"This man is a pro at coming up with every excuse in the book as to why we are too busy to spend time alone together, much less be "intimate"."
Yikes, I know exactly how you feel. If I had a dollar for every time I said to my W, let's be intimate/affectionate and suddenly there was a million things to do/clean in the household, I'd be rich. Gosh that sucks. The holiday should be such a time of joy, thanksgiving, fellowship, friendship, love, etc. To quote Lil - "Sigh"
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"