Things such as holidays, visits to the theatre, cinema, concerts, dining out, etc that once you took for granted become rare treats.
In contrast, the summer holidays of 2010, except for the very poorest families, will probably be full of different kinds of pleasurable experiences – day trips, foreign holidays, visits to parks and museums.
For those who spent the holidays visiting friends and not watching Netflix, here's a quick summary.
When Precious stopped by to see me she was home for the holidays, visiting from Greenville, S.C.
On 28 December, Cardinal Francis Spellman, on a Korean tour over the Christmas holidays, visited the ship, coming on board by helicopter to celebrate Mass for the Catholic members of the crew.
Ms. Mufleh and Ms. Ediger, the team manager, spend the holiday vacation visiting the players' families.
On Wednesday night, the crowd included a family on its annual holiday visit.
After spending about $400 on passes, Mims started his holiday visit at Hurricane Harbor.
Honduran radio journalist Adonis Felipe Bueso Gutiérrez was shot dead while on a holiday visit to his family.
