saturday rambling.

today is saturday.
the day before easter.

easter is such a weird holiday,
although i guess most holidays are,
if you really think about them long enough.

i mean.
how do we mix such traditional religious moments,
with such cartoonish entertainments.

where did that start

10 points to the person who finds the origins of the easter bunny,
although really,
i will have wiki-ed it before i even publish this blog.

but still 10 points.

tomorrow for easter,
i will take a china town bus,
probably lucky star,
to boston, where i will enjoy the company and craziness of a huge italian family.

the family is not mine.
but my friend lisas
and she has been gracious enough to invite jenn and i into her familys rituals.

which are

food
food
wine
food
wine
swearing at each other (old people included)
wine
food
food
wine

in that order.

isnt it funny how every family has there own traditions,
there own way of doing things.
i never really thought about it til the first holiday i was away from my family.
i spent thanksgiving with lisa and her family
it was great,
but it made me miss the little things my family does.
the way my mom stresses about the turkey,
the way my dad plays baroque music
the way my sister is on her phone or computer or backgammon board all day long.

as i was thinking of my family traditions just now,
i started to think of my grandma,
the matriarch of the family.
shes been gone for some years now,
but still her traditions live on
at the gatherings,
through my mom (who is more like her everyday)
and my aunt,
even through me i guess.

anyways,
i guess im saying,
i hope everyone
whether easter means jesus
or a bunny
i hope you take a moment to notice the little things that make it into your familys celebration.

love nate