St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine, Florida
May 24, 2013

Luee

Luee
We adopted Luee from the Humane Society in 1996. He was 2 years old, but still a pup. He has slowed down a bit; his age is catching up to him. He is the best dog anyone could ever have. Luee had to be put to sleep on April 15, 2009. Rest in Peace Pup.

Christmas Eve 2012

Christmas Eve 2012

NINA HULA 7/28/2012

NINA HULA 7/28/2012

Jeff, Sam, Nina and Ian

Jeff, Sam, Nina and Ian
Ian's Graduation from Kindergarten

Luck Be A Lady

Luck Be A Lady

Little GQ 12/12

Little GQ 12/12

Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012

Joey and Elizabeth

Joey and Elizabeth

Nina June 2013

Nina June 2013

Monday, November 23, 2009

HOLIDAY MEMORIES


Hello Speakies:

I was just thinking with the Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons upon us, we all have memories of things we did, family traditions, things we remember or foods we ate or something so small it was a special part of the holidays for us. I’m going to write mine down so wake up those brain cells and send me yours. Let’s see if we have some of the same in common.

My grandmother’s homemade Lekvar and nut cookies.
Those different hard tack candies in the glass jar that was at everyone’s house you visited.
Every night you went out to visit or had company over your house.
A very traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner at my grandmother’s, Christmas was the favorite time of the year for my grandfather, I'll never forget his face at the table.
Breaking of the Christmas wafer before dinner.
My dad setting up the train tracks and my big American Flyer train.
Polish Midnight Mass at my church back home, candles lit, with the choir singing traditional Polish Kolendy.
Shopping downtown not at a mall.
Each of my son’s first Christmas.
Hiding their toys in the attic or bringing them over to the neighbor’s house to hide.
Remembering the night they found all the toys in the attic and we had to make up a fast excuse.
Snow on Christmas Eve.
My wife’s Christmas fish stew, the best ever.
The one Christmas Eve I was up till 4 a.m. putting together a He-Man Fort and some other space station. Well there are some of mine, take some time out and add to the list.

5 comments:

Mack said...

Saint Hedwigs was and is an amazingly beautiful Church and remains Polish to this day:)

JoeZ said...

They have one of the best Midnight Mass Services ever. If they still do it like when I was an altar boy, lights out candles lit at the beginning, Polish choir with violins, one beautiful service. If you ever have a chance go. Happy Thanksgiving Mack to you and your family, enjoy.

jeff said...

it was a G.I. Joe fort and thanks paybacks a bitch because i have to do it now

JoeZ said...

Jeff - I know you can do it.

Anonymous said...

Joe, the saying among a few was "Skip, only you could pick a fight with the dead guy at a funeral".

I guess it was my "baby face" or I looked like an easy mark but ..

Midnight Mass at Saint Hedwig's a drunk started a fight with me and I was sitting darned near the front of the pulpit .. forget which Priest had the fellow ousted .. but my buddy Joe J. from over on Stout Ave (across from Mack Trucks), thought it was a hoot.

They close the church now during the day. I just went to sit and "remember" one day last winter and the fellow (no English) ... directed me to "The Chapel" .. the dreaded convent. Oh NO!

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