Last Saturday night, Lauren and I went to see the Nutcracker. We started going back in 2009 and have been going every year since.
It is put on by the local ballet company in the area and they do a magnificent job. We see at least one or more girls (or guys) that we either know or know of in the production. Since this was our fourth year of going together, just the two of us, I guess you could say it has become an after Thanksgiving "tradition." With high school graduation about a year and half away and then college after that, Lauren was telling me we might not be able to go together every year. Hopefully, that is not the case :( For some families, making a certain kind of cookie during the holidays, putting up the Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving or going to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve are "traditions." Back before I met my husband, I would always spend Thanksgiving with my own family in Maryland and Virginia. Once we started dating and then later married, we started going to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. Since both of my in-laws have now passed away, and my hubby is an only child, we don't really travel there too often. It was just the hubby, myself, Lauren and Dominic for Thanksgiving dinner this year. My stepson currently lives out of town, so he was unable to be with us. We cooked a turkey close to 18 pounds, so I think we'll be having that ALOT the next week :) We have been living in the Midwest almost eleven years and I love it here, but a drawback is most of my family and a handful of close friends live back on the East Coast. I keep in touch with them by e-mail, phone calls and Facebook, but it isn't quite the same as seeing them in person. We have traveled back at holiday time to Maryland and one of my best and fondest memories is ringing in the New Year with my best friend and her family one year. My best friend and I have known each other a little longer than I've known my husband and she is like a sister to me :)
She opens up her house to my family and I when we travel back to the East Coast (usually during a holiday time or other special occasion) and it's become "tradition" that when we come to town we stay with her and her family. I love it because I spend tons of time with my BFF and it makes up somewhat for all of the time we are not able to spend together normally. It is really hard at the end of our visits to say good bye to each other :( She is my best friend for life and I know that I am incredibly lucky to know her. As the calendar creeps towards December and it gets busy with the holidays, what are some "traditions" that you and your family partake in?? I would love to hear!!
It is put on by the local ballet company in the area and they do a magnificent job. We see at least one or more girls (or guys) that we either know or know of in the production. Since this was our fourth year of going together, just the two of us, I guess you could say it has become an after Thanksgiving "tradition." With high school graduation about a year and half away and then college after that, Lauren was telling me we might not be able to go together every year. Hopefully, that is not the case :( For some families, making a certain kind of cookie during the holidays, putting up the Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving or going to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve are "traditions." Back before I met my husband, I would always spend Thanksgiving with my own family in Maryland and Virginia. Once we started dating and then later married, we started going to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. Since both of my in-laws have now passed away, and my hubby is an only child, we don't really travel there too often. It was just the hubby, myself, Lauren and Dominic for Thanksgiving dinner this year. My stepson currently lives out of town, so he was unable to be with us. We cooked a turkey close to 18 pounds, so I think we'll be having that ALOT the next week :) We have been living in the Midwest almost eleven years and I love it here, but a drawback is most of my family and a handful of close friends live back on the East Coast. I keep in touch with them by e-mail, phone calls and Facebook, but it isn't quite the same as seeing them in person. We have traveled back at holiday time to Maryland and one of my best and fondest memories is ringing in the New Year with my best friend and her family one year. My best friend and I have known each other a little longer than I've known my husband and she is like a sister to me :)
She opens up her house to my family and I when we travel back to the East Coast (usually during a holiday time or other special occasion) and it's become "tradition" that when we come to town we stay with her and her family. I love it because I spend tons of time with my BFF and it makes up somewhat for all of the time we are not able to spend together normally. It is really hard at the end of our visits to say good bye to each other :( She is my best friend for life and I know that I am incredibly lucky to know her. As the calendar creeps towards December and it gets busy with the holidays, what are some "traditions" that you and your family partake in?? I would love to hear!!
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