The scent of fresh pine and baked turkey dominates over all senses, surging into the crisp air of the kitchen. Presents are stacked to the brim of the Christmas tree, while a toy train intermittently passes by. Effervescent ornaments sparkle with the memories of past years. Rooms are full with aunts, uncles, distant cousins, all of who push their troubles aside to celebrate this day once a year: Christmas . It is chaos, but the good kind.
And to think, all of this began with baked potato soup.
Growing up as a military brat was thrilling, but inconvenient at times. Having to move every 2-3 years made it difficult to maintain friendships and find consistency. My parents, who both were raised in the same town most of their adolescent life, made it a priority to visit our relatives at least once a year to keep a close relationship in spite of the distance. Our trips usually aligned with winter break, coincidentally the most important season of the Lemieux household. Family from all around the country comes down specifically for Christmas and we all convened into the one place that made this
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This was not his first encounter with the notorious disease, however, he decided that he lived a fulfilled life and wanted to die on his own terms. His health started to regress rapidly around Christmas time, so my parents decided to stay in Ohio. They did not want us kids to remember him in that light. At the time, I was infuriated with their decision but later understood their mindset. It was hard to comprehend how someone who I respected immensely and who played such a strong role in my life would no longer be present. Every Christmas, we still eat baked potato soup. However, it now stands as a tribute to my grandfather and all of the sacrifices he had made to make the celebration a
There is no best part of the holiday season. The holidays are a pile of overused Christmas songs mixed will divorced parents spoiling their children to make their kids like them over their ex. The large and ‘great’ holiday meals will fatten people up like its thanksgiving. The human race is crumbling under the stars of My 600 Pound life. Also, people get presents from multiple people pretending to be their friends, and the one family member they actually like. Then one will see all the children around the world awaiting some fat old man to creep into their house and steal their food. Next, one will see the bratty children running around with their new toys and screaming at the top of their lungs. One may see the author as a Grinch, but they
After opening the presents, one of Walter’s friends, Bobo, comes to the apartment to talk to Walter. When he comes in, Walter is confused that Willy is not with him. He asks Bobo where he was and Bobo tells him that he’s gone. Still confused Walter continues to question Bobo. Bobo tells Walter that Willy took off with all the money. Ruth, Mama, and Beneatha are in the room and find out that Walter used the rest of the insurance money to invest into his liquor store. He gave Willy his three thousand five hundred dollars and Beneatha’s three thousand dollars that she was going to use for her education. Walter is on his hands and knees and Mama disappointingly walked over to him and asked him if all the money was gone and he said yes. Then Mama started hitting him uncontrollably and Beneatha had to step in to stop Mama. Mama looks up and asks for strength.
Honestly, both my mom and I--whenever we watch you--I know you haven't done all the plastic surgery stuff, but you look incredible. And I know it's not just the physical. You have lots of joy and happiness with what you're doing, and you have that inner light that radiates out.
Hello Eric. I am reaching out to you today because I spoke with Anissa's father a few weeks ago, and his words are lingering with me. First and foremost, I want start off by saying that I have nothing against you as an individual, but I do have something against the way my daughter and grandson are being treated. It is not about me liking or disliking you because Anissa is going do what Anissa wants to do regardless of how I may feel, she's grown but being her mother and to see my story playing out for her too, I don't appreciate it. You left my daughter pregnant and alone for nine whole months. She worked from beginning to end, she didn't have to work because my husband and I were already working three jobs to make sure for her and Gabriel's arrival, all she had to do was
I extend to you my deepest sympathy on the death of your son, Specialist Patrick E.
Hello, everyone can I have your attention please, thank you for coming for my great grandmother and grandfather's memorial. They would off been so happy seeing all of their children, grandchildren, all of the family from both sides. So, this feels like a gloomy room. If they would have seen the color of this room they would have hated it. They would’ve run to the walls and covered it up with some fresh paint. There's a time in our lives that we come back to ourselves and get serious about the events happening around us. So this memorial is one for us to take in consideration of what we are doing because all of our pasts have something in common, like for example, we were all born in Mexico and we all loved spending time with our people, our “rasa”. They wouldn't want us to be sad for them they would've wanted us to be happy and cheerful that they are no longer around to scold or yell at us for doing something.
You bear in mind Christmas early morning as a kid. Initially, you felt the adventure of getting up, going to the tree, and seeing boxes of all sizes and shapes planned for you and just you. Then came the burst of enjoyment and flood of joy as you swindled bows and wrappings to discover the precise products you had actually been wishing for all year. A extraordinary and really enchanting experience for everybody!
The holidays have sprung upon us. There is a chill in the air. In some places, the ground covered with snow. It is a time where stores are filled with candy canes, Christmas trees, and chocolate Santas. When you look at storefronts there may be snowflakes in the windows, or Christmas trees in your local malls. Christmas, it seems so magical to most, it’s the holiday most know. However, there are some who celebrate Hanukkah or Kwanza, or they just belong to a different culture and their holidays are filled with their own traditions. For some, December is not marked by going to a tree filled the parking lot, inhaling that pleasant smell of pine, while searching for the perfect tree. Instead, their December starts with a tradition not as widely
I get to put on my big jacket and my gloves, rushing to the school to launch poorly formed snowballs at my friends. Winter is all about Christmas though. I couldn't escape it, everything around me felt magical. My school always held activities involving Christmas somehow. Wether it be a lesson on the history of Christmas or just connect the dots that unsurprisingly managed to form a reindeer or jolly old saint Nicholas himself - it didn't matter. I was ecstatic for Christmas. When the day came, presents packed around the tree coated in fake snow, I ripped into each present with anticipation and excitement plastered over my face. A brand new update on the toys i owned. Then Christmas dinner at my grans soon after: the classic turkey and gravy shoved into my face, as my family told jokes and wore hats they got from the Christmas crackers. It was too big to fit my small head, but it was Christmas, there was no such thing as
With the wreaths and Yule logs that come standard with this holiday comes a caring from deep in the hearts of people unbeknownst to them at any other time of the year. At the sight of the Christmas decor and the flames roaring at the hearth, a warmth envelops the heart, one with which no flame, however hot, could compete. We see in our gift-wrap and our greeting cards and our holiday stockings an entirely new persona occupying this world we live in, reprieving us from the daily heartaches we all know as familiar.
Decorating was a family affair, each ornament hung with care. Wreaths, bells, and tinsel filled the shelves while toys were being built by Santa’s elves. Holiday sales at every store dolls, toys, and games galore! People strolled through the walk of lights while extended family planned their flights. Hot cocoa sipping and warm coats, sniffly noses and sore throats.
It can be argued that Christmas as a holiday is far removed from the way it was first envisioned. That said, there are certain element that many people share or celebrate making it an arguably complex holiday. As the preeminent children’s author of his generation, Geisel serving heavily on the minds of his young readers helped shape what Christmas means for many people with his narrative How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Though at the surface the work is a simple morality tale that promotes unity over consumerism, it has subtle nuances that make the work interesting on several
I was one of the lucky ones, I met Justin 20+ years ago. Thanks to my older brother who skated, I was drawn in to this scene, and followed my own path most weekends to the street skate spots in downtown Toronto. I first became friends with Jason, Norm, Leigh, Jesse, and then eventually Bill and Justin—and that's when everything changed. I would spend all my teen years and early 20's with them. Bill and Justin's crazy antics, and quick wit humour turned my depression around, and made me laugh from the gut. During this time Justin would be someone I admired from a 'distance' — his looks, and confidence, and gorgeous girlfriends were to much for my teenage self. I would eventuallly end up dating Jesse for 7 years, and Justin
Many call him rich but I call him dad. He is the man who has taught me to be the person I am today. My dad has been there for me every day since I was born, and what my family and I have put him through I probably would have gone crazy a long time ago. My dad is literally the only man in our house. It is my dad, my mom, my older sister Olivia, me, and my younger sister Aliza. Even my dog is a girl, even my litter sister’s fish is a girl. I don’t know how he does it, I really don’t. But the thing is he deals with all of us girls every day and he still is one of the most kind hearted men I know. My dad is the nicest man not just to me but to everyone he knows. He always treats others the way he wants to be treated. We live in a neighborhood
We each take a huge breath as we step out into the crispy snow that snaps under our boots. I make my way to the front door, illuminated by the red, green, and blue Christmas lights. As I open the door and step into a house full of cheek pinches and hugs, an array of Christmas smells welcomes me and makes my mouth water. As my family and I are quickly made comfortable, I look around... All the house is full of Christmas decorations, and the carols are heard all over the house. My cousins are running, playing , and laughing.