Did you do anything special the day your divorce was final?

Honestly, we went to trial. The decree was issued, but not the settlement.
I went and sat in my car and had a big sigh of relief.

My friends were going to take me are throwing, but I was just drained

I had a very amicable divorce ... the date it was final was just like any other day as we had been separated for quite some time ...

If you feel you need to do something to celebrate do it!  But don't feel like you have to   

😅 I gave myself a party! I had had 3-4 court dates before I finally got to court. Only very good friends were invited. My little hand-made/typed note began with "Free at last, free at last, Thank the Lord God Almighty, I am free at last." More than enough wine flowed that night.

I haven't been divorced but have supported a couple of friends through the process. I would suggest:
1 - A quiet dinner out (or in) with just a few close friends, with maybe a celebratory (or commiserations) drink or two - either day of or next day , after
2 - Treat yourself (and maybe a friend) to a massage, facial or mani-pedi the next day.

I definitely think you should do something special for yourself. Even something small, like buying a pretty bouquet of flowers and getting takeout from a favorite restaurant.

No. There was no court appearance involved or anything like that. Got the decree in the mail. Picked up the kids from school and we went about our usual business. Then I was just too busy keeping a roof over our heads. I don't think I needed anything either.

My dad and stepmom paid for a spa day for me. They watched my kids. I had a facial, manicure, pedicure, and massage. And the spa brought in lunch for me. I have never had another full spa day lol. It was really nice.

Oh heck yes! My divorce was a never-ending nightmare. We had a many dates in front of a judges. At one the lawyers seemed motivated to get this thing over (I think they realized we were running out of money). And we finally were done! I was so stunned and ecstatic. I called my mom who was a few hours away and in the time it took for her to come I went and changed my driver's license and social security (it was 20 years ago and you could just walk into the Social Security office). Then when my mom got here we went out to lunch to celebrate! Meanwhile my coworkers decorated my office. So on March 10 each year I remember and consider it my FAL day (Free At Last). So Congratulations and definitely do something for yourself when it is over!!

When my divorce is final, I'm buying a good bottle of bourbon and sharing it with my three friends who have been such a wonderful support to me lately. Also, as soon as I can, I'm taking a long trip to the beach. 

I didn't even know the day it was final until a couple days later. We didn't have to go to court, so I didn't know it was signed and filed.

One of my friends had a divorce pool party at her house. I think everyone had a good time considering the reason for the party. It wasn’t the day it was final though as far as I know.

I just went out to lunch with the friend that had come with me to offer his support.  He knew my ex and knew how stressful the divorce was and called me to ask if I would like him to come with me.  The final details were hammered out sitting at different tables in the courthouse cafeteria, which was very common.  The attorneys would sit with us and then go meet with the opposing attorney at another table off to the side to discuss what was being offered.  My soon-to-be-ex was furious that this man was there with me.  He told his attorney to go demand that he leave.  His attorney told him that I was allowed to have anyone that I wanted with me for support.  I wasn’t dating this guy, he was just an old neighbor that I was still friends with.  We just went out for Chinese food after everything was over.