The weekend after Thanksgiving jumpstarts the Christmas season – especially for my itty-bitty family. We put up the tree and decorate the house, start playing some of my favorite holiday music, and watch classic films. This year was incredibly special for my husband and I because we were asked to take on very special roles more »
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A Thanksgiving Tradition – The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
One of my favorite events of the holidays season is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I have always loved parades, even as a young child. In high school and college, I participated in my schools’ marching bands, and my appreciation grew even more. Sure, the singers in the Macy’s parade are lip-syncing, but the bands more »
A Thanksgiving Tradition: Preparing the Plumb Pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding … may be a familiar lyric, but in my household – the dessert everyone wants is plumb pudding! My deceased mother in law made it, so did my husband’s paternal grandmother, and so did the paternal grandmother before that. The tradition of plumb pudding and hard sauce has been more »