tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post6358087032797462935..comments2023-10-29T07:42:22.065-05:00Comments on Modern-Day Jane: The "holiday" treeLyzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13246510346329581281noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-75254333198461316812008-12-11T20:19:00.000-06:002008-12-11T20:19:00.000-06:00Minneapolis before Christmas has possibilites as a...Minneapolis before Christmas has possibilites as a destination (more than downtown Fargo 19 years ago...our one excursion out of the hotel was to see the movie "Back to the Future" in Moorhead). We were just looking at the Twin Cities for a month-late 19th wedding anniversary event after dropping the girls at my mom's. Unfortunately it is NOT a happening place between Christmas and New Years which is when we wanted to go. Ironicly, the only thing at the Guthrie is the 34th annual run of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" which is exactly the one play I have seen at the (old) Guthrie some 3x years ago as a high schooler. <BR/><BR/>Originally I was going to post about LED light and marital happiness. Putting colored celophane over the cool (check for yourself first) LEDs would add color while saving energy. The two places I'm allowed to put CFLs with minimal protest are (1) places other family members seldom go and (2) fixtures which filter the white light to a lighter shade of pale.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445980997391559036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-46536206268246167292008-12-11T19:39:00.000-06:002008-12-11T19:39:00.000-06:00Ruth & Aaron - You dirty pagans.:) Mama - Thi...Ruth & Aaron - You dirty pagans.:) <BR/><BR/>Mama - This is why I make sure that Leah knows that the answer to "What is Christmas about?" is not presents, but Jesus being born.<BR/><BR/>Blue Castle - Thanks, but I seem to remember a very lovely spring wedding happening just before we got engaged!<BR/><BR/>Noel - We spent our honeymoon in Minneapolis, which sounded very lame while we lived in Rochester (a whole hour away).Lyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246510346329581281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-24447498292962018442008-12-11T17:47:00.000-06:002008-12-11T17:47:00.000-06:00Growing up, we always visited the German Baptist r...Growing up, we always visited the German Baptist relatives for Thanksgiving and the Norwegian Lutheran (lefse laden) relatives at Christmas. Never had to stress over which holiday for which relatives and always knew what was going to be served Christmas Eve dinner. The little kids put on the Christmas story under the direction of the child closest to confirmation age between dinner and gift opening. Some pretty good memories.<BR/><BR/>Winter weddings have pros and cons as we discovered during our wintery Thanksgiving wedding. Rule #1: Don't leave suitcases in car during wedding if you plan to have items in suitcase on or near skin later. We also have the unique experience of spending our whole 3 day honeymoon at the Radisson in downtown Fargo after getting married at Salem.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445980997391559036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-44653893735111941382008-12-11T14:30:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:30:00.000-06:00My favorite part of our Christmas celebration is w...My favorite part of our Christmas celebration is when we sacrifice the milk-fed ram on the altar of Hades, ensuring that he will return Persephone to Demeter once again, so spring can arrive. Thanks Hades! We appreciate it! <BR/><BR/>Your wedding was good times, indeed. And now your rugrats are good times.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179388089743711308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-16470131850309288842008-12-11T12:33:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:33:00.000-06:00Your wedding was so beautiful. It made me wish we...Your wedding was so beautiful. It made me wish we had waited and had a Christmas wedding. It was that pretty. <BR/><BR/>I still remember the joke that Aaron's sister told at the rehearsal dinner. "Dolly Parton Smothers Lucky Rich Guy" and the silence that fell after she finished. I was laughing hysterically, but not everyone else was. Ryan and I still laugh about that to this day. Good times. :)<BR/><BR/>I have fond memories of your wedding because that was also when we suspected I was pregnant, but weren't for sure. Oh, and then we got stuck overnight in Bismark because of the big snow storm that came through. We spent the night in some seedy Motel 6 and didn't sleep a wink as it was probably the worst hotel ever. :) We vowed to never scrimp on hotels again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-85824551870436503692008-12-11T10:01:00.000-06:002008-12-11T10:01:00.000-06:00I agree about the over-commercialization of Christ...I agree about the over-commercialization of Christmas but I think it lends to the dire need for people to believe or should I say start believing in the birth of Jesus.. whether believers or non-believers, the event of Christmas, and maybe even the tree-worshiping leads to much more regular discussion about Jesus and Him being the reason for the season. In the end, whether you're a believer or not, Jesus will have touched your soul throughout your life, it's unfortunate if you don't accept it as such. The alternative seems dismal.1 Craaazy Mamma!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07064905893687755248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-48888056388338369682008-12-11T09:39:00.000-06:002008-12-11T09:39:00.000-06:00And your tree worshipping family is also happy we ...And your tree worshipping family is also happy we don't have to fight for your time and attention.<BR/><BR/>also, we're pagean. did we mention that at the groom's dinner? oh..https://www.blogger.com/profile/13298987374162386910noreply@blogger.com