The daily writing prompt asks – How do you celebrate holidays?
I’m finally with most people in that I’m off now to celebrate holidays. I used to work a great number of them. I noted this in my answer to the same question last year in a post called – Celebrate
So, I’ll add the following thoughts to that post and answer the question more directly this year.
I celebrate differently for different holidays. A common thread is family on holidays. Be it the family feast at Thanksgiving or a BBQ on the 4th of July.
Memorial Day is one that celebration isn’t part of it. It’s a difficult time surrounded by the loss of loved ones and honoring the fallen.
My Christmas spirit had dimmed for a bit but when the grandchildren started coming along, it became very special again.
Thanksgiving is nice because it’s the family but not the pressure of the Xmas holiday.
The last few years I’ve seen the New Year in with my better half, and it’s been great. Each one now is more special it seems.
I always kick back on Labor Day weekend. I figured I labored long and hard for decades and I earned the relaxation. Sadly, it also marks the end of the summer season but occasionally we do get those Indian summers in the Mid-Atlantic and the beaches are far less crowded in the offseason.
Good Food, Love, Sharing, Laughter, Reconnecting by Disconnecting. That’s how I’d like to spend all holidays.
