It's Thanksgiving! In the corporate world, the longest consecutive company initiated holiday break. This 2-2.5 day break makes for the shortest most revered work-week there is. Wild how it's already here. It so doesn't feel like turkey time but the calendar says so, thus there's not much I can do to stop myself from over-indulging in just a few short days. Don't even get me on the December holidays... I'm.just.not.ready.for.it. #whathappenedtofall ? Despite that, I guess I'm a tad more excited than I normally might be since my little one is now more toddlerish than infantish like last years holidays. This year he actually gets to have my moms famous baked apple, sweet potato + chestnut dish and come next month, I can't wait to see him on Christmas morning!
All this happening so quickly has got me thinking about traditions and specifically new traditions to begin with my guy and lil man. Growing up in my house we didn't do much out of the norm when it came to holiday traditions. There were a few years where we opened up gifts on Christmas Eve and then at some point that stopped and we waited until the morning. But the gifts were always under the tree from early December and on, which made for an even more curious little Natalie. I guess it didn't really matter to me that it quite possibly couldn't have been Santa to leave these so early when I knew he could only be coming on Christmas Eve despite the many Santa sightings throughout the month. I took what I could get. If I could sneakily peel back some Scotch tape, have a peek and not be discovered, that was all that mattered. Looking back now I suppose it wouldn't have mattered if the gifts were put out early or put out for Christmas morning, with a will there's a way and I would have looked high and low for them. Yeah that was me and I guess still is, I'm that person that wants to know the ending before completing the (insert book, tv show series, Serial podcast!, etc.) I'm no fun.
So now that my boy is growing faster than I want and not my little lap baby, I would like to start some new traditions realistic enough to continue to do annually. If not this year, then next definitely. With Thanksgiving this week, I still haven't quite figured out what would work. I love the idea of volunteering to help those less fortunate (something I haven't done since gosh youth group days) but I think I'd have to wait some years down the line when the kid is older and understands why we are doing what we are doing. I also like the idea of sharing what we are all thankful for but with Thursdays meal spent with my family and some other guests, dismally I just don't think that would realistically happen. Just picture a super awkward, unauthentic and forced exercise. How sad huh? I love my family but you know that can be. I know I'll be more successful if I keep it in house contained and controlled by me. It's the luxury I get as woman/mom of the house. One that I waited almost 30 years for and look forward to keeping my roommates surprised and on their toes!
Do any of you have any unique traditions? I'd love to hear them :)
Hope you all have a delicious, filling and blessed Happy Thanksgiving.
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