Thanksgiving is so close I can taste it. Don't you just love all the holiday food and feasts we get this time of year? I mean, it all starts with Halloween candy and then we proceed to a thanksgiving feast. It all ends with Christmas dinners and lunches and brunches and a New Year's Day feast. I am pretty sure I gain 20 lbs from October 31st to January 2nd every year. This year, I am a hungry preggo and will take all this food and milk it for all it's worth. I can FINALLY eat anything on the menu and not worry about the extra pounds...they will be hidden by a growing, kicking baby. MUAHA. The best holiday season yet. The time to start worrying is after March when the growing baby is now growing outside of me and those extra pounds are way too revealing. I will worry then.
I usually don't partake in the Halloween candy thing; maybe a few Reese's here and there but nothing major. Thanksgiving day always includes at least 2 meals now that I have 2 wonderful families to enjoy it with. And when I say meal, I mean loads and loads of food. While most usually get the big "meal" of the day, I get two. And I eat two. Some of the perks for having big families on my side and my husband's is lots and lots of yummy southern food. When Christmas rolls around, I look forward to the big family gathering at home. This includes cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents from all around. The food is amazing and I eat till I drop. My favorite is the ham and cheese biscuits with the yummy mustard sauce. OH OH and the cocktail sausages with a few trips to the dessert table. Christmas eve usually ends with a frozen pizza since all the stores are closed. Christmas lunch/dinner at my grandparent's house is just as big as her thanksgiving (sub ham for turkey). By Christmas eve, I am so stuffed that all I want to do is crash on the bed and sleep until next Christmas. If we come home, New Year's day lunch has just as much as food as you could ever imagine. If we stay here, I try and cook a little something special for me and the hubs. Not to mention all the office parties we have. Do you see what I mean? The holiday season is SURROUNDED by good food. From now until the New Year, we eat and eat and don't stop eating. I am not complaining, not this year anyways.
I am big on tradition and I want to establish traditions as my family grows. I believe the holidays should involve family and making memories just as much as it involves food. Now that we are expecting, establishing traditions is on the top of my list of things to do. I bought a bigger Christmas tree this year in hopes we can keep it for years to come. The past few years we got away with a mini tree, but now, it's imperative my little girl gets to experience a real Christmas tree big enough to stuff presents under and big enough so the cat can't knock it over 10 million times a day (let's hope she doesn't climb this one). We don't do real trees due to my allergies. I choose not to suffer and just get a fake tree. To match the tree, I have my mom's stockings we used when I grew up. They are memories in their own little way. However, I have a feeling that we will never actually spend Christmas in our own home as long as we live 3 hours away. I would much rather be at "home" with family. But, I can still decorate as much as I would otherwise. Last Christmas, my dad took my sister, David, and I to the mountains for a night. It was the best trip I think I ever took. So simple, but so wonderful. It was cold and snow was still on the slopes. We slept by the fire and danced to Little Texas all night. Those are the kind of memories I plan on making with my children.
I love this season and all the food and fun that goes with. What are some traditions you have with your family? I am all ears!
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