Comments on: Holiday bits (1 comment) http://www-dave.cs.uiuc.edu/wordpress/2005/12/27/holiday-bits/ A blog. You know, a weblog. A place for the owner to write. Like singing at the top of your lungs when you're the only one in the car -- except, you're reading this. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:28:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mel http://www-dave.cs.uiuc.edu/wordpress/2005/12/27/holiday-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 Mel Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:41:48 +0000 http://www-dave.cs.uiuc.edu/wordpress/?p=380#comment-3927 Have you ever celebrated any Chanukah traditions? I know you've explored your Jewish heritage at times. I wore socks with menorahs on them to my family's Christmas party. However, I have it on good authority that said menorahs are no good for Chanukah, as they only have 7 candles, and not 9. Christmas was funky this year; I wasn't really feelin' it. The family's still adjusting to the different things going on and such. My family usually celebrates Christmas eve with one side (typically Mom's; we used to do both sides together but it got unmanageable); then we do Christmas Day with the other side. We eat ham on Christmas Eve, because my dad's work has been giving employees a Christmas ham for years. There is always cake, because it's my sister's birthday. Christmas morning is the time for opening gifts. This year was pretty unexciting; we primarily exchanged gift cards. Bridget (my sister) and I barely got the tree decorated on the 23rd. Oh, and usually I am the one to drag my parents to church for Christmas, but I didn't even go this year. So heathens one and all, I guess! Have you ever celebrated any Chanukah traditions? I know you’ve explored your Jewish heritage at times.

I wore socks with menorahs on them to my family’s Christmas party. However, I have it on good authority that said menorahs are no good for Chanukah, as they only have 7 candles, and not 9.

Christmas was funky this year; I wasn’t really feelin’ it. The family’s still adjusting to the different things going on and such. My family usually celebrates Christmas eve with one side (typically Mom’s; we used to do both sides together but it got unmanageable); then we do Christmas Day with the other side.

We eat ham on Christmas Eve, because my dad’s work has been giving employees a Christmas ham for years. There is always cake, because it’s my sister’s birthday.

Christmas morning is the time for opening gifts. This year was pretty unexciting; we primarily exchanged gift cards. Bridget (my sister) and I barely got the tree decorated on the 23rd.

Oh, and usually I am the one to drag my parents to church for Christmas, but I didn’t even go this year. So heathens one and all, I guess!

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