"lucky" Holiday Traditions????
BEFORE WRITING ME OFF TO THE NUT-HOUSE...PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FULLY AWARE THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCESS IS GOOD OLD FASHIONED HARD WORK. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE CERTAIN TRADITIONS THAT I HOLD TRUTH TO, DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. I WILL SHARE MINE, AND HOPE OTHERS WILL PARTICIPATE!!
I COME FROM A VERY "GERMAN" BACKGROUND. MY FAMILY IS VERY CLOSE, AND SHARES AND BELIEVES IN THE SAME TRADITIONS YEARLY. ONE OF WHICH, IS PUTTING POCKET CHANGE ON YOUR WINDOW SILL NEW YEARS EVE, MUST BE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. MY GRANDMOTHER (NANA) WAS ADIMENT THAT EVERYONE IN HER FAMILY DO THIS. FOR SHE AND MY POP-POP ALWAYS DID THIS AND HER PAST IMMEDIATE FAMILY AS WELL. SHE ALWAYS SAID THAT THIS WILL INSURE A WINDFALL OF SORTS. MY POP-POP WAS A VERY HARD WORKING MAN, AND THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T NEED THEIR "WINDFALLS" BUT EVERY YEAR THEY RECEIVED SOME SORT OF UNPLANNED GIFT OF MONEY. AS A YOUNG GIRL, I CERTAINLY LOVED THESE "WINDFALLS" BECAUSE THEY WERE USUALLY DIVIDED UP AMONG THE GRANDCHILDREN. YEARS PASSED AND WE WERE ALL FORTUNATE IN THE FINANCIAL DEPT. MY FIRST TWO YEARS OF MARRIAGE WE WERE VERY BLESSED; BOTH OF US WORKING IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY PAID A DECENT AMOUNT. THEN OF COURSE, 9/11...IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MY DH GOT KIDNEY STONES. SOUNDS DO-ABLE TO MOST, BUT AIRLINE PILOTS HAVE TO PROVE THEMSELVES "STONE" FREE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AT THIS POINT, I HAD JUST HAD MY FIRST BABY, WAS CURRENTLY A STAY AT HOME MOM; AND WE WERE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED. WE HAD ALSO, JUST PURCHASED OUR FIRST HOME. I FORGOT ABOUT MY FAMILY AND THEIR "SILLY" TRADITION IN PRIOR YEARS, BUT THIS PATICULAR YEAR I REMEMBERED..(was pulling all sorts of strings...lol) SO, PUT SOME POCKET CHANGE...(which at this point was actually spending money) ON THE WINDOW SILL OF OUR NEW HOUSE ON NEW YEARS EVE. MY HUSBAND JOSHED, AND MADE JOKES ON HOW I SHOULD TELL EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO THE SAME, AND THERE WE HAVE OUR "WINDFALL" . AT THE SAME TIME, OUR MARRIAGE WAS IN TROUBLE, AS FINANCES CAUSES A LOT OF DISCORD AND STRESS. WITHIN A MONTH WE RECEIVED A CHECK FROM THE AIRLINES FOR A TRIP THAT DH WORKED OVER TWO YEARS PRIOR?? (those whom work within...know that is anything but typical) SHORTLY THERE AFTER, WE RECEIVED AN $8000 CHECK FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. WE APPARENLY PAID TOO MUCH FOR THE BIRTH OF MY SON. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A TON OF MONEY, BUT AT THE TIME IT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. MY NANA PASSED THIS YEAR, (happened to be the source of the most unconditional love that I have ever felt) I THOUGHT ABOUT HER TRADITIONS, AND HER FIRMLY BELIEVING IN THEM. THREE DAYS AFTER HER DEATH, I RECEIVED A CHECK FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOT FROM HER OR POP-POP'S ESTATE AS HE IS STILL ALIVE AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH SET ASIDE. BUT FROM SOMEWHERE THAT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE!
SO THAT'S MY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS NEW THREAD. TAKE IT FOR WHAT YOU WILL, BUT I WILL BE HONORING MY FAMILY TRADITIONS FOR LUCK, AND WELL-BEING, AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU AND YOUR TRADITIONS.
MELISSA
P.S. I ALSO, EAT PORK AND SAUERKRAUT EVERY NEW YEARS DAY. AND NOW THAT I MARRIED A SOUTHERN BOY...BLACK -EYED PEAS. AND I HATE PEAS!!!!! PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORIES....THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!
