Monday, November 8, 2010

Very Exciting News!

I didn’t check my cell phone this morning until after I got into the office. I had a text message from my mom (from 5:30 am). She and my step dad (Papa S) are going to be coming up for Christmas this year! Ever since my mom moved to Florida it’s been one parent or the other for the holidays. Even if I was in Pennsylvania for the holidays, I did still see my mom’s family on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is a big deal for us. It’s a Polish feast called Wigilia (Vuh-lee-uh). I go to my uncle’s every year to celebrate, but it hasn’t been the same without my mom being there. And it’s doubly special, because I think Papa S has only experienced Wigilia light-meaning not all of the courses (there are seven, nine, or eleven), and it’s a lot more fun when there are more people.


Not only am I excited for the food part, but I’m extra excited for the family part, too. And trust me when I say that Mrs. T’s has nothing on a traditional homemade pierogi.

6 comments:

  1. That is exciting! There's nothing better than being with family at Christmas!

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  2. That is awesome. :) I so wish I could get my whole family in the same place for Christmas, but it never happens. And it especially won't happen now that my mom is moving to the west coast. Enjoy it! Being with family is the best!

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  3. I'm polish too!! I never knew the Christmas Eve meal was called Wigilia - we're not super traditional - but we do have the potato course, herring course & mushroom soup course - and OF course, the pierogies! Last year was my first Christmas away from home; I was in Australia, and I made pierogies from scratch for the first time ever - sooooo delish. (drooool...)

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  4. Do you get to eat homemade perogies all the time? That was my favorite part about going home with my Cuse roommates from Polish families. They are soooo good!

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  5. The number isn't exact. It just has to be and odd number. I thought our Uncle told you that?

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  6. Now that is something to make a heart smile!

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