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As we have for many, many years, my siblings, our children, and our significant others gathered (with my mom) in our homes the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
I hosted Christmas Eve in my home with Eric, his son Michah, and Delia and her fiance Chris. Then Fiona and Alona and I went to Delia's new apartment for Christmas morning.
I hosted a brunch for the family sometime during the week, and my sisters hosted during the evenings. We visited mom in her new assisted living apartment, went bowling, went out one evening to a speakeasy, went to movies, played karaoke, and just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. As we always do, we gathered at my sister's on New Year's Eve day for a feast of Chinese food, provided by my mom, and hung out with each other.
I do feel extraordinarily lucky: I genuinely enjoy spending time with my family--and that means my mom, all my siblings and my nephews and nieces. I know from my time on social media that not all families can say this. My sisters, my brother and I get along so well, and our children are bright, curious, and immensely interesting people who also revel in each other's company. And the new family members we are beginning to add as our children grow up and find partners are filling in well, too.
This is the last collage of the year. I do intend to continue with my collages next year.
Image description: Different views of members of a family facing the camera, all smiling. Interspersed among the images of people are images of holiday celebrations food.
Celebrations
Click on the links to see the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 52 Card Project galleries.
I hosted Christmas Eve in my home with Eric, his son Michah, and Delia and her fiance Chris. Then Fiona and Alona and I went to Delia's new apartment for Christmas morning.
I hosted a brunch for the family sometime during the week, and my sisters hosted during the evenings. We visited mom in her new assisted living apartment, went bowling, went out one evening to a speakeasy, went to movies, played karaoke, and just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. As we always do, we gathered at my sister's on New Year's Eve day for a feast of Chinese food, provided by my mom, and hung out with each other.
I do feel extraordinarily lucky: I genuinely enjoy spending time with my family--and that means my mom, all my siblings and my nephews and nieces. I know from my time on social media that not all families can say this. My sisters, my brother and I get along so well, and our children are bright, curious, and immensely interesting people who also revel in each other's company. And the new family members we are beginning to add as our children grow up and find partners are filling in well, too.
This is the last collage of the year. I do intend to continue with my collages next year.
Image description: Different views of members of a family facing the camera, all smiling. Interspersed among the images of people are images of holiday celebrations food.
Click on the links to see the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 52 Card Project galleries.
