Christmas tree

For my family tradition on Christmas eve we go to my uncles and aunts house with my little cousins, we eat a little Christmas food like cookies, ham, turkey, and of course my favorite the gooey homemade pecan pie. After our bellies are full to the point where we can’t eat anymore, we open the presents wrapped and bought by our loved ones. Yeah we joke and have some arguments before christmas and everything, but at the end of the day we gather and share what god has given us, after that wonderful…

How to Make a Candy Cane Christmas Bouquet This Christmas I decided to make some Christmas themed bouquet to surprise friends and family that will see during the holidays. This cane candies bouquet looks great, and does not take long to make. It can also be fun and easy project for children to make. You will need: * 50 mini candies canes * 1 pile of silk poinsettias * 1 pile of silk holly * Thick wire and a thin wire * Stem tape Step 1: wire and tape for poinsettias and Holly … Wires and tapes…

As Christmas time approaches this year, my thoughts turn to the many traditions that my family has developed throughout my lifetime. Most traditions that I celebrate have lots in common with any standard American household, such as opening presents and spending time with family. There is a slight twist with the whole spending time with family part though. On my father’s side of the family most are avid outdoorsmen and women, and from this common characteristic sprung a new tradition. Christmas…

Imagine being pressured into stealing money from your own parents. Ashleys is an average teenage girl, until her parents got divorced, she knew that it was never good in the beginning. Her dad is the fun, crazy, and the child of the relationship. On the other hand her mom was the educated, smart, and the realist of the two. Mom and dad were the complete polar opposites. Ashley did not steal the money because her mom was a good role model, Dad was selfish, and her dad put her in a bad spot.…

Going to Xmas (Going to for plans and predictions with present evidence) Mime getting ready to do one of the actions below. Make sure you mime the run up to the action only. Mime very slowly, making sure you don’t start the actual action below, so that the action is still in the future when your partner says the sentence. For example, for “You are going to crack a nut” you can mime picking up the nut and cracker and then squeezing, but not actually breaking it. You are going to crack a nut You…

Christ and Christmas time. Candy canes have been displayed and eaten at Christmas for decades, but their origin can be more difficult to decipher. Christianity has played a large role in the symbolism of the candy cane, but much of the candy’s history is too uncertain to fully know the truth. The first account of anything resembling the traditional candy cane lies in Germany around 1670. A choirmaster wanted to create something that would keep the children quiet during the Christmas…

the table. In our family it is a tradition that when the warm summer sun fades away and winter comes we huddle up in blankets then take fresh baked cookies out of the oven . It was the winter of 2009 and we were baking tons of delicious cookies on christmas eve . I was sitting on a tall stool in the kitchen to help my sister shape the cookie dough into all sorts of patterns and sizes . When my mom had just taken one toasty batch out of the oven I felt myself yawn as I laid down to take a nap .…

Valentine’s Day Most people think of Valentine’s Day as a romantic holiday filled with delicate heart-shaped chocolates and dozens of red roses. As for me, I do not think of such things. Hospitals and sadness comes into my mind when February 14th approaches every year. Every winter I participate in an annual swim meet held in Rochester, Minnesota, this year it happened to fall on the weekend of Valentine’s Day. Me being 14, I was beyond ecstatic to spend the weekend in a hotel. That cold…

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, we are reminded of love and when we think of the character that best represents love the first thing that comes to mind is Cupid. You can’t go to a store during the holiday season without seeing the image of Cupid on cards, stuffed toys, candy boxes, and flower vases. Cupid was one of the minor Roman Gods. Although we don’t know his exact birth we do know he was born on Mount Olympus, Cupid is the son of Venus and Mercury. Venus is the goddess of love…

Liz Chen Yishu 2013202139 Tuesday 16:00 The Lost Christmas I “Well, Miss ‘Lucky,’ congratulations.” “Thanks… So is it mine?” “Of course,” the director answered. The next day. Bang. The door opened. Olla rushed into my room, yelling crazily as if it just found me dead. “Sweetheart! You’re in the newspaper! Look at the picture!” I buried myself in bed, pretending that I couldn’t hear. But Olla never gives up. “Sweetheart! Don’t stay in bed! Come on, let’s go jogging—” I couldn’t put it…