How do you spend Christmas Eve??

[sloane]

pretty much the same way here too.

when i was young(er!) i used to love going out with friends on xmas eve - it was such a happy, friendly atmosphere. but those days are long gone im looking forward as well to when DS is a bit older & we can do more as a family in the evening

[skybie]

curled up on the couch watching carols, then i play santa and fill the kids sacks

[Daydream Believer]

I watch the carols & hopefully wrap presents but it all depends on DD last year she was up with me.
We sometimes have the IL's here or family friends, but we don't go anywhere

[Raupe]

I'll be working Christmas eve. And Christmas day. And Boxing day. And the day after (you're getting the drift).

[Dansta]

when i was a kid we'd go over to who ever was hosting christmas day (so our place or my aunts) and watch the carols well try to while my dad drank and started getting shirty with ray marton

its pritty much the same now - but we have kids in tow and my 90 year old nanna joins in with dad hanging it on who ever is on!

[Heaven]

We go and look at the lights, then watch carols on TV and hang out together.

[Trillian]

We always spend Christmas Eve with my Mum and brothers because Christmas day is always with DH's parents and family. But this year that will be up in the air so we will just stay home this year at this stage. Because Mum lives in town we would always drive around the Christmas lights after tea and the kids loved that.

[briggsy's girl]

we have no set way to spend Christmas eve - kinda depends on what we're doing for Christmas day! if it's at our place we do the last of the table set up etc so that christmas day is stress free (well, as stress free as it can be with people turning up late with food that needs to be heated etc lol). when it's not at our place, we finish off the food we need to cook for the next day (our family all put in to take pressure off the hosts), then just chill. we may have carols on, we may not.

this year we will be wrapping presents and setting up play gym for DD outside and waiting on the arrival of a special BB friend who is going to spend Christmas with us! yay!

[Sopdet]

This year, I'll be going to church with a special friend and family, then into the car for a drive to go visit another special friend & their family who I will be spending Christmas day with (alcohol involved so will be going home on Boxing Day).

I honestly can't wait for this year.

[~Kim~]

The last few years we have taken DD to see a house near us that has a huge light display after dinner (we just walk around the corner). THey have a sausage sizzle and Santa and give out goodie bags to the kids. It's really lovely.
This year though that's thousands of kms away so not really sure. DH could also potentially be sent out bush this week, so we aren't planning anything.

I always watch carols though and let DD stay up late, and then I stay up much later to be Santa. Those are my favourite few hours of the year. I wrap pressies and set up toys, and leave out reindeer dust and chewed up carrot. Am panicking this year, because Santa is bringing a trampoline and if DH goes out bush I may have to erect it on my own.....

[toomanyshoes]

Well last year I spent it cooking up a storm and getting everything ready for ****tails then at the last minute ended up at the ER with DD

This year DH has to work, then we'll drive down to mums, unpack all the presents and put them under the tree, after that I don't know.

In past years we've had people over for drinks or gone to his sisters place, nothing huge though.

[Snowy Love]

Cleaning the house before the rellies decend on us on Christmas morning.

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

My DH's family is Chilean and they celebrate Xmas on Xmas Eve so we'll be at their place for food, drinks and present exchange