David and I are trying to come up with ideas for our own Christmas traditions. I told him that I wanted to start something for just our family. A tradition that we could continue just the two of us until we had our own kids. I want us to take time to share a meal together and reflect on the year that is coming to a close. A time for us to give each other our gifts. Just be together.
In my immediate family, my Mom would make lasagna, garlic bread, and apple salad for our meal. We would go to church on Christmas Eve return home to eat. After we cleared and washed the dishes, we would open our gifts. Dad would sit in a corner with the garbage bag for wrapping paper collection.
I want to have that sort of tradition with my family. I have a love of paninis. I think I could eat a panini every day! We could have many choices of toppings (various meats, cheeses, veggies, sauces) for our family to choose from. It could be interactive. It's not completely unhealthy if you lean more towards veggies and less towards cheese and sauces!
I was surprised at David's reaction. I shouldn't be because he is very calculated in his decisions. He even said, "I don't want it to be stupid." So we have temporarily settled on paninis. Maybe we'll try it out this year to see how it goes. At this point, we will not have kids by next Christmas. So we can always do another test run of another tradition next year and pick the better of the two!
Luke and I explored the same topic this weekend. We've only selected that we want to cook something together on Thanksgiving day...more decisions to come. Thanks for sharing your desire for"own" holiday traditions, I agree that it is important for all families. That said, I find building these without kiddos, with families geographically spread apart, and when there are big F families and little f families it becomes a dance.
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