Holiday Traditions

Holiday Traditions

Each family has their own unique way of celebrating the holidays.  Religion can play a big part of how some of these holidays are shaped, but each family adds their own special touch to it.

Thanksgiving is a holiday, in which we celebrate the people, events, and things that are special to us.  In my family, my mom wakes up very early (with some help from my sisters) and cooks all kinds of food.  Turkey, stuffing, pies, salad, several kinds of potatoes and more! Our family usually spends the day at my parents house and our grandparents usually come over too.  We have a pretty quiet day of eating, playing board games, watching football and resting.  It's fun, but low key.

Black Friday is pure madness and I refuse to leave my house on this day.  My mom used to always go when my sisters and I were little to get good sales on the toys that we really wanted.  Now, my mom just goes out for fun to see what kind of deals she can get and to laugh at the people who take it way too seriously.  My mom convinced me to go with her when I was around 12 years old...NEVER AGAIN.  I hate crowds and rude people.  I stay in my house and get the same good deals online! 

Christmas Eve day is pretty calm around my house.  We do any last minute present wrapping and just have a relaxing day while my sister Gabriella stalks Santa on the "Where's Santa" app on my phone.   On Christmas Eve, my family goes to church together and then we usually eat dinner at Japanese Steakhouse.  When we get home, my two sisters (11 years old) get to unwrap one present.  It's usually a movie, which we hope will put them to sleep to Santa can come. Yes, we are lucky enough that one of them still believes in Santa. :)  

On Christmas morning, my 21 year old sister instigates and wakes up my two 11 year old sisters very early in the morning! We pull ourselves out of bed and open presents.  After this we usually eat breakfast (some go back to bed for a little bit) and then we relax the rest of the day and enjoy family.

My husband and I are quite boring on New Year's Eve.  We like to spend it when my 11 year old sisters.  We play games, build gingerbread houses, do fire works, and eat.  They love it and feel so cool when they drink their sparkling grape juice of their "fancy cups" as they call them.  We like to hang out with them and talk about all of the great things they achieved in the past year and find out what their goals for the future are.