tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post7339722091066824342..comments2023-10-30T07:33:01.023-04:00Comments on Destination Unknown: What about the holidays?Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446171177767324879noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-23152530626339815502010-10-11T00:49:32.616-04:002010-10-11T00:49:32.616-04:00Whether your holidays mean anything to him is not ...Whether your holidays mean anything to him is not the issue; whether YOU mean anything to him is. Tom isn't Jewish, knows very little about Judaism; but he ate hamantaschen at Purim, came to Rosh Hashanah services with me (even wore a tie for the second time in our lives together!), and tries to keep all the foreign information straight. He knows he'll be eating latkes for the first night of Chanukkah. He TRIES, like the angel told us to do.<br /><br />Compare Hallowe'en to Carnavale without the the alcohol, so it's only fun and food rather than bawdiness. It's a celebration, just a chance to have fun and be creative.<br /><br />If the Egyptian is going to live here and -- especially -- live with YOU, then he has a choice: be a part of things and embrace new experiences, or cloister himself while longing for the isolation and insulation of familiarity. He may think Hallowe'en is frivolous and greedy; but how can he really know what it is until he experiences it ...?Yenta Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573241381406620036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-36544626253305925752010-10-08T23:04:14.484-04:002010-10-08T23:04:14.484-04:00Thank you Leanne.. I just saw that comment! Yeah.....Thank you Leanne.. I just saw that comment! Yeah.. I figured out my revenge. hee hee - some friends are coming for a visit - peer pressure to a REALLY scary haunted house... muwahahahaaNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446171177767324879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-80253363914217503832010-10-08T14:54:15.492-04:002010-10-08T14:54:15.492-04:00Hey dear friend, I read this one a couple days ago...Hey dear friend, I read this one a couple days ago when you wrote it, but didn't have time to comment, so I'm back for catch up. After looking at these awesome photos of you and seeing how much you love this holiday, it makes me a little said to hear what our beloved Mr. E said. I would love to sit down with him and talk to him about what you do when something is important to someone you love. I'm hoping that he will come around, because the thought of you NOT celebrating Halloween to the fullest makes me kind of sad. Thinking of you!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800466894354194636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-12472802350771812802010-10-07T22:39:36.359-04:002010-10-07T22:39:36.359-04:00I hope you still have a chance to properly celebra...I hope you still have a chance to properly celebrate. I could never cut Halloween out of my life. LOVE IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-58102055637787054462010-10-07T21:59:36.967-04:002010-10-07T21:59:36.967-04:00Laura, Great question. Due to budget constraints, ...Laura, Great question. Due to budget constraints, I may pull out the gypsy (it's been 3 years.) However, I really like the Geisha costumes (if I had an extra $75 this year. ;-) )Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446171177767324879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-61019012880483699992010-10-07T20:35:44.846-04:002010-10-07T20:35:44.846-04:00I love all the photos and the great costumes! Hall...I love all the photos and the great costumes! Halloween is definitely a holiday that you should continue to celebrate, whether or not others "get it". I'm sorry that I don't have any suggestions to help in that effort, other than to say that there are things we all do in life that we may not like or don't quite understand, but we do it because of the people we love. Heck, I've lost count of the number of hours I've spent watching Sci-Fi or James Bond movies, but I do it because I recognize how important they are to my husband, and how happy it makes him feel when I sit and watch these movies with him. So, what is your costume this year?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598033858132881398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-43403074256394938232010-10-07T11:08:19.528-04:002010-10-07T11:08:19.528-04:00I love Halloween and your pirate costume is awesom...I love Halloween and your pirate costume is awesome!!! LOVE IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-27544740508066823272010-10-07T10:52:18.502-04:002010-10-07T10:52:18.502-04:00I love Halloween, too!! I have always wanted to go...I love Halloween, too!! I have always wanted to go to a BIG party and dress up really cool...but that has never happened.<br /><br />I used to watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show in College with friends. We'd dress up and do all the Rocky Horror stuff.<br /><br />Your costumes are great, btw!scrapwordsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643969932237955981noreply@blogger.com