I'm not sure I do, and Christmas is this week. 
This fall was so crazy for us that I feel like Halloween was just yesterday. Plus, it's really warm here, which isn't helping. But it makes me sad-LO is excited, and I want to be, too. I just can't seem to get my groove on.
How are you feeling about the holidays this year? What helps you when you're not in the mood?
persimmon / 1196 posts
I'm excited to spend time with family and introduce them all to LO. It helps that I announced, "I didn't get anything for anyone this year" and my mother replied, "me, neither." We're pretty laid back about Christmas.
honeydew / 7622 posts
Pretty good. It's Ts first Christmas. But my best friends DD is sick and on quarantine for a week so it will be our first year not doing Christmas in couple years together. So I'm bummed about that. But I'm happy with how prepped I am and how pretty the house looks.
persimmon / 1045 posts
We are away from our families this year so I think I'm feeling a bit sad about that...I'm totally the adult now putting on our own little lunch and stuff, so it's a bit more admin and behind the curtain, so to speak 
I am currently debating whether to attend a random family gathering in the evening or just embrace the fact we are missing our family and just keep it to the three of us....
pomelo / 5258 posts
Christmas? When is that? We have lights on the house and I bought presents but that's it. I guess we need to get a tree at some point. I think LO will notice if we don't have a tree this year. Daycare is across the street from a tree lot so she's pretty obsessed. Somehow we just didn't get around to it.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
I was feeling it until Thanksgiving and then it started getting warmer and I'm not 100% into it this year 
We do have the house all decorated and have done all the Christmas-y things, but it just feels "off" for some reason. However, I'm loving that DD is understanding it more this year and how into everything she is. I'm so excited to see her face on Christmas morning!
pomegranate / 3113 posts
Totally not ready. Our house looks like a tornado went through and I have zero time to clean before Christmas Eve. I still haven't finished Christmas shopping or even started wrapping, and I don't have a menu planned for Christmas Day yet (it's just us and my parents, so nothing too extensive, but still...). I've been solo parenting more or less all month so far, and it's impossible to really get anything done, and the past few weeks are basically a blur. I wish I could be excited but really I'm just stressed out.
grapefruit / 4321 posts
The weather makes it hard to feel super Christmas-y. It's going to be 72 here on Christmas Day! Our decorations are up inside and out. All my presents are bought and wrapped (the only thing left to do there is to get stocking stuffers at Target today). I need to figure out a grocery list and do that on Wednesday, but it's just our family of four for Christmas so I probably won't do anything too fancy. Honestly, I'm pretty impressed with my own level of preparedness given that I'm sick and have a 4 week old.
cherry / 167 posts
Almost. We are having DH's side over for dinner in which we are doing a ham (easy), steamer veggies in the micro (easy), homemade mac and cheese (the only somewhat hard part), Bob Evans mashed potatoes, and rolls and dessert brought by others. It's DS's first Christmas so I was not willing to spend all day in the kitchen. DH is not always going to get Christmas off so we are trying to make it extra special this year. We have to go places the day before and the day after so that's a little more mentally daunting (hour drive both places).
Oh I forgot, we have to make like, 736,387 sugar cookies Thursday.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
YES!!!! BRING ON CHRISTMAS!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOO ready and excited!!!! This is the first Christmas that I feel like Xander really will get and I'm ready! All the gifts are bought and wrapped, including fun ones from Santa! I have a turkey thawing in my fridge and all the food bought! I just have to get through two more days of work, one day of fun with friends, and then it will be CHRISTMAS!!!!
I've been listening to Christmas music non-stop whenever I'm in the car - I think that really helps get me in the Christmas spirit. Plus decorations! And our tree is on a timer so it's always lit and pretty when I get home.
papaya / 10570 posts
I'm ready too! We are going to my inlaws for dinner so I don't have to worry about food. The presents are wrapped, the tree is up and we've been to see Father Christmas. I think it helps that its not too cold here because I HATE the cold!
I also listen to Christmas music in the car, dress E in Christmassy clothes every day during December and mostly read Christmas books to her at bedtime.
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
My ILs arrived yesterday and we got 20cm of fresh snow so it looks lovely and like Christmas! Dh works today and tomorrow ... once he's off it will really feel like Christmas
honeydew / 7230 posts
I'm feeling the same way as you @LovelyPlum: , but my parents arrive today! My mom is the queen of spreading holiday cheer, so I know she'll perk me right up!
pomegranate / 3845 posts
It doesn't feel like Christmas. It's so warm out and with my parents doing their own things this year, it's not like we're prepping for guests, or even planning to cook an elaborate Christmas dinner.
And I still have a bunch of presents to wrap, so our tree is lonely
nectarine / 2115 posts
@LovelyPlum: similar story over here. We are hosting for the first time, so we are not traveling this year for the first time... So it just doesn't feel like Christmas usually does! My family start arriving tonight and DD is old enough to enjoy the holiday this year, so hopefully it'll start to get better. It's even harder on DH I think.
grapefruit / 4089 posts
No, I feel like everything is happening too fast and it's grey and rainy outside... Where is the pretty white snow?! Not mentally ready at all.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I'm ready. It's been a pretty draining end of 2015. We are going to do a drive through holiday thing tomorrow night.
coconut / 8861 posts
Nope. Finally getting over food poisoning while one kid is still sick. The other one is teething, mucusy, and grumpy. Somewhere in there I have to get gifts, etc. This year, I'd rather sleep through Christmas than enjoy it. It's been too busy and stressful to think about it.
pear / 1593 posts
It's suppose to be 70 degrees on Christmas Day - the weather is making it really hard to feel festive!! When I was a kid it snowed some of Christmas, but lately we are lucky if it's under 55 degrees.
pineapple / 12802 posts
I flip flop. Part of me is really excited. We're in a new house and L is at a great age for santa. Another part of me is really meh. It's been an incredibly hard year and this will be the first xmas without my dad so I'm not sure how I feel about that on top of all the other crap that's gone on this year. Currently I'm pretty excited.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Yes! I so want it to Be Christmas. Mainly because M is at the perfect age for the magic of Christmas morning! 
But this weather definitely makes it hard to be in the spirit.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Yes! Even though she has no clue what's going on Im excited for DD's first Christmas. I need to figure out a meal and go to the grocery store today, but that's it.
pomegranate / 3872 posts
I'm ready and excited - it helps that lo is super excited. The weather is bumming me out a bit though. Rainy and 70 degrees
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Yes....but I wish I could do some more holiday focused things with my lo instead of just sending her to daycare every day while I go off to work. Just another day in paradise.
nectarine / 2951 posts
I'm not ready, but I'm excited. Since I'm on bedrest for another week, we had to completely change our plans. Instead of going to my parents' house, my in laws and SIL are coming. Kind of excited to have Xmas morning at our own house! My house is a total mess, and I don't care!
pomegranate / 3779 posts
Yes - we're not going to my parents' house this year because I am so close to my due date, so they are coming here and we are doing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at my sister's house. I'm a little bummed that we won't all be together and get to see my nephews' excitement for the Santa (this is the first year they really understand it), but it's going to be fun and I get to continue to sleep in my own bed.
This warm weather isn't helping, but it's not terribly unusual for us. I definitely remember wearing shorts on Christmas when I was a kid. But Christmas cookies, holiday lights and carols are keeping me in the spirit!
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
I have a lot of anxiety! There's a lot of drama/tension with my folks right now and we're spending Christmas with them. I'm also 18 weeks pregnant and looking really chubs and my extended family is extremely vocal/critical about things like that so I'm steeling myself against lots of comments at the big family luncheon. Pregnancy means I'm extra sensitive, have little to no patience, and my filter has gone to ZERO so it could make for some really awkward conversations. I've been having anxiety riddled dreams during naps and nightsleep for weeks now and DH is really concerned for me too. I've already told my brother to be on alert about it and we're staying at our own hotel so hopefully it isn't too awful.
persimmon / 1273 posts
@LovelyPlum: I'm getting there, but moving house at the holidays really put a damper on my spirit for a while. It's made for a much busier and more stressful fall than I had anticipated. The worst is past now, so I'm starting to feel it. B is sick this week so I'm sure I'll also feel better once he recovers.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Nope. Home with DD today with a fever so I have zero holiday spirit lol
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
God yes. Why is it taking so long to get here? 
I'm 38 weeks pregnant and christmas has been like a goal post for the last 8 months
coconut / 8472 posts
I can't wait! I'm so excited for Christmas morning. We're actually going to be home this year and be able to do the traditional waking up, opening presents, and eating a fantastic breakfast. I'm so excited for DS to see his presents. And I can't wait for DH to see his either :).
And the weather is a plus to me! You guys apparently did not live through last winter in Boston. I could go with never seeing snow again and be happy. 62 on Christmas is a miracle, not a downer .
eggplant / 11716 posts
I just started back to work last week after maternity leave, so I'm mainly just excited to have some time off work and spend it with my girls, because I miss them! Sniff 
So yes, excited for that. But not really "prepared". We are not hosting though, so I think that's okay.
eggplant / 11408 posts
@ShootingStar: ha, we love in Buffalo, so we had the same kind of winter you all did this year. This is just the latest EVER we've been without recorded snowfall in history. I know it's because of El Nino, but it is so, so strange to have zilch. This winter has been nicer than most of our springs are!!
@Anagram: enjoy your time with the girls!
@mrs.shinerbock: @travellingbee: happy almost due date!
@Corduroy: if it makes you feel better, when we were growing up, we always put up our tree in the 23rd or 24th. It made us so excited that Christmas wS finally here!
@PurplePeony: oh goodness, solo parenting is the worst. I hope you get some relief soon.
@mrsrain: @gilmoregirl: @fussygal: @twodoghouse: it's strange, because they are at the age where they are going to LOVE Christmas morning, but they also have no idea what is going on. So, I want to make it special and magical, but there's no lead-up that doesn't come from us. I'm feeling that pressure, I think. And it doesn't help that f*ing Sears cancelled some of DH's presents without notifying me in time. Soooo, yeah.
@gingerbebe: oh gooness, that sounds awful. Take care of yourself. Anxiety is no joke.
@snowjewelz: we've got a sick kiddo, too. I hope she feels better soon!
eggplant / 11408 posts
Thanks all. I'm feeling better tonight. I spent today getting my house a little neater, and that helped. We put up our decorations first thing when we moved, but there was so much clutter around that it didnt feel festive to me. I also cleared out some toys that LO doesn't play much with anymore to make room for what I am sure is inevitablly coming from her grandparents and aunts.
Tomorrow is a day for pjs at home, since she's sick. Then it's just a quick trip to the grocery store for Christmas morning goodies and one last stop for a few things for DH and a mountain of grading, and I am ready to go. Bring it on, Christmas
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