HOLIDAYS
REMEMBERED
Happy
Holiday's
Here
we are one day to Christmas Eve and I wonder what the heck happened
to this year? It feels like only yesterday that it was January 2011!
Only
yesterday that I was just a kid with my biggest worry being if Santa
would have me on his good list and my "special" present
would be under the tree waiting for me.
Being
a mixture of Basque and Cajun our traditions were a bit different.
Our presents from each one were the only ones under the tree on
Christmas Eve. My family, which consisted of my mom, step-father and
half-sister would open our presents on Christmas Eve. Then sit down
to a meal of either Jambalaya or a Fricassee. Both were family
traditional meals that came from our roots in Louisiana's Bayou.
Then
around ten at night my sister and I would be bustled up to bed. Told
we needed to be fast asleep before Santa came or there would be no
presents for us. Boy, to say it was difficult to get to sleep would
be an understatement.
Eventually
we would get to sleep only to be awoken by the sound of bells ringing
and my mom waking us to announce Santa had just left. For some reason
Santa always made it to our house around three in the morning every
year. We would rush downstairs with giggles and screams of delight as
we saw our heart's desire waiting for us under the tree and our
stocking jammed full of tasty treats.
Christmas
day was a time of family and friends gathered around the kitchen
table chatting and prepping for the huge feast being prepared.
To
this day I follow the same traditions, but now the hallmark of the
holidays, the feast is at my home filled with family and friends and
tons of laughter.
To
celebrate this wonderful time of year I will be giving one lucky
commenter a $25.00 Amazon Gift card and a PDF of the anthology 'Twas
a Dark and Delicious Christmas. Sure to heat up your holiday season. Go to my blog and leave your comment and email for your chance to win http://shannanalbright.blogspot.com/
Be sure to check out
all the wonderful authors who are sharing their memories of this
holiday season and remember to comment on their blog to be entered to
win.
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Authors
Bobbi
Brattz December 11th
Franny
Armstrong December 12th
Regina Carlysle December 13th
Elizabeth Amber December 14th
Brita Addams December 15th
D.B. Reynolds December 16th
Regina Carlysle December 13th
Elizabeth Amber December 14th
Brita Addams December 15th
D.B. Reynolds December 16th
Beth
Trissel December 17th
Tori St. Claire December 18th
Amy Romine December 19th
Skhye Moncrief December 20th
Carrie Ann Ryan December 21st
J.S. Wayne December 22nd
Shannan Albright December 23rd
Amy Romine December 19th
Skhye Moncrief December 20th
Carrie Ann Ryan December 21st
J.S. Wayne December 22nd
Shannan Albright December 23rd
Claire Ashgrove December 24th
Jacquie Rogers December 27th
Keta Diablo December 28th
Jacquie Rogers December 27th
Keta Diablo December 28th
Anne
Holly December 29th
K.D. Grace December 30th
Hope
your Holiday is happy and safe!
Hi, Shannan. That was a nice post; it was sweet.
ReplyDeleteI look forward in reading your works.
Happy Holidays to All.
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
Nice post. Heading over to your blog to comment
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Thanks Tracey and Debby. I look forward to hearing from you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your memories and Christmas traditions. I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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