- erinschrode
Christmas with Grams
โAll the stockings were hung by the chimney with careโฆโ โจ๐๐ ๐ผ My grandmother just read me our 1949 version of โTwas The Night Before Christmas. ๐๐พ The two of us are snuggled up, smiling, crying, remembering, dreaming, together, as it always has been and always will be โ in a decorated, cozy holiday home that is eagerly awaiting an even more wonderful gathering of our beloved family tomorrow.
PS Prior to reading our traditional Little Golden Book, we scrolled through Cardi Bโs Instagram feed mainly to compare her manicures with oursโฆ because my grams is insanely amazing and weโre alive at a wild time and side by side on Christmas Eve and this life is a beautiful gift. โHappy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!โ

Christmas cookies. ๐ Grandma nibbling. ๐ต๐ฝ Family singing carols. ๐ถ This year, our beloved holiday traditions and Aunt Pamโs cookie masterpieces were made *even* better, if I may say so myself, with the addition of a few extra special gluten-free vegan sugar and gingerbread cookies that I found at a bakery and hand-carried 3000 miles to our Christmas dessert table. Ah, the sweet taste of success for me and my one vegan cousin!
I adore time with my family. I cherish being home at my grandmotherโs. I embrace traditions old and new. I celebrate the beauty in lively Christmas spirit. And oh do I ever thank the heavens for our countless blessings.
