Sentences with phrase «holiday of family reunions»

Christmas is so much a holiday of family reunions and generalized piety that we often lose sight of the drastic thing we do.

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Winter holidays are one of those times when people's hopes for idyllic family reunions often meets the reality of your uncle who drinks too much, your siblings who reliably don't show up or your mother who thinks you married «down.»

I am so sorry to hear you been sick, life sucks when it comes to December, sick, busy, people trying to get together as a holiday party or family reunion — I just have no mood to go nowhere but quiet time and close my eyes of the world then rest for at least a week haha, am I asking too much?

This Buddhist - Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors» graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars.

This Christmas (Unrated) Family skeletons aplenty come popping out of the closet during this holiday drama set during a dysfunctional African - American family's first reunion in Family skeletons aplenty come popping out of the closet during this holiday drama set during a dysfunctional African - American family's first reunion in family's first reunion in years.

The melancholy holiday movie, starring Catherine Deneuve, depicts the Christmastime reunion of the volatile Vuillard family, who learn that their matriarch needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative.

Another take on the old «home for the holidays» template, it tracks the emotionally fraught reunion of a large, dysfunctional family, all with issues too tangled to explain here, drawn together by Catherine Deneuve's leukemia - afflicted matriarch.

«Love the Coopers» (November 13): Taking the place of this holiday's family reunion movie is «Love the Coopers» (not «Love, The Coopers»), whose cast make this ticking time bomb of dysfunction initially intriguing.

At the point of departure we find the clan convening at the family manse in advance of the Christmas holidays for a reunion guaranteed to stir up trouble.

These demonstrate a recognition of the significance to student wellbeing of mid-deployment family reunions and end of deployment family holidays.

For some, Thanksgiving has a reputation of being a tedious obligation filled with strained family reunions and mediocre mincemeat, but you wouldn't know it from Friedman's guide to enjoying the holiday.

Designed for entertaining in full view of the mountains, Clowsgill Holme is the perfect retreat for a family reunion or fun - filled holiday with friends.

Family reunions or groups of friends, Slopeside Manor will provide anything and everything you need for a memorable alpine holiday!

Accommodating 1 - 38 guests in a spacious 10 room hotel, it is perfect for romantic holidays, family reunions, fishing adventures, weddings, yoga groups, corporate retreats or unique conferences — all of which our property managers can help you plan and coordinate.

Hanalei «Ilikea makes a great bet for a family holiday, a couples» retreat or a reunion of friends and epicureans.

The upstairs of the cabin features two sets of twin bunk beds and an additional bathroom, making it ideal for children's sleepovers during holiday celebrations and family reunions.

Hotel planners are experienced in every type of event including bar and bat mitzvahs, holiday parties, benefits and galas, birthdays, anniversaries, fashion shows, family reunions and luncheons.

The spacious home sleeps up to 14 (2 must be children age 12 or under) and is perfect for Palm Springs retreats, groups of friends, family gatherings and celebrations, business meetings or planning retreats, reunions, vacations and holidays in Palm Springs.