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Make Your Own Holiday
Traditions
With
the holidays already upon us (again) many of us have already
begun to think about turkey and dressing, pulling out our
cherised holiday decorations and yet
another growing laundry list of things to do as we prepare
for the two "big days" aheah of us, Thanksgiving
and Christmas Day. Before you add anything
else to your list, think about and plan for a new special
holiday tradition that you and your family will enjoy together.
About
this time last year, the animated holiday movie,
The Polar Express, debuted in the theaters.
My husband and I decided to start a new family tradition
for the holidays by waiting until the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving
by taking our children to see this holiday film. I'm glad
we waited until the weekend before Thanksgiving. I
hadn't been all that thrilled with going to see this movie
just based on the commercial previews of the movie. By
the end of the movie, I realized that I had been so fully
engrossed in the storyline, the characters, and the moral
of the story, our time in the theater had passed so quickly.
Actor Tom Hanks, whose voice
played five of the movie's characters, made the movie such
a wonderful and compelling story. I would
have sat through it again given the chance.
My
point in all of this is not so much about the story and
movie itself; it's the holiday tradition my family and started
- going to see a holiday movie launched us into the holiday
spirit and the beginning of our upcoming holiday festivities.
This holiday season, perhaps you and your family
will find the time to go and enjoy a holiday movie.
Our
featured North Carolinian this month is Rita de Maintenon
of Frankin, NC. This past summer Rita
won the high honor of being invited to join the Southern
Highland Craft Guild, a non-profit whose members are dedicated
to preserving the highest standards in their craft-making.
As one who enjoys an opportunity to sew and cross-stitch
when time permits (which is almost never these days), I
know first hand how tedious and laborious making hand-made
crafts can be. But for those of us who enjoy "the process,"
it's well worth our time and energy to craft something out
of bits and pieces of materials. When you read the interview
with Rita and view photos of some of her hand-mades, you'll
see what I mean.
Wishing
you all the best for a safe and happy Thanksgiving,
Paula
Monahan |
A
resident
of
Raleigh,
North
Carolina,
Paula
Monahan
is
a
past
President
of
the
American
Marketing
Association,
Triangle
Chapter.
With
over
fifteen
years
of
experience
in
sales
and
marketing,
Paula
is
putting
all
of
her
learned
skills
and
talents
to
good
use
in
this
online
publication
for
women.
As
a
way
of
reaching
out
and
connecting
with
women
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds,
her
goal
is
to
create
a
networked
community
of
online
women
readers
who
value
inspiring,
insightful
and
empowering
content.
