Busko Family Christmas
I hope that you and your family had a blessed Christmas. My family has several Christmas traditions. One is that we don't always celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. My mom is a nurse and when we were younger often she had to work. And in the past we have enjoyed travelling over the Christmas holidays.
Chocolate from my brother. tons of king-size Snickers and a whole carton of Nutty Bars!
This year we celebrated Christmas on the 23rd, because we were having some friends over for a couple of days, including the 25th. We spent the day eating, opening gifts, and doing other things which we always do.
Nick and I hanging the "special" ornaments, which we've done as long as I can remember.
Dad and I reviewing everything written on the Christmas table runner.
This tradition only began the Christmas of 2001. Perhaps it might be more appropriate for Thanksgiving, but then again we are the Buskos! We each share three or four things which we are thankful for. They range from a family pets to family and friends, food to cars, and great experiences to bad times, etc. It is something that our family has come to enjoy.
We do not know what will come of our traditions over the next two years. I will not be with my family unless they venture to Niger for Christmas. We'll just have to wait and see!
Bear eating his bone, in his new coat!
Buster decided to bury one of his bones for later.
Busko family with Abdou and Aita.
Abdou and Aita are some friends of mine from Senegal, who now live in New Jersey. They flew to Kentucky for Christmas with my family. It was such a joy to have them in our home on such a special day.
Neither one of them had been away from their small community in New Jersey since they arrived in the states. Abdou has been here for 10 years and Aita for 2. They enjoyed seeing the farms of Indiana on the way back from the airport and seeing the city of Louisville. I won't say that they enjoyed the American food though.
Aita and I preparing Christmas dinner in the kitchen.
For Christmas dinner there was no American food though. We had ceebu jenn (fish and rice). Mmm, I miss that stuff. Mom had also had ceebu jenn before, when we went to Senegal together. It was interesting to watch my Dad try it, while my brother ate his own version of fish.
Altogether we had a great Christmas. I have to admit though, I am glad all the busy-ness of Christmas is over...now time to get ready to leave.
posted by Jessica at 8:09 AM
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