We've mostly solidified our Christmas plans now, from what I know. I say mostly because I'm sort of out of the loop for a lot of it, and along for the ride with the family get-togethers and whatnot. Here's what I do know, or what I've been told by the wife thus far:
Saturday, December 20: My 32nd birthday. Our plans are to go to the parents' and spend the evening with them, Daisy's sister, and her two boys for the traditional birthday dinner and/or celebrations. Mama already knows (without even asking) that she's making poutine for me as my birthday dinner, as the "kids" who participate in this sort of thing (namely me and Daisy) get whatever they want for dinner on birthday night. Because it's a Saturday when Daisy and I would normally be working, we both requested the day off far in advance with PTO. Should be a fun night, though to me it's really just another day. My birthday doesn't really hold much significance to me personally.
Sunday, December 21st: Wrap whatever gifts need to be wrapped in the morning, because we'll be returning to the parents' for our massive family Christmas gathering, where everyone who is available will be coming to the parents' house for dinner and presents. Everyone will be there except for our brother-in-law (who married us, actually, in our ceremony -- the husband of Daisy's sister mentioned in my birthday post above), as he has to work. This means that all together, there will be thirteen people in the house, six of them children under ten. We're cooking dinner and doing presents with the kids because none of them will be available for actual Christmas. This will be a very long, very exhausting day for all of the adults involved, but it should be fun overall.
Monday, December 22nd: Rest. For fuck's sake, rest. Finish up everything we need to do around the house and wrap whatever gifts need to be wrapped for each other and for the parents, as on Sunday's celebratory day, the people getting/unwrapping gifts will be mostly the children and the gifts to/from our family members who won't be here for actual Christmas. Hopefully by this time all of the other gifts I've been waiting for in the mail have actually arrived, because otherwise I don't know when we'll have the time to get them all together and take stock before wrapping them up. Will probably make a short trip grocery shopping if necessary to get necessities like cat litter, almond milk, cigarettes, bread, etc.
Tuesday, December 23rd: I work. Yep. I work. Daisy has the day off still as it's a Tuesday, so she'll more than likely finish up whatever didn't get done on Monday while I'm at the office until 11PM. I expect it to be dead, since it'll be two days before Christmas and many companies we'd work with normally on any other given Tuesday night won't have people in their offices from Christmas Eve forward, I'm guessing. So I'll work my shift, wish everyone well, come home, and go to bed.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Daisy and I are both off of work on Christmas Eve, as we took PTO for that day as well. Since nobody else is in town, we're planning our Christmas Eve/Day with the parents, just the four of us, where we'll exchange our own gifts for one another and have our own quiet Christmas dinner together. This is the plan, anyhow. We return to work as per the usual on the 26th and 27th, days I also expect to be incredibly dead in the office due to most people in most offices, again, being out for a long, long weekend after Christmas.
It's not actually as hectic as some years and some Christmases I've had in the past (such as when I was in high school and college), but compared to the last, eh, five years or so, where the only two "busy" Christmases I've had were in 2012 (when I flew home to visit my parents) and last year, when I came up here to Omaha for a few days, it's a lot to take in. Being married now and having all sorts of plans that are metered out and scheduled is quite interesting compared to having, well, basically none before. So, we'll see how it goes. I'll keep everyone posted.
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