What is Tradition Anyway?!?!

Who makes the rules of what you HAVE to do for the holidays?!?!? 

Don't get me wrong I LOVE the holidays more than anything!!  I am secretly like a little kid every year for Christmas!  I love opening presents and looking in my stocking still! Yes y'all we still get stockings at my parents house.......don't judge me!

I just HATE all the planning and travel and STRESS of it all!

So I ask you my deal blogging friends................who says you HAVE to do "this" for the holidays. 

Someday before I die I am going to be sitting on a beach, sipping on my fruity drink, soaking up the sun during the holidays instead of freezing my ASS off driving all over to a million places for the holidays.

BUT that time hasn't come and I really shouldn't be complaining.  There are plenty of people that don't have anywhere to go for the holidays.

This year my parents won't have anything to do on Christmas and this makes me very sad for them!  We have decided to have our Christmas on New Year's Eve so myself and my sibling can have Christmas morning with our kids at our own homes.

So I ask you this................what is your tradition that you do for Christmas? 

We are just getting started with Big B and this will be his first "real" Christmas.  He was SO MUCH fun to watch opening his birthday gifts I can't wait for Christmas this year!!  He thinks the tree is pretty cool already and he even helped me decorate it!!  SO CUTE!!

Am I the only person that can't believe Christmas is a week from TODAY!?!?!?  WOW that year went by SUPER FAST!!!! 

So we start our first round of the HOLIDAY CHEER this weekend.  Big B is going to be staying with Gramma and Papa Friday night so mommy and daddy can get some gifts wrapped FINALLY!

Then it is off to my Grams and Gramps for an ALL DAY EATING FRENZY y'all!!!!  I am telling you it is like cattle grazing in a pasture!!!!  We just set it out and eat all afternoon and into the evening. 

At some point Grams will bring out the GOOD stuff of home made noodles and you are so full you can't even think straight but you HAVE to eat them because they are GRAMS HOME MADE NOODLES!!!!!  It is always a great time of eating food and good stories with a great family!

That night we will be staying in a hotel with my parents separate rooms of course but fun for all the cousins to play and then on to my other Grandma's for the next Christmas.

This one is less grazing but still A LOT OF FOOD y'all!!  It is so fun to see all of us cousins having children of our own and see them play together.  We do a grab bag at this one and that is fun to see the "big kids" fight over what gift they want! :)

I will let y'all know how many POUNDS I gain after the two day EATING FRENZY and I am sure there will be some great stories!!! 

I know I have said this many times before but I am SERIOUS this time y'all!!!  I am GOING ON A DIET as soon as this Christmas season is over y'all!!!  I am OUT OF CONTROL on this weight thing!

Piece and Chicken Grease Y'all!!!!