I love TRADITIONS...

So it is time for one of many annual traditions with my mom. Every year we attend the Nutcracker Market to benefit the Houston Ballet Foundation, to us it is like the kickoff to the holiday season. It has booths of every type and it is fabulous. Plus, I get alot of my Christmas shopping out of the way for my huge family and since I love to give to other people it makes that much more fun. One thing that I do every year is buy ALOT of dips, soups and junk...my mother and I have made a pact that we will not do that this year. Only buy what we can give and what we need, hahahahah! We always attend the Preview Party which allows us to see everything and get some pretty great deals. Traditionally my mother always buys me a Christmas theme item like a holiday serving dish, shirt, decoration or something. I love it and it is really a lot of fun!!!! Since I was a kid my mother always purchased my brother and I pajamas to wear Christmas Eve night. When I had Makena my mom started the same tradition with her except she makes it even more special and buys pajamas from the Nutcracker Market from booth every year. I think Makena looks forward to it...she thinks she is so special because her Nonnie gets her pajamas with a matching hat. Anyway, just wanted to share a tradition. Do you have any special holiday traditions?

College Football Maniac

So...my team is not looking so good this year. Makena and I watched the game on Saturday, Texas Longhorns vs University Central Florida. It was intense and I was totally stressed out. You might be asking yourself how does a female get so involved int the game that her and her daughter sit and watch it all decked out in their Longhorns gear? Well I raised a Longhorn and my family are aluminas all the way back to my grandfather. I used to watch the game with my dad and brother and since I do not have a boy, Makena has been subjected to her mother's love for the game. Let's get on thing straight I only like the College football, not Professional. I am fanatic to the point that I have season tickets, we(my family, husband and daughter)wear Burnt Orange on Fridays and Saturdays during the season, I have longhorns on my car, I have burnt orange and longhorn accessories, etc. It is a sickness but this is one sickness I am glad to have and not have a cure for it. It is a tradition in my family and I plan to have Makena carry on the tradition if she so pleases...
The funny thing is that guys at work love to talk about the game and heckle me about "my" team. If they do bad they so don't worry "we"(their team of choice) will take it easy on them. Anyway, I just thought that I would share a (obsession)tradition with everyone. Take care

Makena in 12/2005 at Longhorns Championship