The Three Days of Christmas ...

With respect to our family traditions, there are not 12, but three days of Christmas. The festivities begin with a visit to Aunt Jenny and Uncle Eddie's on Christmas Eve, right after an hour+ long mass at the Ukrainian Church. This is our opportunity to
reconnect with our aunts, uncles, cousins and recently, second cousins. We spend the evening drinking, partaking in a 'not so light' lunch and exchanging gifts. On Christmas day, we spend the morning at my mom's opening gifts and preparing for the traditional turkey dinner ... at about 2 o'clock! This is often followed by a long nap ... so we can rest up for the next event ... an evening at Uncle Mike and Aunt Judy's. Here we begin with a festive drink from Derek's bar, followed by another 'not so light' lunch and to top off the evening some traditional accordian tunes performed by uncle Mike. Finally comes Boxing Day ... our day for entertaining! Our event involves .... wait for it .... drinks and, yes, another 'not so light' lunch! We add a 'friendly' game of pass the ace and the game where you get to steal someone's prize ... ain't that the spirit of Christmas?!
We have been following this routine for as long as I can remember and each year I look forward to going home ... I hope we are able to continue our traditions for many more to come ........