Holidays were always important to our mom. She loved seeing our family gather together and enjoyed our holiday traditions: making Christmas treats, decorating the tree, egg nog, and Christmas Eve Mass. We are approaching our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without her and will miss all the ways she made the holidays special – chili and oyster stew, bringing out the special Christmas china, and especially making the entire family do things like sing The 12 Days of Christmas together (off key).
