Love the slow down at work, family time, nice dinners, time off.
As I am older now with grown ( sort of ) kids, I have come to despise the gift exchange with the extended family.
My view....for the extended family gifts are for when they are kids. They are now adults, married....and we still have to buy for them???
Really hate it and am coming to resent the one family member who insists on continuing the gifts including birthdays....all we do now is exchange gift cards and cash. My kids, and the kids in the extended family, truly don't need anything and basically buy whatever they want whenever they want ( within reason ).
Of course the one family member I am referring to does not work, hasn't worked for 30 years, no kids at home. So lots of time.