Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas Eve!!

Merry Christmas everybody!!! It is Christmas eve and guess what?!? I am not cooking!!!! My brother-in- law is here making some real Carne Asada with fresh tortillas and beans!! He is from the state of Oaxaca, in Mexico where the big mudslides were. The village, where his father lives was almost leveled and he just got back from a trip there to see his father and assess the damage.

he is treating us to a Christmas, Oaxacan meal!! In his village the whole community comes together and makes meals and everybody shares their food and everything is free. it is a big community celebration, they break pinatas and sing. they do not have Christmas trees and gifts to give, they celebrate by giving of themselves to each other.

Dinner and gifts, family and fun. cooking and eating.... placing presents under the tree after the kids have gone to bed. stuffing the stockings.. sleeping for a little bit, until the children come to tell us "Santa Came!!"

then more family and fun and celebrating the gift called Life...

Happy Holidays Everyone, i hope you enjoy your holiday as much as i am enjoying mine.

Suzie Q

6 comments:

Syd said...

Suzie, Merry Christmas to you and your family. It sounds like the fun has already started. I hope that your little ones have a great day.

Just Be Real said...

♥♥♥Merry Christmas♥♥♥

Khaled KEM said...

Merry Christmas and all the best wishes to you, your little family and your big one.

I hope that next year will be even better and joyful to you.

Khaled

Grace-WorkinProgress said...

Sounds yummy. Nothing like having someone else do all the work.

Shadow said...

merry christmas!!! i hope it was a good one!

Jess Mistress of Mischief said...

Merry Christmas!