Yea, yea, I know I didn't post on Monday yet again, but that's because I had no news to report! I swear I'll start writing after this weekend. I will, I WILL. I will have oodles of time next week to delve back into the WIP, and I seriously can't wait! I have all these ideas floating around in my head, and my readers have told me that what I have now has been totally "drawing them in" and they can't wait to read more. Nice lil ego boost, there. And it motivates me to keep going! When, um, I have some time to sit down with my laptop again, anyway.
Well, it's Thursday, so that means it's time for another edition of Three Things Thursday. I thought I would go ahead and discuss my three favorite holiday traditions, some new, some old. I realize last week's post was also holiday-related, but hey, 'tis the season, right?
1) For as long as I can remember, we've been going to my Gramma Marusak's house for Christmas Eve. And I think the tradition of Christmas Eve dinner over there started long before I was even born. It's my absolute favorite dinner of the year- the traditional Slovak/Catholic meatless dinner, consisting of homemade mushroom soup, fresh Lake Erie Perch (and no one, I mean NO ONE makes better perch than my gram), and pierogies. I have taken over making the famous twice-baked mashed potatoes, and I daresay I have perfected them.
2) Back when all the kids were little, and well, my two younger cousins might not remember this as well as my brother and I do, but one of our traditions was "dragging Grampa to the tree to pass out gifts". Every year, Grampa would pretend he'd be too tired to pass out the presents and would make like he was going upstairs to take a nap. Then the four grandkids would then have to make a big production of physically dragging Grampa from the staircase, through the living room, and all the way back to the tree. I'm smiling right now just remembering it. And getting teary. Every year at this time, I miss my grampa so, so much. He died 14 years ago today. I know he's up there watching over us, enjoying seeing how we've all grown up and how we still all get together for these Christmas traditions. He loved this time of year more than anything.
3) Our newest tradition just evolved over the last 5 years or so. Christmas Eve night, after Dan and I open our mountain of presents for each other (every year we say we need to cut back, and every year we still go overboard), we head out to Mentor to hang out with my brother and sister in law. We order Chinese food, drink wine and watch Christmas Vacation. Sometimes my parents and Gramma join us, too. I look forward to that evening the whole year, I think. There's just nothing better than snuggling up with the people you love, laughing and enjoying each other's company.
What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? Mine all seemed to involve Christmas Eve...clearly it's one of my favorite days of the year.
Happy Holidays, everyone! I'll be working furiously on the WIP next week so I might take a lil' hiatus from the blog. But watch for more in 2012!!
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