What Was the Best Thing About Your Holiday?
@DeborahDiane (40851)
Laguna Woods, California
December 26, 2015 12:20am CST
This was a very pleasant day for me. My husband and I had a relaxing morning, talking on the phone with family members who are spread all over the country.
Then one of our daughters came over with her two kids and we opened presents and had dinner together.
One of our daughters gave us a new Blue Ray player and another daughter gave us the first season of the TV series "Breaking Bad."
So, after all our Christmas festivities, we watched a couple of episodes of "Breaking Bad." Kind of a weird way to end Christmas, I know!
However, we loved the family time together! That was the best part about my holiday.
What about yours? Did you have snow? 
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
26 Dec 15
Family time was the best especially with my son coming home for Christmas
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@Marilynda1225 (91169)
• United States
26 Dec 15
@freelanzer how nice that your son came home for Christmas
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
I'm so glad that your son came home for Christmas! How wonderful!
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 - I agree! Seeing family is always one of the best parts about Christmas.
@rebelann (117272)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Dec 15
I agree @DeborahDiane but then back when ma was still doing Christmas for us she worked so hard making it special, back then we were so thoughtless of her efforts, I wish I could thank her now that I finally understand what she did for us.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
I'm so glad you had an enjoyable day. That's what the holidays should be all about!
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Dec 15
@rebelann - I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes we don't appreciate things until years later.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54736)
• United States
26 Dec 15
No snow here and Breaking Bad is a great show.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
My husband and I have certainly been enjoying Breaking Bad.
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
@ivyparkgirl - My husband and I never saw Breaking Bad until now, either.
@garymarsh6 (24078)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 15
It was lovely to have the family here and they are just on their way to us again. My biggest thrill was to be given a portrait of my daughter grand daughter and grandson.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
What a wonderful portrait. I can understand why that was your biggest thrill.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Dec 15
@simone10 - I agree that @garymarsh6 has a lovely family. I can understand why he values that photo so much.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
26 Dec 15
We have COLD here. It was a nice day for me. The best part of the day was when my daughter called. The best time of the holiday was being covered with butterflies in the Conservatory in Key West. So much fun! The people in the town were especially lovely and friendly.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
That butterfly photo was amazing! I am glad that you were able to chat with your daughter, too. It is wonderful that you enjoyed your holiday.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Dec 15
@ElizabethWallace - Oh, yes! I remember having to buy film, then take it to get it developed, then go back and pick it up. And, of course, it cost us money every step of the way!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
28 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane Thanks. I took hundreds of photos. So glad we don't need film anymore. Remember how annoying and expensive that was?
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Our holidays have been wonderful. I think we attended out last party tonight, so things should be calmer over the next week!
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
27 Dec 15
We had our "official Christmas" with the kids and grands on Dec. 14. Yesterday hubby and I just hung out, he tried to get me to play chess. I attempted.I like calm holidays.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
You sound like me. I prefer calm holidays, too.
@Juliaacv (56390)
• Canada
26 Dec 15
I always put on a big fancy Christmas Day brunch. My family knew that anyone could come over, they were welcome at any time after about 830 or 9am so long as they brought their appetite. We always ate just before noon. My favorite thing about Christmas is that our son and his girlfriend have stepped into my shoes. They now host this and her being Polish, the menu is new and exciting. And her mother was there, my husband and I so enjoy her company. It was a lot of fun. She did up the table in white and gold, and it looked so spectacular. That was my favorite part of the day. And it was in the mid 50's F, and this is Canada!
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Wow! All of that sounds like fun. Incredible that you had temperatures in the 50's in Canada. This weather has been crazy!
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Ahh! That is especially nice these days to spend a day without smartphones and TV.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
That's wonderful. If you cooked, he deserved to have a lovely day after that!
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@Marilynda1225 (91169)
• United States
26 Dec 15
My Christmas was awesome. The whole family was together and that was my perfect gift
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
How lovely! I am so glad that your whole family was able to be together!
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Dec 15
The best part of my day yesterday was being with my family at my brother's home and seeing them tear off the paper on the pillows I made everyone. As for your second question - Did we have snow - do a few snowflakes count in the middle of the night just after it turned to December 25? Otherwise no, not a white Christmas.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
That surprises me that you did have a white Christmas in Green Bay. I think you will probably get some snow very soon, though!
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
@just4him - I hope you enjoy the snow, when it comes!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane Yes, snow expected tomorrow. I hope it's measurable.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Dec 15
@Elizaby - A lot of people in the U.S. are going to be cold in the next few days.
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Yes, 80 degrees is warm for December, even in Pensacola! I have heard it is going to cool off there in the next few days.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
28 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane Yes bringing in more normal temps as that cold front that is slamming the midwest moves east
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Dec 15
The best part was having my son home from college. He is a grad student and because of his research he can't spend a month home like he could when he was an undergrad. So every minute I get with him is precious. He is my youngest son and I miss him so. He has to go back to school today.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Yes, graduate students do not get a lot of time off. He will probably be a big success some day, however!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane I think he will. He is getting his PhD in Astrophysics.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 - That sounds like a wonderful career!
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
You are so right. I am glad we did not have bad weather on Christmas.
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
27 Dec 15
We had snow, but it's just flurries - no build ups or anything. We spent the night of the 24th at my boyfriend's mom's place, had a very nice dinner and played lots of card games, most of which I have not heard of. Then we drove back to our town 3 hours away and made it just in time for a late lunch and dinner at our friends' house. We never expected to receive lots of gifts. We sure felt shy that we are the only ones who have no gifts for anybody there - we brought lots of desserts though. We went home late and until today we are still recovering.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
If you brought lots of desserts, that sounds like a gift. It sounds like you had a great time.
@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
I'm glad you had a White Christmas. I'm sure you enjoyed it!
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Dec 15
I wish we did have snow but we had a little rain and temps in the 50-60's. I really enjoyed family time last Saturday when we went to spend time with my kids/grandkids. Yesterday, my brother and I had a very relaxed and low key day. We ate left overs from Christmas Eve and watched movies all day.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Jan 16
@DeborahDiane Yes, that's always a good thing, no cooking
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
I love eating leftovers after the holidays. It always means that I do not have to cook! LOL 
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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27 Dec 15
Sounds like a lovely way to spend the day! We hosted & enjoyed having family for the day. Merry Christmas!
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
Spending time over the holidays with family is always one of the highlights. I'm glad you got to do that.
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
26 Dec 15
It sounds like a lovely Christmas to me. No snow. But we're getting rain this weekend and a rain/snow mix next week. I talked to my brother via Face Time yesterday morning, while he was exploring and traveling in Europe to see the Andes mountains in Italy. I've spoken to my cousin in NY and father (who's in Florida for winter) by phone last night.
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
28 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane Thanks Diane. Me too. It made me feel better and less lonely too. 
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Jan 16
@KristenH - It is amazing how much better we feel when we get to talk to our family on the holidays, even when we do not get to see them.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Dec 15
I'm so glad that you were able to talk to your family members and enjoy your day.
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