problem when their dad died, by not leaving contact information with his family.

These days, we don't have to have a big pageant or any pressure for the holiday. We see each other sometime around the time; sometimes all together, other times, like this year, separately. Now they've got girlfriends' families who jealously guard holiday time. Our idea of a good holiday is to spend some time together, and enjoy each other's company without stress or extra work.

And I'm happy on my own. :shrug: