Well, the holidays are right around the corner and I’m feeling a teensy bit…homesick I guess is the word for it. I have so many wonderful memories of spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with my family in Georgia and I’m feeling both nostalgic for those days but also excited for the new memories that my holidays as a married woman will bring. I would love to be able to re-create, in some form, the memories that I grew up with while making new memories so I’m going to list some of my favorite things about the holidays…
(this happened more than just on holidays, when my mother would wake up earrrrly to cook food for our potluck supper after church on Sundays)
– Driving to family’s homes in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thanksgiving to visit with aunts, uncles and cousins. This didn’t happen as much once we were in college, but the memories from when I was younger stick with me.
– Singing carols on the way home from Christmas Eve Services at the Episcopal church downtown. This was a more recent happening but it was the best feeling….riding home with my sisters late at night after singing in two Christmas eve church services, and knowing that the next day would be spent celebrating with family and friends.
– Waking up on Christmas morning and being so excited we couldn’t stay in bed….but then having to wait at the top of the stairs until my parents were ready for the mad rush (Daddy with the video camera, Momma with her cup of coffee). 🙂
There are lots of other things, but these are the memories that stand out the most right now. As for new memories…. three years ago on Thanksgiving was the first time I met Patrick’s family (after we had been dating approximately 2 months!). Last year, Christmas Eve, is when he proposed. 🙂
I guess it’s a part of life that memories like these come full circle: you experience them and then you get the chance to make them happen for others. I’m looking forward to the ways in which my childhood memories will influence the holidays of the future!
P.S. One more thing: Christmas music listening doesn’t start till AFTER Thanksgiving!
hiddenart
Nice walk down memory lane 🙂 Those strolls are more frequent for me now.
Eeeh gad, only six weeks ’til Christmas!
karemo
A beautiful post. It’s so wonderful to have great ideas to pull from when you’re creating your own traditions. The things you start now will last throughout your lifetime and one day your daughter will be writing a post just like this…