Merry Christmas my friends
While I'm not a Santa kind of guy (I actually told my children that if I ever woke up to see a fat man in red in my home on any night he'd be a dead man) I do believe in the birth and life of Jesus Christ on Christmas.
I do understand that many here do not share my view/belief. In that vein I wish the warmest and best feelings of kinship and friendship with those you love on this day.
A bit to share:
Christmas eve (about 6pm) we spend at my mothers house with the rest of my family. Food, Turkey, ham, crab legs, shrimp, clams, and an assortment of finger foods, nuts and fruit will be served from 4PM until midnight. My children, sometime me, will play football while movies and live music (my son and niece) will fill the house. People will talk/argue politics, religion, work, weather as more an more food makes it way to the table. At 9:30-10:30 our East coast family will call wishing Christmas cheer. At midnight a whirlwind of packages will be opened until there is a huge mess. We should get home at approximately 2am. My grown kids will likely wake us up no later than 8am to assault the packages under our tree.
We give because we love our family and we know what they need and enjoy. We gather because we love our family and we know what we need and enjoy.
I wish the same warm times for everyone at the Gulch in whatever way you celebrate to the season.
Merry Christmas my friends.
I do understand that many here do not share my view/belief. In that vein I wish the warmest and best feelings of kinship and friendship with those you love on this day.
A bit to share:
Christmas eve (about 6pm) we spend at my mothers house with the rest of my family. Food, Turkey, ham, crab legs, shrimp, clams, and an assortment of finger foods, nuts and fruit will be served from 4PM until midnight. My children, sometime me, will play football while movies and live music (my son and niece) will fill the house. People will talk/argue politics, religion, work, weather as more an more food makes it way to the table. At 9:30-10:30 our East coast family will call wishing Christmas cheer. At midnight a whirlwind of packages will be opened until there is a huge mess. We should get home at approximately 2am. My grown kids will likely wake us up no later than 8am to assault the packages under our tree.
We give because we love our family and we know what they need and enjoy. We gather because we love our family and we know what we need and enjoy.
I wish the same warm times for everyone at the Gulch in whatever way you celebrate to the season.
Merry Christmas my friends.
Have a great and festive occasion!
Jan
Once again, I'm happy to be the host and cook for family. I'm making my famous salmon in puff pastry. But, tonight, it's pizza and beer before final wrapping. Friday it's launching rockets my daughter will get from Santa.
It is all about friends and family for me. Some are believers, some not so much, but all are welcome in my home. We will host two gatherings as usual one for my family and one for hers with a mix of friends at each also. All good food and cheer!
Best wishes to all my friends here in the Gultch. Many of you are dearer to me than some of my relatives. :)
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Happy New Year!
O.A.
This post, "Merry Christmas my friends," evoked nothing but positive responses from all whether they agree or disagree with the author's beliefs. Yesterday's post, "One says: 'Merry Christmas' - not 'Weep and Repent,'" seemed to evoke mostly disunity and disharmony amongst the Gulch family even though the one posting didn't intend to invoke negativity.
Observing these reactions leads me to favor the thinking of this "Merry Christmas my friends" post. I was blessed to do the Beech 18 flying for "Atlas III" and experienced this same feeling of unity on the set as this gentleman's post brings.
In that light, Merry Christmas to all my fellow thinking and producing Gulch friends.
And Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and Happy Holidays of all flavors to all of you!
the bluebird of happiness fly in your sunroof!!! -- j
In that case, I too share your belief and a Merry Christmas it truly is!
Our annual Christmas Eve celebrations were similar to those of AJAshinoff, in that we would drive the 70 miles to my mom's place to be with my other 6 siblings and their families. Following that, we would drive the 70 miles back home (usually around 11 P.M. or so) where putting the kids to bed was a cinch as they were already comatose by then.
Since my mothers passing, our annual get-togethers have fizzled out and we stay near home...until this year. As many other parents, we have unemployed children. One lives nearby, with his working girlfriend and we went to a Christmas Day party at their place (and had a blast). Our other child resides at a homeless shelter where he earns his room and board by working in the kitchen.
This year, we, once again, made the 70 mile trek, but it was to take our "homeless" son to dinner and a movie, on Christmas Eve. It broke my wife's heart to leave him, afterwards, but I reminded her that this was in everyone's best interests. His current situation was as much his fault as anyone's and our feelings are that he needs to pull himself back up. He has our love and moral support and he has a roof over his head (not ours), so he's off to a good start.
With that, I'll wish you all a belated Merry Christmas...if for no other reason than it makes ME happy.