Christmas plans? : )

So what are everyone's plans for Christmas?

Anyone going home for the holidays? Anyone going back to the states? Going back to Canada or perhaps the UK? Or if you can't, are you all planning a nice cozy family holiday here in Japan? Please, share your family holiday plans! Anyone going to an onsen or anyone going sledding? Doesn't matter what the plans, whether they be big or small they are all special, so what's everyone up to for the holidays?

I'll share our Christmas plans with you all. : )

We are all heading to Honolulu, Hawaii on December 22nd. Which means we will also arrive on December 22nd as well, since Japan is a day ahead of the US. We will arrive at like 7:30 am Honolulu time. We will stay in Waikiki from the 22nd to the 28th. So 6 nights in total! 7 full days! It's going to be cool!

Those of you who knows me, know we always go off someplace every Christmas. We usually head to Guam or Hawaii or Denver or Los Angeles. But with my dad no longer in Denver. And the flight to Los Angeles is packed, so seeing my mom for the holidays is out. And Guam...we go to Guam all the time. So, we are hitting Hawaii and with the rental car, we will be cruising the whole island (thank god we used to live there, that way, we know we won't get lost, ha ha ha) Going someplace tropical for Christmas is beginning to be our Christmas pattern here and I really don't mind!

Last year's Christmas morning was spent, waking up in our hotel room in Guam, the boys opening up 2 small gifts each and then we hit the breakfast buffet at the resort where we were staying, wearing shorts and flip flops with our swimsuits on underneath and then hitting the sandy beach afterwards all day long, ordering lunch from the pool restaurant and then having a gorgeous dinner. I imagine our Christmas this year will be pretty much the same, except this year we'll be in Waikiki. So a bit unorthodox, yes maybe, with not waking up and shuffling down to the Christmas tree to unwrap 100 presents they'd all forget about in a weeks time, lol. But we will be together as a family and that's what counts. I don't want the boys to grow up to expect a ton of Christmas gifts as a given. I want them to concentrate and remember how we were always together as a family and happy on the holiday and not stress the "how many gifts they got." Don't get me wrong though, they will get a few gifts and a filled Christmas stocking each, but it won't be the focus of the holiday that's for sure! : )

So, what are your holiday plans? I imagine many of us will be zipping through Narita airport this month! Ha ha ha! : )