I love the holidays. The baking, the gift-buying, the decorations, the general merriment. It’s all contagious (in a good way of course).
It’s also a time for traditions, specifically those of the family kind. Of course my family (as I’m sure many others do) pretty much spend the time eating and passing out on the couch. Although one of our biggest traditions is our Christmas breakfast. My mom’s side of the family all come over (usually 13, this year we have 12) to enjoy a feast.
We all crowd around the table (which is much harder now that we’re all grown up and take up more space mind you) and dive into arguably the best meal of the year (it’s a toss up with Thanksgiving). On the table we have: eggs, bacon, bagels, lox, croissants, crumb cake (the absolute best in the world from Front Street Bakery), herring, scones, donuts, pastries, rolls and of course coffee, oj, tomato juice and eggnog. I’m sure I’m missing something…I have no idea how my parents manage all of this each year. Additionally, my mom makes it all look amazing. She decorates to perfection for the holidays, with each little detail taken care of.
While I neglected to take pictures of the table w/ all of the food on it (dumb, I know), I did get a shot of the settings and due to a Christmas miracle, I also found a cord and was able to upload some pictures!
And then when finished, everyone goes home, passes out for a couple of hours then goes to my Aunt’s house for dinner where we eat again.
Happy Holidays to everyone and I hope you love your traditions as my family enjoys ours.
