kingcrazylegs

I've moved around quite a bit over the past 10 years living in 5 different US states and 4 other countries (and visiting a several others). I worked it out recently, and this New Years will be the 11th consecutive New Years I will spend in a different State or Country than the year before. Anybody have a similar situation?

Christmas:
1995 - Louisiana
1996 - Canada
1997 - Malta
1998 - Spain
1999 - Rome, Italy
2000 - Malta
2001 - South Carolina
2002 - Louisiana
2003 - North Dakota
2004 - Chicago, IL
2005 - Seattle, WA (tentative)

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xanthuos

Hmm...well, it's hard to say because it's hard to determine what constitutes where you "live." Starting when I went away to university, I "lived" in Nashville for most of two years. Then I was living on the road with the company I worked for starting July of '03 - Indiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, Virginia, and back to Indiana. I spent Christmas '03 in Indiana alone (watching all three Lord of the Rings movies consecutively! WOOHOO!) that year then flew up to my family's new home in Canada the next day. Then a year ago, last August, I moved here to Canada. I've left and come back frequently in the past year, and intend to spend Christmas this year in Finland, if possible.
Prior to University, I had lived in various places in New York on Long Island, and then in Illinois.

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bookofkels

well from when i was 0-11 years of age i spent every other christmas in London or Ireland, then it was always in ireland till age 21, then america, 1st xmas there philidelphia, 2nd was Florida, 3rd was philly, 4th was philly, 5th was Las vegas, 6th was Ireland, so yea i kinda know what you mean, but where ever i am i always put up a christmas tree

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TERI

WOW. I'm 26, and I've spent every christmas with my family. We do the exact same things every year. Like clockwork. Christmas 2006 will be my first one away from them. I think I'm going to be in Perth, Australia around then. I hope they'll be ok without me.

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tumblezweedz

Christmas 94 - Wichita, KS
Christmas 95 - Phoenix, AZ
Christmas 96 - Vancouver, BC
Christmas 97 - Clovis, NM
Christmas 98 - Oak Harbor, WA/Vancouver, BC
Christmas 99 - Misawa, Japan
Christmas 00 - Vancouver/Honolulu/Misawa, Japan (3 celebrations)
Christmas 01 - Misawa, Japan
Christmas 02 - Arlington, VA
Christmas 03 - Vilnius, Lithuania
Christmas 04 - Vilnius, Lithuania
Christmas 05 - Zendscheid, Germany (tent.)

Even though we visit family from time to time, we always have Christmas at home too...wherever that happens to be!

omisan

Well, my family doesn't really celebrate any holidays, so any claims of me not being home for Christmas, New Years, or birthdays is pretty moot on my end...

That said, I rarely spend Thanksgiving or my birthday at "home," since there are so many good travel deals around that time of year!

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kingcrazylegs

I new I'd get some interesting replies to this one! tumbleweedz - you got a mad traveling family chica!

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agriadam

well let's see every Christmas since I was born I have spent in Indianapolis Indiana.....

Where in Indiana X?

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xanthuos

E-ville my friend, Evansville.

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urOZm8

I've lived in Perth, Aus all my life and haven't had one xmas away from home.

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tecia

WOW!! I also have never been away from my family at Christmas. I'm going home from Ireland two weeks earlier than when i was bc i don't want to miss Thanksgiving with them
I love to be with my family on Holidays

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kingcrazylegs

At this point I just can't imagine spending Christmas with my family each year. On the other hand, must be awesome to have such a family like Tecia's or many others. Don't get me wrong, I am super close to my parents, but we just don't have the kind of family that gets together often.

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bluepea

Well, Christmas is pretty sedentary - it's always with my family (Jake's family doesn't really get together for it, Thanksgiving is their holiday). Although, last year, we got back from New Orleans Christmas eve. Anyhow, we just realized that we've moved 6 times in four years. Now we have a temp move coming up and when we get a place, we're staying there for at least 3 years dammit!!! I'm sick of moving!

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TheJake

this past christmas was the first one home in 5 years...

It was just weird and I am not sure I want to be home for the holidays again... anyone know what i mean?

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kingcrazylegs

Yea, for me it always seems weird to be home for the holidays - because its not where I grew up any more and its not like when I was a kid - I much rather be having a new meaningful experience and just spend time with my parnets other times.

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kingcrazylegs

So this year we are planning on traveling, gives us an excuse and I get to keep my record going.

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tumblezweedz

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kingcrazylegs @ Aug 18 2005, 07:04 PM) [snapback]73967[/snapback]</div>Actually, we call it a mad traveling family circus. Might be the name of the book...

BigE

My entire family got togther for Christmas probably for the last time two or three years ago. I don't see how it will happen again. I usually go down to my grandmother's house for Christmas and one of sisters' family comes too with my brother. We still have a good time.

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kingcrazylegs

make that 13
2006 - BC, Canada

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Diorama

Hey anthon,

where did you and beth end up going for xmas?

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