This one depends on so many situations and elements. How many siblings you or your partner have; whose families live close or far away; whose family may not be on speaking terms; whose relatives are no longer living. I've known people to alternate holidays (Thanksgiving was with his family so Christmas is with hers). I've known people to split all of them (for Thanksgiving go to hers for dinner, his for dessert. For Christmas go to his for dinner and hers for dessert). I've known people who rarely ever see one set of them for various reasons or have far too many siblings to ever get together in one place. So this one has a lot of different answers that we're curious to hear about.

In all honesty, we're usually with my family for most everything. My husband's family tends to do their own thing and think of us second, sadly. He's an only child, too, and we have their only grandchildren, but his mother will make plans on her own (usually with one of her brothers) and then give us that guilt trip of "oh you're not coming by so and so's house?". My mother, on the other hand, makes sure she checks in with us to see what the plans are or to make plans to make sure we see each other for holidays. So, that being said, Christmas was with my family, although we did stop at his parents' house like we do every year for Christmas breakfast. Thanksgiving was with my family since his parents went to North Carolina to be with his mom's brother. My husband and I don't celebrate Easter, so if his mother is doing something then, we'll usually go with her. Frankly, it sucks, and I like hosting. This way they can all come by me.

With us being over 1700 miles away from family and there are 5 of us, it is easy - we stay home for holidays and spend with just us.  My parents have been out here for several holidays and birthdays.  On the other hand, the only time we have ever spent holidays with my inlaws are when we lived in IL and WE drove to them.  They have never made a special attempt to go out of there way for us, it is always us for them. 

It is kind of nice to be just us, although I miss my family, we do not get involved in the family squabbles to often and that is NICE!

His family is huge there is an older sister who always has everyone over for holidays at her little house. Im ok with that but I wish that my family wich is small could hang out with us and his family. His sister always invites my family but we all have different ways. This year we went over to his sister's for Chirstmas Eve and my family came over the next day. It was better like this.

I am in northern WI now with my in-laws- and we go to my family on Christmas Eve-  We decided though to start a new Christmas tradition We will be at home for Christmas- and then travel after we celebrate our own holiday

We do Thanksgiving in VA with My family and Christmas is here with his family.  It was hard at first since we both have strong family ties but there has to be compromise both ways.  Eventually I think my family may be able to come up here for Christmas too.  I look forward to those days.

For Easter we always go to his family.  We split Thanksgiving since we have them 4 hrs apart and his aunts(that is where his family always goes) is about 2 miles from my mom's.  We go to his families on Christmas Eve, my Aunts the friday before Christmas, stay home on Christmas and get with my mom and brothers on whatever day we all can be together, but we have to be able to ALL be there.  It has worked for us for almost 10 years, so we must be doing something right.