Showing posts with label feast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feast. Show all posts

November 24, 2012

New Traditions- Thanksgiving 2012



"When a father gives to a son both laugh.
  When a son gives to a father both cry."
~Shakespeare


Hola Hola Hola My Beautifuls!  This year Babushka and La Tata spent the holiday at my son MarineMac's home with his lovely wife, her mom, her SIL, her brother's 5 children and my 2 grandsons.  Yep, a full house- and my son couldn't be happier.



MM- My son MarineMac




Our gracious hosts with their grateful guests.




La Tata glowing w/the family love- and her second cup of wine.




I promise you, there's a pie underneath that.



The love of this holiday was passed on from my mom to me and then to my trio.
A wonderful time was had by all and my son has started his own family traditions. 

And now I understand the Old Bard's quote.
MM is grown and it's time for Babushka to let go.


JU SO FONII!!!

Let go? BB added a new tradition- a family movie after the cena.
A new tradition to calm the crowd and the digestion.



They liked it so much they asked for an encore the next morning.




And so a new tradition was born and I am secure in knowing my son remembers holidays past and will instill the tradition of family gatherings for his family.  

What traditions do you follow? Who comes to mind?  

No matter the how or why memories are celebrated, it is the joy of the memory that brings about traditions. 
 It's the love of the moment that make traditions and brings life- and life,

Life; it is Bueno.



Babushka Besos a todos.  Cuidensen.







November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving Day 2011



Thanksgiving Day- a day for family, food and gratitude. Hopefully you'll have plenty of all 3. This year BB will be celebrating sans grandbabies. Si, I know, but travel was not possible and though I will miss them I am thankful for the times we did share and will share again. The boys, they already were reminiscing about the turkey drumsticks so I know they're looking forward to the next time we celebrate together and truth be told, after almost 2 months in Miami Babushka is still bushed and needs to chill. In every sense of the word. Another 90 degree Dia de Dar Gracias? JU SO FONII !!!

Besides, common DNA is not the only requirement for family. Family- familiar, feeling "home", feeling welcomed...here in my little town Ms. June, owner and heart of The Skybox truly lives the meaning of the day. In gratitude for the community's patronage and to be a place of joyous gathering for all she prepares an open feast. Family, food, and gratitude. Yep, she's got it all covered and she's one more reason for joy on BB's long list of blessings.


May your Thanksgiving be plentiful and the bendiciones bountiful.





Babushka Besos a todos. Cuidensen.




P.S. The Skybox- hometown hospitality.