Number 5. . . and probably one of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is going to see the live nativity. Seriously, if you have not done this with your family, you are missing out . . big time! This always gets me in the Christmas spirit and brings my focus back to where it should be. It reminds me it's not about how extravagant the gifts are, it's about remembering the Savior and helping those in need.We were a bit unprepared for the weather and the wind was bitterly cold the night we went. But the second it started the wind abruptly stopped and we seemed to warm up some. A coincidence? I don't think so.
Number six. I'm pretty sure we are not alone when I say we count down the day until Santa comes by doing an advent calendar. I made mine quite a few years ago and it's just a simple wooden tree that we decorate one day at a time until the big day.
7. This next item of business has been a tradition in our family for many, many years. I remember savoring every delicious morsel of it when I was a little girl and I'm sure my grandmother had been making it for quite some time before I was even around.It is called Christmas Fruit. I'm not sure how it got its name, I will have to find that one out, but the only time we make it/got it is during the month of December. It has been a request of neighbors and friends year after year.
We start with grapefruit and take the skin off and then put it in a marinade. Over time you add various other citrus fruits and then add a liquid concoction to the whole thing and chill for a few hours before serving. Unfortunately, I cannot give out the recipe . . . I think I would be disowned if I did.
the finished product - below is what it looks like in the beginning stages
2 comments:
Awesome traditions. I'll have to try that Christmas fruit sometime. :)
I feel like you are uncomfortably close in giving away our family recipe!!!! lol ;) Did you eat all of yours already?
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