Anyone besides me spending Xmas at the local Chinese buffet?

[HipChick]

[In_The_Wind]

1. That brings back memories, haven't done that in years.

A Chinese takeout might be nice.

[HipChick]

2. Actually, I might try a Korean Barbeque grill this year...

Not a big turkey fan anyway...

[In_The_Wind]

5. Turkey is way overrated.

The only bad Christmas dinning out I can remember was a few years ago when I was stuck in Sweetwater, Tennessee.

[pinboy3niner]

3. That reminds me of this, lol...

My Christmas will be as a volunteer serving dinner at our local food bank. There's usually enough food for the volunteers to eat at the end, but I'm not worried about that. I usually get a standing rib roast or two during the holiday sales, so I'll be set for some good prime rib and Yorkshire pudding dinners from that, no matter what happens. And I'll have some family time with my older brother today or tomorrow morning, and that's enough for me to have a good holiday. Plus, 'A Christmas Story' will be on TV!

Happy Holidays to All, and to All a Good Night!

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Sons of bitches!!! Bumpuses!!!

[Festivito]

6. We have a new Vietnamese restaurant.

And, oh, is it good.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. No But Picking Up Sushi

Created a family tradition about 20 years ago and started serving sushi at our Christmas day open house.

When we stopped doing the Christmas day thing, used to take it on Christmas Eve to my parents home. Now it's tradition.

I've got nieces and a nephew who know nothing else but sushi on Christmas. They have been seeing it their whole life. (Ages 19, 16, 16 and 12.)

The 22 year old probably was too young to remember a Christmas without it, but she was there when we were sushi-less.

Quick story: The oldest niece is now 27. She lives in one of the Carolinas. (I forget it North or South)

At one point, we were kind of estranged from her mom and dad, so they didn't come over to our house and she didn't come for the night before when she was late teens. So, she didn't know about the tradition.

About 5 years ago, she came home for Christmas and we were hosting at my mom's house just after she died. I left the tray on the patio because it was refrigerator weather outside.

When we were ready to eat, my wife said "Oh, the sushi!" The oldest niece (22 years old at the time), said "We're having sushi for Christmas?!?" The 11 year old said "Yeah, we always have sushi at Christmas." Like i said, she remembers nothing else.

I think that fits the definition of a tradition.

[mucifer]

8. I'm a Christmas Jew. I always work on Christmas. I get off on Passover and Yom Kippur.

Hospice never closes.