Friday, April 10, 2009
I can't wait until Easter, it's one of my fav. holidays. I love to color Easter eggs, and to be with my family. One thing we need to start doing as a family is to start traditions. We don't have any, I would like to have a few at least. We just kinda float around and wait until the last minute to make plans. I think the problem is we have such a big family, it's hard to do things the same every year because we have to fit everybody in. There's just not enough holidays in a year to accommodate everyone. Another factor is pleasing everyone. Nick's parents don't get along, so they can't be in the same room as each other, and the fact that our parents live in different parts of the state makes it hard to travel. It seems like we're the ones that have to go to them, nobody can come to us. I just wish that we all can be together regardless of travel and disliking someone. Oh well I guess it's just gonna take awhile to work out the kinks.
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Family is Family Tiffany, you’ll find someway to figure it out. We don’t have dinner traditions, not a lot of proper classic traditions, but my mom loves holidays. Enjoy them while you can because my mom always says “it was more exciting when my sister and I were younger. “ She enjoyed all the holiday cheer. Tiffany have fun while she’s young
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I think my friend Julie has the best approach to holidays. She, too, feels sometimes pulled in lots of directions, but she always says that she is going to do what is best for her immediate family--her husband and kids. So even if the relatives want her to visit everyone and spend a holiday driving all over the state, she just says no. She knows that she, her husband and her kids won't enjoy the holiday that way and so she just doesn't do it. I really admire her strength in putting her foot down.
ReplyDeleteShe also has always told her family,"Santa comes down our chimney." I have used this line ever since I first heard her say it years ago. When there's just one kid and she's little, travelling is fine, but as they get older I really find that I just don't want to be hauling all that STUFF everywhere for Christmas.
So, yes, extended family and traditions are important, but setting your own traditions and having some time to just relax at home with your immediate family are pretty important too!
--Kristen