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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The holidays in Florida

I grew up in snow. I remember the winters-- the snowflakes, the ice skating, the sledding, and the smell of pine and burning wood. I remember the comfort of being able to snuggle deep under the heavy covers, finding warmth, and never wanting to crawl out of bed in the morning.

There is so much joy and anticipation as each change of season relives family routines, rituals, and traditions. As I gander at other lives shared on the web, I realize that the togetherness so often brought about by the holidays, has a very deep and significant relationship to the change of seasons.  So how do we do that in FL when the leaves don't change, when the snow doesn't fall, or when we can plant broccoli in November (not that I can complain about that one)?

We go to the annual outdoor Christmas concert...
where the kids keep busy with their own project. The Nutcracker Suite, another holiday tradition, plays in the background.
We go ice skating, which then allows us to enjoy that lovely, sweet hot cocoa...
And we create new traditions shared with us from other web families...thanks again Stephanie for the ice lantern project. This one's a keeper :)...



You know, winter in FL is about the only time that we can do things such as have a fires in our firepit, or go camping with our friends. These are some of the traditions we look forward to every year. It's different, and I would be lying if I said that I have gotten use to it. But if there is anything else that I rely on to feel the holiday season, other than the change of seasons, it is family. Seasons do change, holidays come and go, but family is how traditions stay with us always, no matter where we are or go...

3 comments:

  1. lovely to meet you.

    "But if there is anything else that I rely on to feel the holiday season, other than the change of seasons, it is family. Seasons do change, holidays come and go, but family is how traditions stay with us always, no matter where we are or go"

    beautiful and perfectly true.

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  2. Nice to meet you too Monica! Thank you for coming by :).

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  3. Your lantern is beautiful!!

    And so is the Warm. :)

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