Yes...and no! We have been away from our families for many years now, and worked for a company that required your presence thru Christmas..dead or alive...haha!! I do, however, miss our "adopted" family (friends) where we lived previously. I am trying to be careful, tho, to not start any traditions with "newbies" we may not be comfortable with in the coming years. So...that being said, we are planning to play with our new friends and neighbors thru the holidays, but keep the holiday for ourselves...this year! We have already experienced getting "too" close with some people, that come to find out, we just really don't mesh with for the long haul. It is definitely a learning experience, and new, and there's nothing like "old" friends, true. You will get thru the holidays and next year may be more settled for you. You don't sound morose at all...
