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askye at 05:19pm on 08/12/2002
askye at 05:19pm on 08/12/2002I'm rather freaked out about Xmas because I'm MAKING things. Yes, well everyone is getting the same thing. But variations so it's not like I'm giving everyone a ponisetta. So it's really the thought that counts and there was much thought that counted. I'm not currently working on the presents and freaking out and thinking I should go work on them. Perhaps I should. Also baking. There is much baking to be done. Treats to be made and cakes to be baked and dear lord another trip to the shiny new giant grocery store which is bad and evil because I buy too much.
Although I've already heard enough Xmas music to last me a life time.
I am looking forward to the Sunday before Xmas, which will be my Grandma's tranditional Open House. Which means very yummy goodies like sausage balls and lemon bars and the chocolatey coconuty things I can never remember the names of. And seeing various relatives drop in and by. This is a tradition that my great grandparents used to do. They had a much bigger house, and did it on a Saturday I think, but anyway they'd have an Open House, with punch and lots of little nibbly things and sweets and everyone would drop by. All the cousins would play outside,t hey had a great backyard with hedges that made wonderful forts. And then we'd leave.
Grandma's house is smaller so it's much less of an affair, but it's still nice. I don't know who will carry on this tradition.
The other tradition in my immediate family is the never putting up the tree at the same time from year to year. Sometimes we wait until Dec 23 when it's a mad rush to find a tree, put it up. Although I think Mom finally bought a fake tree. One year we decorated a ficus. We have a nice breakfast in front of the tree in the morning. Not bacon and eggs or pancakes. But biscuts (from a can), juice, fruit, milk, jellies, maybe sausage. Then we tear into the presents.
I dated this one guy where his family got up really early to open presents. Really early as in FOUR AM. His Mom got them up that early. So they'd have the presents done by 5 am. Then there was napping followed by making Xmas dinner. Followed by more napping. Which kind of made up for the four am thing.
Although I've already heard enough Xmas music to last me a life time.
I am looking forward to the Sunday before Xmas, which will be my Grandma's tranditional Open House. Which means very yummy goodies like sausage balls and lemon bars and the chocolatey coconuty things I can never remember the names of. And seeing various relatives drop in and by. This is a tradition that my great grandparents used to do. They had a much bigger house, and did it on a Saturday I think, but anyway they'd have an Open House, with punch and lots of little nibbly things and sweets and everyone would drop by. All the cousins would play outside,t hey had a great backyard with hedges that made wonderful forts. And then we'd leave.
Grandma's house is smaller so it's much less of an affair, but it's still nice. I don't know who will carry on this tradition.
The other tradition in my immediate family is the never putting up the tree at the same time from year to year. Sometimes we wait until Dec 23 when it's a mad rush to find a tree, put it up. Although I think Mom finally bought a fake tree. One year we decorated a ficus. We have a nice breakfast in front of the tree in the morning. Not bacon and eggs or pancakes. But biscuts (from a can), juice, fruit, milk, jellies, maybe sausage. Then we tear into the presents.
I dated this one guy where his family got up really early to open presents. Really early as in FOUR AM. His Mom got them up that early. So they'd have the presents done by 5 am. Then there was napping followed by making Xmas dinner. Followed by more napping. Which kind of made up for the four am thing.