Yes. We're just a little excited about the Sonish Coming. There are few things that get our house buzzing like time spent with him. This time when we're together has us on the high that comes from having such a great young man in our family.
Last year we headed East to pick him up and went to the Macy's parade in NYC. It was amazing. The hubs and I had always watched the parade on TV and wanted to see it in person. The Sonish humored us by agreeing to go but ended up having just as much as we did. We stood in our spots on Time Square a little after 5 a.m. and didn't move until after 11 when it was finished. Thanksgiving dinner was a dirty water hot dog from a street vendor and Starbucks hot chocolate. All and all a very perfect day. We loved every minute and will likely do it again, just not every year.
This year flights have doubled in price from last year so that means we're flying him here instead of flying the two of us east. We'll have a small Thanksgiving dinner for 3 and decorate for the holidays so that we can have our Christmas as a family on Thanksgiving night. We've found that travel is easier this time of year (thanks to crazy midwestern and east coast weather) and this gives his mom and her family uninterrupted time together at Christmas. I'm learning about this cross country parenting thing as I go but learned quick that compromise is the name of the game.
Wednesday evening we'll head to Holiday Fest in downtown for the lighting of all of Fort Wayne's traditional downtown decorations. I'm hoping it doesn't bore him after being in NYC last year. If you've not been to this great event and you're in NE Indiana, please go! It's quite fun and gives you that magical feeling only the holidays can bring. Not to mention the fireworks at Parkview Field to follow. Grab and thermos of hot cocoa and join us!
No one at our house likes Turkey (I personally believe its the sides that make the meal fabulous) so we've decided to have the meal we would choose to make any time we're together for a nice evening. We have been planning and discussing ideas in our phone conversations and are looking forward to spending this time together. The menu: steaks on the grill, asparagus bundles (thanks to Trisha Yearwoods amazing food network recipe), parmesan sliced new potatoes, garlic bread, and my friend Mark's chocolate pie (check out his Cookin' with Carbo Facebook page in the notes section for the recipe). My mouth is watering as I type
This is what I adore about our non-traditional family. We've learned to embrace the fact that we're not traditional (although we are the norm these days) and we're enjoying every minute of it. Having a non traditional dinner, celebrating Christmas on Thanksgiving, and building memories that will last a lifetime, its all perfect for us.
For me, the key to being Momish is understanding and acknowledging that my role (and ultimately my family structure) isn't the same as being Mom and finding the perfection in it. Momishes are a great gift in a families life. I'm so thankful I've let go and realized just that.
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