For those of you married this year, how are you and your new spouse navigating the holidays? My husband and I live in a different city than our hometowns (he's from Mississippi and I'm from Florida). We're spending Christmas with his family and going to visit mine for a few days afterwards. I'm all for it, but the closer it gets, the more emotional I become about spending the holidays away from my family -- it's the first time in 42 years I won't be home for Christmas. I told my husband that my feelings don't mean I don't want to be with him or his family for Christmas, it's just going to be super different and I'm going to miss my family and our traditions. How are you and your spouse handling the holidays? For those that have spent Christmas away from home before, any tips for us newbies? Have you and your spouse developed your own holidays traditions- if so, what?
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