I have given up on holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve/Day. I just don't enjoy them, no matter my mood. For Thanksgiving and/or Christmas my husband goes to his family. I am of course welcome, but I can't make the trip. Too long a drive with a lumbar fusion, and a leg and foot that give me problems. So I stay home. I could go to my sister's house where most of my family gathers. They are only 20 miles away. But I'm not sure I want to spend time with them. I've had my fill over the years of being teased or mocked about one thing or another. The latest will be my beard and my weight gain. I'm a grown man ffs... I don't need that. So I'll stay home with my dogs, my cat, and binge watch Xfinity.