What is your favorite Holiday? Mine used to be Christmas, believe it or not. I still enjoy Christmas, just not like I used to. Holidays have become more of a chore than enjoyment to me. Maybe it’s because of my J.O.B. I think mostly it’s because I just find that sometimes simpler means more.
I use to make Halloween a big deal. Poor Thanksgiving gets the short end of the stick, always. Truly I love the Fall holiday! The Summer Holidays are great, obviously because of the weather.
The older I get the more things to seem to get out of hand with all the decorating and planning. I like easy. Asking others to bring part of the meal, supplying paper plates, and making the main dish is great for large get-togethers. What does that mean to me? It means less work for everyone – dishes are the biggest issue. It also means more time together – playing games, visiting, and doing.
My family enjoys games and talking. We enjoy hanging out. The more the merrier! It may be just watching and listening for some or it may be participating to the fullest for others! We argue we laugh, we have fun. The larger our family becomes, the harder it is for all of us to get together.
I am thinking that the summertime Holidays are going to be my favorite. They were last year. We are able to bring more families together when we can be outside. We love having the extra space outside. Grilling, playing basketball and yard games, fishing and swimming – the simple enjoyments of summer.
We all have different Holidays that we love. We have different Holidays that we have made special because of life’s changes. What Holiday do you love or now love because of life’s changes? Remember, it’s about family.