Okay. I promise this is not a mushy post but I love being
married to Jessica. Not because of all the clichés you hear married folks say,
but it is discovering the things about her that you would never imagine. For
example, everyone who knows me knows
that there are three holiday traditions
above anything else that I have always done. The first is watching the movie “It’s
a Wonderful Life.” In my mind, Christmas does not begin until we watch the life
and times of George Bailey. GB had it rough, but what a wonderful life it was.
The second tradition that is only three years old, but a must in our house is
our annual ugly pajamas party. I cannot wait to blog about it and just in case
Jess shares in her blog JesInTime, I have one every year so far. That’s my
story and I am sticking to it(LOL). And the last tradition that has happened as
long as I can remember is taking out my favorite Christmas Cds and blasting it
throughout our home. Nothing says Christmas like a family, a glass of wine, and
the Temptation’s “Silent Night filling the house.”
Well last night, I found out that Jess; my Royal Rib and one
of the great joys of my life, does NOT like Christmas music. What! It’s true. Now
here is a woman that adores everything Thanksgiving. From turkey dinners, to
thanksgiving reefs (which I never heard about before her) she is all about
Thanksgiving. On top of that, she is also the first one to break out all of the
Christmas ornaments and decorations, but when it comes to “I saw mama kissing
Santa Claus” somebody call the Mayor of Whoville, because she is the Grinch
that stole Christmas music LOL. I have
to admit that when she first shared with me her dislike for Christmas music, I
was a tad bit devastated. Okay, that was
a bit dramatic but when she shared the news, I wondered what would happen to
one of my favorite traditions.
But then Jess said “even though she doesn't like it, she
wanted me to play my music because it was important to me.” For her it was not
about her taste in music as it was important that we both get to share with one
another what was important to us. How
awesome is that! After all what is a tradition if it is not shared? No matter
what your traditions are, it is always more meaningful when they are shared
with persons you love. So from now on, we share with one another things we did
growing up and things we've hoped to be able to do with new friends and family
and those past individual experiences are now our traditions.
So starting today, instead of taking for granted that I know
everything there is to know, I will celebrate my relationships; rejoicing when
I am reminded why they are special to me and delighting in every new discovery about
them along our journey together.
What are your traditions? We would love to hear them. You
never know. What you used to do, could one day become what we do and every year
around this time we could share “Our” traditions with one another. I can’t wait to Easter! LOL
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