Beedubya

My whole UK family get together at somebody's house for Christmas Day, they take turns and there will be about 16-20 of us......the year before last when I was here in 2009 my nephew and his wife had it at their house, a full on Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and a fancy dress party in the night........however since then he has got divorced and this year............it is at his new house with his new girlfriend, how bizarre!!

brits1

I know just what you mean, after so many hot Christmas's in Perth W.A our first holiday back to the UK after 7 years in Aus was for Christmas and New Year, our Aussie friends thought we were mad to be missing out on the bbqs etc (not..lol) anyway it was more than wonderful, even bought my OH a gordy Christmas Jumper to wear on Christmas day...AND he even wore it...lol we really enjoy this time of year here even more so now we have moved back.

brits1

We all went to my dear Brothers last year and sitting down for Christmas dinner there were 11 of us with in laws etc calling in for drinks during the day...just what we had missed while living oversea...by 11pm we still all had our Christmas Cracker hats on

brits1

Who's the Turkey:

dunroving

Is that your pet name for the M-i-L?

killerhales

Last Christmas in Australia (at least for a while!)

We will have Christmas Day at home, probably just the three of us. We have a certain routine and tradition, which includes Bucks Fizz and smoked salmon and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Seafood for dinner but there may be the odd piece of meat for tradition's sake. Christmas pud for sure, on fire!

Dip in the pool in between times (to call it swimming would be an exaggeration!)

Wondering what do for our last New Year here too.

dunroving

I discovered the joys of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs earlier this year - love it!

Stitch

My Sister, her partner and my beautiful new niece are coming to spend Christmas with us in Oz!!!!! I am sooooo lucky but soooooo want to be back there living my everyday life with them...

Hopefully sometime in the next year or two x

Enjoy with whatever you're doing

northernbird

Serious G, didn't realise you were looking to go back.

Stitch

Just been thinking a lot lately since my health probs earlier in the year and my sis having a baby. Haven't really discussed on FB as some peeps I work with are on there.....just family is the big thing. Always a hard one x

northernbird

I know love, it isn't easy for a lot of people particularly if they have close family (thankfully I don't!). Thinking of you xx

quoll

Christmas with my family for the first time in 10 years. My son in Australia will be with his family and his partner's family and my son here wants to be with his (now) wife for the first time since they got together so it will just be the olds + my aunt and uncle and us in a local restaurant.

ukintexas

I will be heading back to the UK for two blissful weeks of cold weather, pub fires, M&S Mince pies and lots of friends and family. We tend to alternative Christmasses. Last year was in Houston, so this year is back in the UK. I just love that time of year back home - all the sentimentality kicks in and everyone is generally happy because it's party season. I am very excited. Only six weeks to go!

Karrie72

Trying not to feel slightly envious as I havent been back for Christmas since 1997! I'll over there for Thanksgiving, just hoping I don't have a 'homesickness crash' over Christmas when I'm back here.

ukintexas

Oh, the dreaded "homesickness crash" - I'm having one of those right now as my step daughter and her partner and twins have just left after two weeks here. So glad I'm going back in just under 6 weeks or I'd be in a hole right now whingeing about being homesick!