Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Some spent months preparing. Others spent days. They came. Then with a blink of an eye, they went. Just like that. All the planning and excitement is over, leaving most of us in a complete daze.
For me, holidays are all about spending time with family and friends. Enjoying your loved ones company and eating so much good food that you are nearly comatose by the end of the year! And believe you me (what does that mean exactly?); I made the most of all that and then some! This holiday season, old traditions were followed and new ones were started in our family.
My daze began in mid November (Assman, Husband #2, & Sister Chili Pepper may tell you my “daze” is pretty much always present, but don’t listen to them, it’s all just an act I put onJ) with Thanksfriends. Over the last six years our "gang" has grown to include 10 babies (wow, just typing that sounds crazy to me!) A few years back, right around Thanksgiving, I realized that we hardly ever have family get together, so I decided to host a Thanksfriends (although, I’m pretty sure Dan came up with the cute name) dinner. I supply the turkey and a side or two and everyone brings another dish or two. This makes for quite the delicious spread! I was a little nervous this year about Itty Bitty and whether everyone would fit, or even if everyone wanted to try and fit, but I'm happy to report that in the end it all worked out. We were a little crammed and pretty much used all 900 sq ft. of Itty Bitty at one point or another, but I loved having the entire kit and caboodle (minus one) together for no other reason than to eat, drink and be thankful for one another. Good food and good friends - just like the good old days. Well, not completely like the old days, because now there are a bunch of kids either, running around, crying, attached to a hip, or sucking on a boob. And I was thankful for every minute of it.
Next, was the official Thanksgiving. The boys were so excited that their Zia and Uncle John were coming in. Hambone does not like to share Zia with anyone. In fact, if he could, I’m certain he would spend every waking moment with her while she is in town. And Poor Uncle John, Porkchop has grown very fond of him. So much so he feels the need to attempt to become a permanent fixture on his leg. I’m not sure how other families work it out, but after we had kids, we found it hard to travel across the state (at least it felt like it sometimes!) to visit both sides of the family. So we initiated a plan: one side for Easter and the other side for Thanksgiving and then alternate the next year. This year was Thanksgiving on Assman’s side, at Aunt Judy and Uncle Ray’s. I love seeing everyone, but I have to admit, one of my most favorite things about going there on holidays is Aunt Judy’s homemade Italian cooking (and I’m not just sucking up, I don’t have too, because I already think she likes me better than Assman – j/k-maybe?) The only bad thing about going there is I always leave telling Assman I wish we lived out in the country. One day he tells me, one day we will have our dream house in the country (I’m holding him to that too!!!)
Originally, there was much more to this post. But, as I started writing I realized that because I suffer from CRS, I should have been writing and posting after each holiday event. I'm certain that I am leaving out lots of funny moments. Like on Thanksfriends when Assman gave Portabella a new code name, which I can not recall for the life of me right now, but I do know that it’s funny. Or at the end of that night when Assman started talking in pretend Chinese (at least I think it was Chinese?) and we were all laughing hysterically, but I can’t remember why he was talking like that? Friends, if you are reading this, a little help filling in the blanks please?
Tomorrow I will try and recall Christmas :)
Until next time, may you live, laugh and love much this new year! xoxo
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