i never thought i'd ever describe my family as normal ... but this topic has me stumped. we really don't have many unique traditions, at least not anymore.
when we were younger, the weekend before halloween, everyone would gather at grandpa's house to paint pumpkins. or each other ... whatever was in reach of the small child wielding a paintbrush. i can't even remember the last time we did this. i guess we all grew up. maybe we'll revive this tradition one year, i think isabelle would enjoy it.
let's see ... what else? the family always goes up to Washington Island over the 4th of July. (okay, "always" isn't exactly true since we didn't go this past year. however that was due to some serious medical problems in my family. next year, it's on.) we usually have a cookout on the 4th, either at the house or Schoolhouse Beach. if the Islanders have a game that day, some of us will go check it out and then take in the parade. i'm using the word "parade" rather loosely. it's more a group of maybe 25 young kids walking down main street waving at people. at night we all head out to the ballpark to watch the Island's version of a fireworks display. BOOM. waiting ten minutes to reload. BOOM. waiting ten more minutes. BOOM. BOOM. Ooh. Aah. was that the finale? we love the Island. :)
years ago, the whole family would take a trip the weekend after thanksgiving. we'd go to nearby places, such as Brown County, Frankenmuth or Galena. a little over 10 years ago, this tradition evolved to an annual family trip to Disney World. everyone in my family is a bit obsessed with Disney, it's morphed into a bit of a sickness really. with the kids getting older, it's getting harder to take them out of school, so this trip rarely happens around thanksgiving anymore. however, the trip is not happening this year. :( thank you economy.
so, yea, my family doesn't really have traditions. but we do have alcohol. :)
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