You know, I have always envied families that have all these strong traditions during the Holidays. Some chop down their tree and decorate on xmass eve, all the women of the family get together and bake and make candy, some have certain family recipes passed down from generation to generation and they make them every holiday. Some adult children go home for xmass to the same house they grew up in and their bedroom is untouched from when they grew up (really that is kind of creepy hahahahah).
I have had 8 different transfers to 8 states in the last 17 years. The longest I have been anywhere has been 2 1/2 years. I have spent xmass in snow and in boiling heat. If I remember correctly I have only been home for xmass once in 17 years. My husband and I decided that when we moved away that "our home" was wherever we are living at the moment. My home is no longer from NW PA. I am from NW PA but my home is where I am at. Although I do miss relatives and parents during the Holidays (and year round) I thought it was and is important to raise strong and emotionally healthy children that can function wherever they find themselves on holidays or anytime of the year. Children that didn't feel they HAVE to be home. I think I have succeeded with the 19 year old now I have 2 more to train hahahaha.
I guess our Tradition has been steeped in food for some time. I always try and make something based on the heritage of our location. I will never forget in 1996 when we were living in San Antonio and the grocery stores carried HOGS HEADS during the Holidays for the Tamales all our mexican friends would make for xmass eve. In honor of being in the south this year we will have a Red Velvet cake for dessert on Christmas Eve along with my own homemade peppermint ice cream. I have ordered this moist bundle of cocoa joy from Perfect Endings Bakery through Williams Sonoma.....yes I could make my own but I am making the ice cream. One thing I have learned through the years is not to kill yourself. You can't do it all. You do some and let someone else do some. I like to enjoy myself. Although I will miss the beady little eyes of Mr. Hog staring back at me in HEB this Christmas, I am looking forward to trying this Great Southern Treat.
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I love red velvet cake! Yum! I love peppermint ice cream. It was my favorite seasonal flavor when I was at Penn State--the Creamery only made it for a couple months.
Come to my house for Xmass Molly and you can have both!!
A true Southern delicacy! We did the same thing with our children after about 10 years of dragging them around & trying to please everyone. I now insist that my grands stay at their house for Christmas. Maybe a visit the weekend before this year-but home is where Christmas should be.
Oh, I miss HEB!! We had a good HEB in Waco... The Gucci- HEB. Much better than Ghetto HEB, Tajma HEB, and Gap HEB.
We had an HEB Marketplace in San Antonio, mind you this was 12 years ago, but it was the BOMB. I really miss my Whole Foods from Omaha. We have Kroger in Little Rock and Harvest Foods which I would like to forget. I like Fresh Market here but they don't carry everything. I hate grocery shopping anyway........grrrrrrr
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