Maybe you are the type of person that prefers not to be bound by tradition. Maybe you like to keeps things fresh and different all year long, including during the holiday season. There is nothing wrong with that.
While I do stick to some particular traditions because they are things that my family would miss if I didn’t, I still like to add a few new changes here and there. That may mean adding different foods to the menu or preparing certain items differently on occasion. It may also mean changing the time we generally eat dinner from later in the day to earlier, or vice versa. On occasion, it has meant having dinner on Friday instead of Thursday because of work schedules and other issues.
Other differences include making the celebration formal one year and casual the next or something as simple as making an extra pumpkin pie so the kids can sneak in a little dessert before dinner, or making fun appetizers for them to enjoy, if we’re going to eat late.
Tradition is wonderful but spicing things up can also be a lot of fun. Try it sometime. Just do one thing a little bit different to surprise your family and see how they react. I’m not suggesting anything too drastic, just a simple surprise or two.
Of course, if you prefer traditional celebrations and like everything to be the same each year, there is nothing wrong with that either. I say do whatever makes you and your family happy.
So, is there anything you would like to do differently? Do you enjoy keeping time honored traditions intact like I do, yet injecting little surprises along with those traditions?
*If you do something special that you think others would enjoy, please feel free to share your ideas.
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