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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 0:06:10 GMT
We're kind of the oddballs around here because other than my MIL, we have no family near us. So we have no bbq's or gatherings to go to. We do have some friends that we'll get together with occasionally on long weekends but not every one.
This weekend dh is shooting a friend's wedding tomorrow so he's at the rehearsal wedding tonight. The kids and I are watching baseball and just hanging out. It's quiet and I'm LOVING the downtime. But for brief passing moments, I get a little bummed that we aren't close enough with family and friends to be invited to things. Even if we were close (distance wise) to family, chances are we wouldn't go to anything anyway. We're just not very close.
Tomorrow dh will be gone most of the day so the kids and I will be hanging out here at home again. I need to do some laundry and housework...depending on the weather, I may try to give the dogs a bath and brush them outside. I'm SO tired of the dog hair all over everything in the house. LOL
July 4th dh will be home so we'll just hang out some more.
Anyone else on their own for this holiday weekend?
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Post by Merge on Jul 3, 2016 0:09:16 GMT
Us! Older DD and I just got back from NYC and I have no idea what we'll do for the holiday. DH had to attend the funeral of a friend today, so he's not feeling very festive anyway.
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Post by maurchclt on Jul 3, 2016 0:10:28 GMT
Me, just another day here. Makes me sad that we don't have plans but it is what it is. We can't complain that we didn't get invited anywhere, we didn't invite anyone over here either. Oh well. Happy 4th!
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 0:11:24 GMT
Us! Older DD and I just got back from NYC and I have no idea what we'll do for the holiday. DH had to attend the funeral of a friend today, so he's not feeling very festive anyway. I'm so sorry to hear about your dh's friend.  |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 3, 2016 0:11:36 GMT
Me! The 24th is a bigger deal here (state birthday).
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 0:12:27 GMT
Me, just another day here. Makes me sad that we don't have plans but it is what it is. We can't complain that we didn't get invited anywhere, we didn't invite anyone over here either. Oh well. Happy 4th! Happy 4th to you too!!  We didn't invite anyone here either. My dh will be in and out at odd hours because of the wedding and I don't really care to entertain while dh isn't here. |
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Post by tampascrapper on Jul 3, 2016 0:17:03 GMT
Other than seeing a movie today with my bff, no plans for me. Well I do plan to read, eat comfort food, nap, watch a few movies and make a couple of cards. Does that count?
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Post by Nink on Jul 3, 2016 0:19:21 GMT
Me! I never make plans for the fourth. We have too many people that set off fireworks around us, even though it's illegal. My dogs are a neurotic mess this time of year and I can't bear to not be home while they're scared.
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Post by Baseballmom23 on Jul 3, 2016 0:24:40 GMT
No real plans. just hang out DH, our two sons, myself and one DS's GF
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 0:26:49 GMT
Me! I never make plans for the fourth. We have too many people that set off fireworks around us, even though it's illegal. My dogs are a neurotic mess this time of year and I can't bear to not be home while they're scared. One of my pups gets really anxious and nervous when people start lighting off fireworks. So I totally understand that. They like to be really close to a human when they start going off. It's REALLY dry here right now so I'm hoping that helps to limit the number of idiots lighting them off, but I seriously doubt it. |
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Post by smannes on Jul 3, 2016 0:27:06 GMT
No barbecues for us. We don't have any family in this state and we're very much introverts with no kids so we don't really put ourselves out there. We do have plans to see a bunch of movies: Free State of Jones this morning, Purge 3 tomorrow, The Shallows and The Conjuring 2 on Monday.
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Post by scrappyesq on Jul 3, 2016 0:32:22 GMT
***raises hand*** me, me,me!!!
I feel like an oddball but all I want to do is luxuriate in my bed for the long weekend. I just had an almost two week long stretch of 15-16 hour days at work so all I can think about is sleep. When I tell people that I have absolutely no plans they look at me crazy.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 3, 2016 0:33:37 GMT
my dh went camping with pals this weekend. I am home trying to clean. have made a little progress. he will be home sunday night. absolutely no plans.. it is cold here.. 60 and foggy..so we usually stay home. the fireworks are shot into the fog.. so nothing going on.
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Post by MsKnit on Jul 3, 2016 0:33:56 GMT
Only plans I have is for Sunday. I have a knitting class. Afterward, I am going to see Finding Dory.
Monday I will be home avoiding the outside world.
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Post by azredhead on Jul 3, 2016 0:35:58 GMT
Us either-- we're just hanging out and watching Olympic pre trial stuff and movies. We got some good stuff to cook for ourselves (it's just the two of us anyway) and just veg out all weekend. Maybe swim if the monsoons don't kick in again. The dogs were in early ha ha!
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Post by stittsygirl on Jul 3, 2016 0:38:05 GMT
I'm on call at work until Monday morning, then we're just chilling at home. DH bought a brisket for dinner, and we'll try to find a good place to watch fireworks. Seeing all the RV's that were headed out of our town yesterday I'm happy to have a quiet day at home away from the crowds . |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 3, 2016 0:42:10 GMT
I don't do much to celebrate any of the summer holidays. Not a big fan of cookouts, boating, etc, the traditional things. Also, I work every Monday, so I generally wouldn't be free for celebrating anyway. Our town does a 4th celebration with carnival, parade etc that draws a ton of people, and I generally am more comfortable not leaving the house empty for too long with so many rowdy people in town.
Our plans for the 4th: after I get home from work, dinner will be hot dogs and potato salad, that is enough of a concession to tradition for me.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 3, 2016 0:45:35 GMT
We had DS grad party Friday, so are happy to have recovery time! We might get together with friends on Monday, depending on what they have going on. We will be tired of leftovers by then, and we have tons of beer left from the party. They have four children, so we usually get together at their house. Dh's family doesn't do anything, and on my side, we only have my mom on, so when DS was younger, we just made our own fun. Zoo, Putt Putt Golf, the beach, etc. And then had some minor fireworks for the evening.
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Post by Sharon on Jul 3, 2016 0:46:36 GMT
We don't have any plans for this weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 0:47:10 GMT
No plans here. We're lame and don't have friends. My family doesn't do cook outs. DH's extended family live an hour away and does stuff with their mother's side of the family. MIL is at her place up north and they're celebrating with her bf's kids. We're not invited. We are spending next weekend up there though. I don't know why they won't bring their kids together. We're all adults.
It's sitting on the front porch, listening to fireworks. I'm knitting. He's working on a novel. Like I said. We're lame.
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Post by Anita on Jul 3, 2016 0:52:07 GMT
We are not doing anything. Family is too far away and it's too rainy to do much of anything. We won't go see fireworks because the crowds are too heavy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 0:53:36 GMT
We need to stay home to make sure our property doesn't catch fire, so we have plans
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Post by TankTop on Jul 3, 2016 0:53:48 GMT
We never have plans for holidays. Makes me sad for our kiddos.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 3, 2016 1:01:59 GMT
We have no plans at all. My oldest son's girlfriend is coming back from Pittsburgh on the 4th and he will want me to drive 1.5 hours with him to pick her up. We both dread the traffic.
My son that lives away from home is moving back in August but he plans to stop over tomorrow. I will probably take him to buy groceries.
All I am doing is trying to sort through boxes and piles of scrapbook paper looking for the things I have accumulated over the years for upcoming projects. That is very daunting and borders on depressing because when it comes to stuff, it is a hoard. No other word for it.
I told my older son he can invite friends over for a cookout if he wants. I might make the macaroni salad I mentioned on another thread.
Boring.
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 1:06:35 GMT
We never have plans for holidays. Makes me sad for our kiddos. I understand completely. Most of the time, if we have plans on holidays, we're the ones initiating. I think that's why we spend most of them on our own...I get tired of doing all the initiating. |
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Post by genny on Jul 3, 2016 1:08:51 GMT
ME!! And I am SOOO glad.
We usually do the 4th here, grill out, buy a couple hundred $$ in fireworks and hang out by the pool all day and well into the night.
I didn't plan a damn thing this weekend. I usually love being the party house but I just didn't have it in me to cook and clean just for everything to get trashed so I have to clean it all up again. DS has to work all day anyway, he's a river rafting guide so we are going to go watch the big firework show downtown and he will walk over and meet us after he gets off the water. I'm smoking a butt for the family and grilling some corn and making some roasted potatoes (of which I am in abundance since it's the only thing doing really well in my garden).
Today we went to the market downtown and browsed the vendors and ate and shopped. DD and I got our hair cut this afternoon, then went and met my family for dinner for my nephews birthday.
Tomorrow I will clean a little if I feel like it, but mostly plan to work in the yard (which I love) and lay by the pool and read my latest Stephen King book (since I just finished the Outlander series AGAIN) and repeat again on Monday.
I have been SO burned out and stressed out and just BLAH for weeks now, this weekend of doing next to nothing, or just what I want to do, is much needed. Our weekends are usually packed and it's been weeks since we've had a 'no plans' weekend.
Happy 4th Everybody!
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Post by rst on Jul 3, 2016 1:11:07 GMT
My son may or may not end up back in the hospital (recovering from septic shock, and not looking super at the moment) so it's easier not to have plans. My other kids will probably go over to friends' houses or go to work parties. DH and I are ok with a low key day.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 3, 2016 1:14:16 GMT
I drove my daughter to Atlanta so she could catch a flight to camp.
I got home about 2 hours ago. So no other plans this weekend.
We are in a similar place no family nearby, and all our friends have family.
Sometimes we tag along with one of two friends, but no one invited me this year.. I'll just catch up on housework, and work work.
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2016 1:18:00 GMT
My son may or may not end up back in the hospital (recovering from septic shock, and not looking super at the moment) so it's easier not to have plans. My other kids will probably go over to friends' houses or go to work parties. DH and I are ok with a low key day. I hope he's on the road to recovery and doesn't end up back in the hospital. |
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Post by Princess Amy on Jul 3, 2016 1:20:39 GMT
Nothing happening here. DH needs to mow and I need to do laundry. Oldest DS is at the lake with friends all weekend and other DS is holed up in the basement playing video games. Our neighborhood is very quiet this weekend.
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We didn't invite anyone here either. My dh will be in and out at odd hours because of the wedding and I don't really care to entertain while dh isn't here. 
