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[Pax]

This is my first "orphan" year. My parents are gone now, my brother and I are okay with each other now, but our lives are very separate so we won't see much of each as time goes on. This holiday season is going to be strange, mom was the glue that kept us together as a family, now we'll go our own ways and hopefully, create new traditions.

[Helene2013]

Pax,
I hear you on this. Very often parents are the ones who keep us together. My parents and hubby parents are gone so there is really nothing much left to "celebrate". Very often, it is just the 2 of us and we're fine with it. The hardest holiday I think is Xmas and New year's eve. Other than that, I don't care much for holidays. Thanksgiving in Canada goes unnoticed for most of us, at least those I know, in Canada. So yep. We need to be creative in our own ways.

[Pax]

I'm thankful Mary and I will get to spend xmas/new years/ and our 25th anniversary at our new place in FL. Seems like a good way to get some new traditions started!