by Jennifer Zinck | 07 December 2011 | Advent
Holiday parties were not a big thing in my family growing up. Last year we threw a holiday party for the kids and their friends. This year we decided to use that time and money for a day trip to New York City instead. That will be an instant holiday party, I’m...
by Jennifer Zinck | 06 December 2011 | Advent
I think that the 1974 Rankin-Bass production of The Year Without a Santa Claus said it best. “I believe in Santa Claus, like I believe in love.” This is true. I really do. My son thinks that I’m a freak. I heard him whisper to his friend (when he...
by Jennifer Zinck | 05 December 2011 | Advent
There was one house… there’s always that one house, right? The house across from the post office had the most impressive Christmas lights. My mom drove us by it and told us that they had the same lights when she was a kid, too. They had a massive star...
by Jennifer Zinck | 04 December 2011 | Advent
In my house growing up, we had built-in cabinets with glass doors in the hallway and my mother and grandmother used to put cards in all of the windows. Sometimes I didn’t know who the senders were, but I loved to look at all of the pretty cards. I looked...
by Jennifer Zinck | 03 December 2011 | Advent
When I moved out on my own, I was entrusted with some very special ornaments that had belonged to my grandmother. I also had all of the ornaments that I made as a child and a few that my oldest son had made. I lived in an apartment and had all of my personal...
by Jennifer Zinck | 02 December 2011 | Advent
You won’t find any figgy pudding at my family celebrations. You might find some fruitcakes, but they won’t be the edible kind! Growing up, we enjoyed the typical kinds of holiday meals like turkey, roast beef, or ham. Fast forward. I’m the adult. ...
