"When you get married, holidays can get tricky. My husband and I live in Florida, his parents live about four hours away, and mine are in Ohio. When our first holiday season as a married couple rolled around, everyone wanted us to travel to them and continue the traditions we'd been doing since we were kids. We did our best to accommodate everyone, but were left with expensive plane tickets, unmet expectations, and no time to create our own family traditions."
"That's why when we have kids, we decided to do a few things differently. First, we put a pause on holiday travel. Second, we made Halloween our family's biggest celebration and embraced it in all its spooky, scary glory. We go big on decorations with a 12-foot skeleton, multiple inflatables, and countless pumpkins by our front door. We host our friends and their kids for a quick pizza dinner before trick or treating."
The couple paused holiday travel after having children and designated Halloween as their primary family celebration. They embrace large-scale decorations including a 12-foot skeleton, inflatables, and many pumpkins. They host friends and children for a casual pizza dinner before trick-or-treating. The husband prepares hot dogs for the neighborhood, sometimes in the hundreds. Choosing Halloween lowered expectations for travel because children usually attend school that day, which keeps the evening low-key. Reusing decorations and children's participation spreads decorating responsibilities. Aside from costumes and candy, overall holiday expenses are reduced.
Read at Business Insider
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