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Julie | This Main Line Life

These are beautiful holiday photos. Christmas is always the same for us. Paul’s parents and my Dad come over to our house. It’s nice, but not super exciting.

Shelbee on the Edge
5 years ago

Such a wonderful post about how traditions change. You know, being a military family, it has been difficult to stick to traditions as everything changes every year with where we will live or if my husband will even be home for the holidays. So we just take it all in stride and do what feels best for us in the moment! In fact, we rarely decide on our holiday plans until the week before. Sometimes we stay home alone and sometimes we travel to see family. So I guess that is our tradition…winging it!

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Ellibelle
5 years ago

Your post made me teary eyed. Life is always changing. My kids are both teens now (13 and 17) and the holidays already felt different last year. It’s a great idea to start creating new traditions that work with the periods of life we are in. Thank you for sharing!
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Kimberly Malkiewicz
5 years ago

What a shock to have your ex pass away at such a young age. We’ve moved across the country (we’re no longer FL neighbors!) and everything is having to be recalibrated. So glad you, Roger and Brooke can make some new traditions and memories. And Haha, yep having coffee and amazed that it’s Nov. 1!

laura@everydayedits.co
5 years ago

Great story about traditions and transitions. My youngest left for college this year. My friend group seems in constant flux. It is a weird space where my friends were always the parents of my kids. laura in CO

Emma Peach
5 years ago

When I was married to my ex we used to go abroad somewhere warm for Christmas, which was nice but rather souless. Since remarrying and having Isobel we stay at home and have our mums over – I now look forward to Christmas again after years of trying to avoid it! I guess it will change when Isobel gets older so I’m enjoying it while I can!

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Nancy Baten
5 years ago

I can imagine it hurts when your traditions are gone. But making new ones is exiting! I love Christmas and like to spend it with family!

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