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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My little family (me, DH, two kids) spend every holiday alone due to family distance and dysfunctional family (lots of estrangement issues on DH's side).

I find this time of year (November and December) to be the hardest months of the year to get through.  All the family holidays, everyone has amazing plans with family, and we always spend all three holidays just the 4 of us.

What can I do to make holidays feel more festive and special, when it's always just the four of us?  We already go all out on decorating and the food (we order nice holiday meals from a restaurant and do take-out) since I don't like to cook.

We are new to the area and don't have close friends yet that we could celebrate with.  Thanks![/quote]

I feel ya. It can be lonely but at least we have our nuclear families, which many people in this area who move here for great careers op don’t have. Do Not every spend every holiday alone but many since travel to either family costs thousands of dollars and tons of jet lag when there is only 2 weeks off school..

This area is actually amazing  for fun things to do in the holiday season. There are also many family community  service ops.

Just google fun things to do in DC area in holiday season and many activities come up. I can’t remember them all and have not tried them all yet but plan on doing so.

Holiday activities 
White House Christmas tree that has tree from different t state every year 
Ice skating in sculpture garden downtown 
Drive through Winter lights in MD and Va
Beautiful Nativity crèches from around the world at Mormon Disney like temple off the beltway Connecticut exit
Bus or car tours of lighted monuments by night 
Holiday concerts at National. Cathedral 
Shows such as A Christmas Carol at historic Ford Theater

Service 
Dec 25 Service project by JCCC (many people of different faiths help throw parties on Christmas Day at many different locations  such as senior homes, hospitals, homeless shelters, domestic violence safe houses, drug rehabilitation hiuses etc)
Many more - just Google 
National Catholic shrine Cathedral feeding the poor on. Christmas Day
Interfaith initiatives to help Afghan refugees arriving in our area by the hundreds[/quote]

+1
Lots of fun things to do in this area.

PPs piling on OP - give her a break. She is new to area. It would be more helpful to actually suggest nice things she can do with her nuclear family such as list rather than judgy platitudes  such as “You are not alone. Just make the most of it”  this area is daunting at first but has so much to offer.

Nearby weekend trips - Also can take in live shows in New York for a weekend trip. Williamsburg in Virginia has wonderful Christmas decorations in historic town with many eighteenth century re-enactments of early American life. It is near Busch Gardens theme park. [/quote]

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