Well, here we are again – smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. I’m still in Pennsylvania for my first of two holiday visits here, and it’s been quite lovely.
Our family tradition has always been to stay home the day after Thanksgiving to decorate the house for Christmas. I think it stemmed from my mom not wanting to go shopping on Black Friday. Luckily for her, it seems to have worked for over 25 years.
We’re a fake tree family, in case you were wondering…
…and a fake fire family too 😉
Our trip to the mall was reserved for yesterday, where mom, Katie and I enjoyed the last of the Twilight movies.
(I know, I cried because it’s the end too.)
And for a family post-post-post Thanksgiving dinner: sushi, naturally.
As usual, my fortune left me more confused than enlightened. But hey, maybe it could speak to someone…?
One of the things I’ve definitely loved the most about this visit home is getting to spend a ton of time with my sister, Katie. We’ve gotten so much closer as we get older, and it’s exciting to see where each of our lives are taking us. Isn’t she a beaut??
I’ll be here for another day before heading back to New York. I must say that my newly Christmas-spirited self is pretty excited to go back to the holiday-filled city..!
Do you go home at all for the holidays? How far do you live from your family?
Malynda says
Hi Grace! I will be in Thailand for the holidays for the second year. And my fam is also in PA. Trying to make some new traditions here and plan some Christmas-spirited things to fill the next few weeks. I’ve already posted on my blog about how I decorated last night for christmas. God bless IKEA for coming to Asia! It might still be 90F here but I feel a bit of the holiday spirit.
Blessings!
It appears that a love of boots runs in the family.
I do not go home for the holidays; haven’t for many years. My family is in PA and NY and I currently live in CO. I’m not a fan of flying and flying in the winter might give me an MI in the sky!
haha yes! i got her those 😉
Chantelle @ A Tale of Two Pretties says
I LOVE that your family has already decorated, too! When I went home for Thanksgiving, my parents already had the Christmas lights up just for me
NYC is so beautiful during the holiday season-jealous!
It looks like you had a wonderful trip home! I love that you guys have already decorated! We took down our Thanksgiving stuff but didn’t quite get around to decorating for Christmas! And I hate fortunes like that!