UK Christmas/Holiday Season Rollcall!

15-Dec me travel to new jersey
26-Dec boyfriend travels to new jersey
new years trip up to boston
5-Jan both fly back to UK

this is the second year that we've done this.  works out well as both of us want to spend xmas with our families... (although this year my two older sisters won't be at xmas so it'll be quiet)

Dec.19th I'm flying out to Manchester, arriving the morning of the 20th and getting the train to Leeds   I'll be staying there till Jan 3rd, and while I'm there we're also going to Amsterdam for a quick trip, between Christmas and New Years for two days

This will be my first Christmas in the UK.

At the moment I am in PA visiting family for Thanksgiving so hopefully that will help with any homesickness I may have later. 

I'll be in the UK.  It will be the first Christmas that I'm not spending in the house I grew up in.     And the ILs are going away for the holiday, so it will just be the two of us. 

First Christmas outside the US!

Dec 9    DH and I leave the US for London
Dec 14   We head to Vienna for a visit with my nephew
Dec 19   We fly to Paris for a couple days
Dec 22   We fly to Exeter and spend the night with DH's cousin in Bridgwater
Dec 23   Head to Holsworthy to DH's cousin
Dec 27   Head to Tavistock to visit DH's uncle
Dec 28   Return to London
Dec 30   Fly home to US   

We are staying in the US.  I am hosting a Christmas Eve dinner for us and my mother, brother and father in law.  They are hosting the Boxing Day lunch.  My husband and I are spending our first (married) Christmas Day together, just the two of us.

June

I took the hints, stepped up to the plate, and now it looks like I'm doing Christmas dinner for my husband's family! My MIL is delighted and won't mind in the least that my cooking falls far short of her standard. We'll just keep pouring the wine. It should be loads of fun!