Funny, I was thinking about the holidays too! What is it with us SMs that we can't ever seem to relax because all we can do is think and worry about the drama that is looming ahead. I was seriously considering taking a trip with my BS15 during the Holidays but of course, I feel guilty leaving DH all alone. So I have no idea what I'm going to do, but I know that I do NOT want to spend my Holiday's dealing with his bratty teenage daughter.

The last two t-givings me, dh and my bios have traveled to the mountains for T-giving. I booked this initially so that we would not have to do t-giving over at inlaws. Everyone was still speaking at that point, but it was very strained. They had made it crystal clear that they hated my guts, they were shunning my bios, ss lived with them already and he was shunning dh-it would have been an emotional nightmare to go or even to decline because that would have made us look like we were the assholes. So we went away. It was lovely. Really-one of the best trips we've had. Did it last year as well-not quite as much fun that time I'm not sure why. So this year-dh and I are going to VEGAS, baby. Actually we fly home on t-giving day and spend it with my family. My parents are keeping my kids the whole week preceding t-giving.

I, personally, decided back in 2008-that life was too short and holidays too precious to spend with a bunch of assholes and that's when I stopped going to any of dh's family gatherings.