That's awesome that you're going to the UK for Christmas! I'm doing that too
In fact, my flight is exactly a month from now! Also, once I leave, I'm going to be out of the US for several months. First I'm going to do an internship in London, then I'm going to Spain for a while, then I'm studying in Italy for the summer.
Also, last winter was VERY awkward, so it's not like I'm really going to miss my family at Christmas XD Ironically, last year was awkward because of my very first trip to the UK...
But anyways, this is going to be my first Christmas with my boyfriend! This is cool; it looks like we're leaving on almost the same day probably. I'm leaving through Toronto on the 14th since that was the cheapest thing I could get (ironically, Toronto is the biggest city close to me even though I'm in NY state).