Christmas Blues...

I soooo know how you feel. My 3 kids have been grown and on their own for years and I still miss them especially at Christmas. You should read all there is on the "empty nest syndrome"...it's very interesting and very true. This is the first time in many, many years that I put up a Christmas tree but that's because of my granddaughter and a long story. We have started a tradition where my son (my baby at 32!) and his fiance come to my apartment on Christmas Eve for dinner and gift opening later in the night and on Christmas day they go to her family in a near by state. This is also the first year in over 20 years that I'll have my oldest daughter and my granddaughter with me on Christmas day (another long story). I have a daughter and grandson who live in Long Beach, CA who I haven't had Christmas with in over 10 years and of course I miss them all the time. Yes, the first year is very hard but your friends should understand that and let you do whatever makes you feel better. Getting into the Christmas spirit is something you have to want to do and if you can't don't worry because there are many more to come and they will probably get better.