Do you have huge family gatherings for the holidays?
By vicereine
@vicereine (451)
United States
November 14, 2010 1:28pm CST
For some reason my family has always had huge parties where all the family gets together to share in food and fun. Since I was young I thought this was the norm but then I got together with my current fiancee and I found out that his family doesn't really do that type of thing so it is so odd for me at the holidays. Does anyone else here get together for the holidays or is it just a holiday for direct family?
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@megamatt (14292)
• United States
15 Nov 10
Family gatherings are something that I consider to be quite the manageable gathering in the end. It is not small by any means however. Still there is room for everyone to breath. There are some times where there are family gatherings that I hear my friends talk about and everyone is stepping over everyone else. It can be quite the hectic situation.
Right now my family is about average. Both sides of the family are not small but not too large. However that is really great. It just proves that the meeting is quite manageable all things considered. Some people do enjoy spending a lot of time in crowds, while others enjoy a more smaller gathering. I think I fall somewhere in the middle in the end when you really think about it.
@vicereine (451)
• United States
15 Nov 10
My family is about the same it is just an average size family so it is rather easy for us to get together for the holidays. We usually celebrate either at my mothers house or at mine depending on the year. We try to alternate that way neither one of us gets too overwhelmed in preparing all the delicious food and snacks. I think this year though I might suggest that we do it at my brothers house as we have never had a family gathering there and I know his new wife would love to show off her culinary skills and her beautiful home.
@saqi78 (1402)
• Malaysia
15 Nov 10
Hi Vicereine
I really like get together on different occasion and holiday, it is normal in our family that we visit each other on every holidays and occasions, it is always good in keeping good relations with your family.
In our family, we prior decide about the location, mean our home or our uncle home or any other relative home for get together but normally it is always our home and we really enjoy it with the whole family and new family members, it really sounds very good to know about each other in this busy life and this practice is really awesome...:))
Very nice, good and interesting topics from you, keep it up, have a nice day...:))
I really like get together on different occasion and holiday, it is normal in our family that we visit each other on every holidays and occasions, it is always good in keeping good relations with your family.
In our family, we prior decide about the location, mean our home or our uncle home or any other relative home for get together but normally it is always our home and we really enjoy it with the whole family and new family members, it really sounds very good to know about each other in this busy life and this practice is really awesome...:))
Very nice, good and interesting topics from you, keep it up, have a nice day...:))@vicereine (451)
• United States
15 Nov 10
Thanks, everyone here has been so nice and sweet to me and I love getting to know people and talking about new and interesting things. I am so glad that you enjoy my topics I enjoy posting them and getting all these wonderful and friendly responses from everyone. It is so nice to see that people enjoying each other and getting to know one another on this site. This is one of the best discussion sites I have actually been on in a while.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
15 Nov 10
The holidays are one time we are guaranteed to have a big family gathering. We look forward to these times to share together. We usually end up with a few more than just family. We all enjoy good food and being together. @puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
14 Nov 10
Not huge ones, but the closest family does get together, yeah. I think it is a nice tradition.
@vicereine (451)
• United States
14 Nov 10
Exactly I think it makes a good tradition too. I'm going to see if maybe this year I can try to get my fiancees family together with mine I think it would be a great way for them to get to know each other. Thanks for commenting and have a great holiday season.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
During the holidays our family get together too and by family I'm saying it includes up to 6th degree of consanguinity and affinity too. So can you just imagine how big that is? Well that's just our tradition and we have been practicing that for a long time that if we don't, it would just be odd for us.
