The Holiday Season
What can I say about the holiday season? It is here and it bringing out either the best behavior in folks or the worst. I don't think anyone likes driving around and around searching for a place to park especially these days; with gasoline actually costing enough that people are now adding to their Christmas a gasoline gift card. No one will be insulted to receive a gasoline gift card, grocery gift card and or a just money gift card to help pay those bills.
Oh, there is so much more to the Holidays like a good Bing Crosby "White Christmas," after a Chevy Chase lets fall out laughing Christmas movie. The fruit cake that so much expense and work goes into making that few people ever eat it; of course many years ago they needed food to last longer which fruit cake does last. In fact I think there's a fruit cake in my family that is still being re-gifted that I believe first was given before I was born over forty years ago. Who knows maybe it will be on e-bay one day like Ho ho's being auctioned off.
Let me carry on to the time my mother strung the lights on the tree allowing my brother and I to finish decorating it we thought it was just the greatest to be able to finish the tree, little did we know. Late evening mom came into the living room we looked over at her watching as she passed about a foot past the tree lost her balance and fell into the middle of it knocking it over. My brother and I looked at each other then looked at her flailing her arms and legs frantically; all I could think of is when we laid in the snow and made snow angels. Inside I was fighting back laughing, my brother and I helped her out of the tree all the time she was having a cussing fit. That was when we realized she hadn't tripped on Christmas decorations she was drunk! Mom has since passed but I swear I wish I had that on film or at least a picture to show friends and family.
I had been used to her cats running up and down the tree, we could have made our own Chevy Chase type movie, mom did many funny things during the holiday season and of course the pets too.
I have been here in California for many years and have never felt the holiday feeling since I have been here ever, well maybe once just a little as long as I didn't look out any windows. My friends and family back home always say they want to be here and I tell them I want to be there for this time of year. Why do I want to be there in the cold with snow ice and slush? That's not really the draw it's the family and surroundings things that money cannot buy and that is a priceless gift when the family can come together in one place and really have a great day or even a wonderful weekend together.
Like everyone else I have many Christmas stories to share some hysterical, some heartwarming and two that were heartbreaking because one my Nonna, Bubbe, Granny passed just as I was placing the turkey on the table. The other was my mother passed twenty days before Christmas from Lymphoma. The ironic thing is my Nonna and Mom love Christmas it was their favorite holiday. For me December is a double edged sword see my first born shares a birthday with one of my favorite people Susan Lucci December 23. Yes, I got the greatest Christmas present of all time my first born and years later had a couple of the worst.
What saddens me now is watching families fall apart instead of coming together, see that they can change but when the persons gone you can do nothing but remember the good and bad times. What I wouldn't give to be at the farm house sitting in the living room with family enjoying conversation and the fireplace. The smells that would come from the kitchen I swear I can smell them now and that is what it was about FAMILY even those who aren't blood but we have included as our FAMILY. What is it? It is LOVE that is what family is LOVE. As we get older and those family members and friends we love pass on they leave behind the love and memories for us still here and it is those wonderful loving memories that brighten up the Holidays. That is how they would want it that is how I want it and that is how it should be.
I pray for all the world to have Peace, Joy and Love instead of war and killing and sorrow. I pray for the leaders of the world to do the right thing and remember the everyday people when they are thinking of what the right thing is. I pray the world treats each other like we really are all sisters and brothers in the human race and show some grace. I pray that 2013 will be a year of Peace, Joy, Love and Good Prosperity (not greed).
To all who read and beyond all this I wish and pray for you and that is all I can do. Keep in mind LOVE and never forget "This is not a dress rehearsal," LIVE, LOVE AND LAUGH
Oh, there is so much more to the Holidays like a good Bing Crosby "White Christmas," after a Chevy Chase lets fall out laughing Christmas movie. The fruit cake that so much expense and work goes into making that few people ever eat it; of course many years ago they needed food to last longer which fruit cake does last. In fact I think there's a fruit cake in my family that is still being re-gifted that I believe first was given before I was born over forty years ago. Who knows maybe it will be on e-bay one day like Ho ho's being auctioned off.
Let me carry on to the time my mother strung the lights on the tree allowing my brother and I to finish decorating it we thought it was just the greatest to be able to finish the tree, little did we know. Late evening mom came into the living room we looked over at her watching as she passed about a foot past the tree lost her balance and fell into the middle of it knocking it over. My brother and I looked at each other then looked at her flailing her arms and legs frantically; all I could think of is when we laid in the snow and made snow angels. Inside I was fighting back laughing, my brother and I helped her out of the tree all the time she was having a cussing fit. That was when we realized she hadn't tripped on Christmas decorations she was drunk! Mom has since passed but I swear I wish I had that on film or at least a picture to show friends and family.
I had been used to her cats running up and down the tree, we could have made our own Chevy Chase type movie, mom did many funny things during the holiday season and of course the pets too.
I have been here in California for many years and have never felt the holiday feeling since I have been here ever, well maybe once just a little as long as I didn't look out any windows. My friends and family back home always say they want to be here and I tell them I want to be there for this time of year. Why do I want to be there in the cold with snow ice and slush? That's not really the draw it's the family and surroundings things that money cannot buy and that is a priceless gift when the family can come together in one place and really have a great day or even a wonderful weekend together.
Like everyone else I have many Christmas stories to share some hysterical, some heartwarming and two that were heartbreaking because one my Nonna, Bubbe, Granny passed just as I was placing the turkey on the table. The other was my mother passed twenty days before Christmas from Lymphoma. The ironic thing is my Nonna and Mom love Christmas it was their favorite holiday. For me December is a double edged sword see my first born shares a birthday with one of my favorite people Susan Lucci December 23. Yes, I got the greatest Christmas present of all time my first born and years later had a couple of the worst.
What saddens me now is watching families fall apart instead of coming together, see that they can change but when the persons gone you can do nothing but remember the good and bad times. What I wouldn't give to be at the farm house sitting in the living room with family enjoying conversation and the fireplace. The smells that would come from the kitchen I swear I can smell them now and that is what it was about FAMILY even those who aren't blood but we have included as our FAMILY. What is it? It is LOVE that is what family is LOVE. As we get older and those family members and friends we love pass on they leave behind the love and memories for us still here and it is those wonderful loving memories that brighten up the Holidays. That is how they would want it that is how I want it and that is how it should be.
I pray for all the world to have Peace, Joy and Love instead of war and killing and sorrow. I pray for the leaders of the world to do the right thing and remember the everyday people when they are thinking of what the right thing is. I pray the world treats each other like we really are all sisters and brothers in the human race and show some grace. I pray that 2013 will be a year of Peace, Joy, Love and Good Prosperity (not greed).
To all who read and beyond all this I wish and pray for you and that is all I can do. Keep in mind LOVE and never forget "This is not a dress rehearsal," LIVE, LOVE AND LAUGH
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