We survived Christmas!! !

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Anyone else feel almost like they should be given an award for accomplishing this?

I'm glad it's finally over!! !

Now its just 364 days until it comes again, start the countdown. Actually I'm not 100% over with it yet however the worst of it is and everyone made it.

I actually had a good Christmas. I wasn't arrested, I didn't get kicked out of any bar, and I ate some good food and drank some champagne. I'm not complaining.

I had a pretty nice day too!

I dread the new year. I can't wait until next December!

Survived Christmas, but not today.

HOORAY!

Well done everybody

Cooking Christmas dinner was a major operation for me. It took me about 7 hours to cook and about 7 minutes to eat.

It was 75 degrees at the beach, and not too crowded between noon and three. Once we'd had enough of the sunlight, fresh air, and cool water, we went back home, grilled some chops, opened some wine, had some fun, watched a little TV, and fell asleep on the couch.

Just the wife and I.

Nope, but I *almost* feel like I deserve an award for how good I treated others this Christmas.. but I do it because it's who I am, not because I think I should get some sort of prize for it.

This year I put in tons of time doing fundraising to raise cash to help out the family of a guy I used to work with who was crushed into a wall by a truck in mid October. I expect nothing in return & already have the reward of feeling good about doing it.

For Christmas, I did my usual and spoiled my God kids and their siblings, my nephew and his step siblings etc. I also went above and beyond and completely spoiled my closest friend with gifts, and also bought gifts for his parents & siblings. I was thinking of making a Christmas wish request that he do something simple for me for Christmas, but before I could say it - he proactively volunteered to do exactly what it was I wanted him to for for me for Christmas, so I'll get my reward out of that in due time. It was also my reward that my Christmas morning visit to his place to show them all some love & give them gifts I'd thoughtfully procured went pretty much perfectly. I was a little nervous about it to be honest, as I could have made a blunder or he/others could have reacted differently.. ie he may have been embarrassed that I showed up on his doorstep with flowers & presents for him, and presents & a gift basket for his parents, brother & sister. I also took a big risk reminding him of the thing I wanted him to do (read something I gave him to read 4 1/2 months ago) as he was annoyed and a bit pissed off that I used to remind him about it months ago.. but even that went super smoothly & he made a point of telling me that he'd read it and that would be my Christmas present. Good, that's exactly what I wanted. The rest of them were awesome, too, and I got a few nice hugs before I left. That's all been reward enough, but in the very long run I'm hoping for a greater reward.. the greatest, really.. and that'd be Love. I do keep that in the back of my mind as I do the nice things I do, but at the same time I definitely do the nice things I do because it's who I am and what I do. IF doing them results in our close friendship becoming more than a friendship, wonderful. If it it doesn't, I'd have done all of the nice things regardless and don't feel I've wasted my time or energy in the least bit because the simple act of having done them and shared a little love is all the reward I need.

Had this thread been about last Christmas or another prior one, yeah, I'd have figured I had "made it," through Christmas.. suffering through the social anxiety and sensory symptoms, but since I've put those symptoms behind me and am happier and healthier than I've ever been in my entire life, this Christmas was a lot more enjoyable & I didn't have to "make it," through Christmas.. Christmas just "was," and I enjoyed it.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

I love Christmas. I just need to survive the first week of the new year and than I'll be fine afterwards.

I guess I want an award for managing not to spend ALL my money on gifts for other people, so there's that. But overall the day itself was pretty calm and relaxing and work-free for me.

Eh, New Year's is a bit easier since I don't have to get anyone anything, but then I have no plans on that day.