tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post6772277156292058041..comments2024-01-13T05:33:20.027-05:00Comments on Decadent Publishing: Happy Holidays, Blessed Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Cheerful ExhaustionDecadent Pubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920797080769706050noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-65248591647380062342010-11-07T19:29:21.707-05:002010-11-07T19:29:21.707-05:00BTW, Congratulations to Maureen, who was chosen to...BTW, Congratulations to Maureen, who was chosen to receive a copy of Kya's King! <br /><br />Colleen Beilke<br />Author Liaison <br />Decadent PublishingColleenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248919320312355463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-50255649563055307802010-11-07T19:27:26.605-05:002010-11-07T19:27:26.605-05:00Brigit, I'll actually be at Disneyland the day...Brigit, I'll actually be at Disneyland the day after Thanksgiving! lol It will be my first time there. I heard it's pretty empty the day after since everyone else is shopping. (I hate crowded stores, so I'm all for missing that! It looks like I won't be the only DP'er there either. Maybe I'll see more of you from the west coast there. <br /><br />I grew up in the snow also and I like the idea of not being in it all the time. It was awesome last year when I got to go up in the mountains and spend a couple hours in the snow and then come back down and wear short sleeves again. That's the way to do it. lol :-)ColleenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248919320312355463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-39900845211035521652010-11-04T12:07:13.971-04:002010-11-04T12:07:13.971-04:00I feel like the holidays are here already. The war...I feel like the holidays are here already. The warmth and fun that have come from your responses encourage me that perhaps not all elements of the holidays have been lost to hustle and bustle and commercialism. Thank you all for sharing. I would love it if you would stop by again as we progress into the season and share how your Thanksgiving and Winter holidays go.Becca Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854661507227735148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-33080337303137680412010-11-04T10:15:58.437-04:002010-11-04T10:15:58.437-04:00You made a very real depiction of the holidays for...You made a very real depiction of the holidays for us all. Naturally everyone does things a little differently, but like everyone has said it's a time for fun and family.<br /><br />I enjoy Christmas no end, love buying presents, can't wait to see the expressions on their faces. Love cooking cookies and making the kitchen go crazy with delicious smells. <br /><br />Decorating can be fun and if shard it doesn't get so tedious. <br /><br />But it is sad too, because it's the one time of year when people make a special effort for everything to be just right, and the sweetness that comes out in people if we could bottle it and share it with the world how much better the world would be.<br /><br />I'm sad for all the ones who don't have Christmas, because it is so very special. And dwish the spirit of Christmas could live all year long...not just the giving of presents...but the giving of time and our hearts....Merry Christmas a little early to all of you. <br /><br />Love and blessings<br />RitaRedameterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610276663492366325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-32476983556689237902010-11-04T01:14:20.974-04:002010-11-04T01:14:20.974-04:00Well, Thanksgiving will probably have my sister in...Well, Thanksgiving will probably have my sister in town, but Mom has to work. Not sure who is coming, but there will be FOOD, no matter. Dang. I have to start planning that, huh? I have pared it down well. Not to stressful to cook as long as I buy the pies (yeah, yeah...I make the best pie crust in the family, but I don't LIKE to make the crust. So Polly's or Marie Callenders it is!). I make a turkey (FINALLY have this one down), a ham (husband's fault), mashed potatoes (not as good as Gram's, though), some sort of veggie, some homemade bread in the breadmaker, and Taffy Apple salad. We get SICK on Taffy Apple Salad, it's so yummy. We're going to Disneyland the day AFTER Thanksgiving (worked in retail management toooo long to love Black Friday. GAG!).<br /><br />Christmas? Well, we used to run about, family hopping, visiting. Now...WO WAY. We now stay home with the kids and have the holiday we want. We have a Christmas Eve tradition. We made a giant Junk food feast (wings, wedges, dips, chips, weenies, pizza bagels, you name it) then go look at lights around the town, then come home and do the Christmas Story reading, put out the Santa cookies and milk (although, my kids insist on putting our healthy alternatives as well as reindeer food) and tuck in. Then wrap all the stuff we procrastinated on. <br /><br />The morning is paper-flying fun. I did, however, learn a lesson and I get up and put make-up on first as I have a few awful sets of pictures. We don't do a huge meal because, well, we sort of just enjoy the day hanging out together.<br /><br />Favorite things? Christmas Carols; traditional to Trans-Siberian Orchestra to rock-n-roll faves. The colors. The excitement of giving the fun gifts. The kids. The Christmas movies. And, ok, ONE snowfall. But nowdays I have to go visit it in the mountains. SoCal is 80* on Christmas day. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-73737083346077993702010-11-03T22:35:13.728-04:002010-11-03T22:35:13.728-04:00Sure, I can have a decorate...well, shrub in the c...Sure, I can have a decorate...well, shrub in the cave. I actually haven't had a christmas trees for decades. But I do decorate a branch...I had this wonderful bare branch I used to wrap lights around and put my more interesting ornaments on it...Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-61313003404602029402010-11-03T22:12:31.539-04:002010-11-03T22:12:31.539-04:00Becca, you put me in the mood for listening to Chr...Becca, you put me in the mood for listening to Christmas music, and buying present. I'm getting in the holiday spirit. I always try to make the holidays perfect for everyone, too. We plan the family gathering, around my schedule, since I work Thanksgiving and Christmas. We make our own holiday, either before or after.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-85217217081933390272010-11-03T20:05:02.032-04:002010-11-03T20:05:02.032-04:00LOL ladies, you are killing me. Thanks for the com...LOL ladies, you are killing me. Thanks for the compliment on my voice. It is always nice to hear. I really like the sound of a Whoville tree. My sister-in-law has an alluminum tree right out of the 1950's, I think, that she spins a color wheel of light on. Anyone remember those? Sadly, you can't have one in a cave, Maureen.Becca Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854661507227735148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-67288270942248991612010-11-03T16:41:15.769-04:002010-11-03T16:41:15.769-04:00I remember loving the holidays. Then somewhere in ...I remember loving the holidays. Then somewhere in the midst of feeling pulled in a million directions...I just lost it.<br /><br />Snow? I'm a California coastal girl, snow is just scary. Nice to look at, don't want to drive in it.<br /><br />Really, a cave. A nice, snug, comfy cave. And the only Christmas carols I want to hear are classical...Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-14855416516881061112010-11-03T15:41:22.055-04:002010-11-03T15:41:22.055-04:00I love your writer's voice --so much fun.
Tra...I love your writer's voice --so much fun. <br />Traditional Christmas? All the work? No, I'm happy to say that I'm not responsible. <br />The tradition I most enjoy is my island home communal Christmas tree --think Whos in Whoville.Author Leanne Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886667518427660865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-43676417214489634502010-11-03T13:24:56.075-04:002010-11-03T13:24:56.075-04:00I am amazed at how different everyone's celebr...I am amazed at how different everyone's celebrations are, but it seems that it all comes down to love and family. How nice that those things remaain the central elements despite economic pressure to make it all about gifts.Becca Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854661507227735148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-33791846862531667972010-11-03T12:32:27.472-04:002010-11-03T12:32:27.472-04:00Whew! This time of year can make or break you - bu...Whew! This time of year can make or break you - but isn't it great that it's holiday time again? :-)Maeve Greysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947265251857551496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-53497005386912325442010-11-03T11:47:30.820-04:002010-11-03T11:47:30.820-04:00My husband and I were raised differently. He toler...My husband and I were raised differently. He tolerates Christmas, barely. He would probably have had second thoughts about marrying me if he had known how very LARGE my family was, and how many people expect to see you over the holidays. We're in Ky now, and all the family is in Ohio, so it can be difficult making the loop. But we do it, every year, and then promise each other we're not going to do it next year. Yeah, okay...<br />I love Christmas. The look, the smell, the food. I decorate the kids' bedroom with christmas lights and they want to leave them up all year.<br />One of the secrets , or not, of having a good holiday is having all your shopping done early. I shop throughout the year if I can. Then the mad rush is not quite so mad.<br />Hmm, where are those christmas lights? It's not too early is it?JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689756071577897741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-14892459327575058162010-11-03T10:57:55.555-04:002010-11-03T10:57:55.555-04:00Ok the pagan girl speaks. Since most holidays are ...Ok the pagan girl speaks. Since most holidays are scheduled to be basically on pagan days anyway...it was on purpose btw... I just party all the time. However, emotions do tend to run high and for some reasom my darling husband turns into the grinch and doesn't recover til after New Years Eve. So, instead of the huge holiday this year, I have planned a romantic Christmas just the two of us. I'm going to shop and mail and have it all gone and see if maybe we can find romance in the flickering candlelight and twinkles from our tree...we don't even usually have one because we're gonna be gone! I hope so anyway, because we've tried this before and somehow been sucked into the whirlwind. I do hate to miss my nieces and nephews and Brody is 2 this year which nmeans he will be perfect for Santa. And Mom is getting older... Oh and of course I will hate not seeing everyone open their gifts and won't make too huge a meal if it's just the two of us, and Rich doesn't even like eggnog.. And if we go to Bishop, where they all are, it might snow...it did last year and it was magickal. I'll let you know how it turns out!Kate Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266895320753860578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-6899046826529785382010-11-03T10:42:37.736-04:002010-11-03T10:42:37.736-04:00So much fun...sounds like our house to some degree...So much fun...sounds like our house to some degree...hosted both Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve last year for 30 so this year my hubby and I are taking the two boys to Disneyland for Thanksgiving. Will still host Christmas Eve...so commence cleaning soon :D<br /><br />New Year's eve is always over with some close friends...kids and all, I do desserts :D<br /><br />Yours sounds great as well... Enjoy and Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-491666269077897282010-11-03T10:24:54.583-04:002010-11-03T10:24:54.583-04:00I think the holidays are amazing no matter how or ...I think the holidays are amazing no matter how or what you celebrate. It is a great time for family and fun. I focused on the work involved here, but in reality, although I am usually exhausted, I adore every aspect of it. I like Val’s idea. Let me pencil that in somewhere. ;-)Becca Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854661507227735148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-63804197637787966292010-11-03T09:47:03.075-04:002010-11-03T09:47:03.075-04:00When two of my girls were little, I was their Brow...When two of my girls were little, I was their Brownie girl scout leader. I asked one of the moms to be my assistant leader and found out she was Jewish...oh, did we have one spectacular holiday celebration with the girls! I'm coming to your house, Deanna! We'll bring Becca so she can take a break and you can feed Clarissa so she doesn't starve. Yay!Valerie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761558020418265338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-75803883499111509822010-11-03T09:11:38.946-04:002010-11-03T09:11:38.946-04:00I bet everybody walks away from your holiday festi...I bet everybody walks away from your holiday festivities feeling happy, loved, and desiring to do it again next year! For me, Hanukkah is the big deal. I make a huge spread of all things fried - falafel, donuts, chicken, AND potato latkes! Yum! Kids get chocolate money and presents, candles are lit, songs are sung. And we are all relaxed, knowing we can do it again for seven MORE days. Pretty darn cool. :)Deenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848389162865706483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-21337875011571105712010-11-03T03:07:25.016-04:002010-11-03T03:07:25.016-04:00I love the holidays and I'm usually the one th...I love the holidays and I'm usually the one that goes all out for Christmas and so forth. Love the first snow, but everything after that just stinks. Would I be shallow if I said that the only thing I look forward to in the cold weather is to wear my UGGs? LOL. My Christmas in New York usually consist of eating too much and having food coma. I love the decorations and the holiday cheer. Maybe not the shoppers at the mall so much, but it is fun to spend time with family over a feast. (As long as I don't have to cook anything. Did I tell you I can't cook?)<br /><br />Your holidays sound busy but definitely warm and awesome. Thanks for sharing.Clarissa Yiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501653342571870709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-73777349521595159672010-11-03T02:00:08.337-04:002010-11-03T02:00:08.337-04:00A cave might not be such a bad idea, Maureen. Howe...A cave might not be such a bad idea, Maureen. However, I adore snow. I was born in the heart of winter and raised in the frigid north. I get depressed if I do not have snow by my birthday and it had better last until after the New Year at least. We don't get enough sun so without out the snow to reflect the light and cover the dead grass, everything gets pretty dreary. I love Christmas carols as well as long as they do not play before Thanksgiving. Maybe not 24/7 though, Val. Thanks for stopping by ladies.Becca Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854661507227735148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-686057039944837082010-11-03T00:54:11.465-04:002010-11-03T00:54:11.465-04:00I LOVE Christmas carols. There's a radio stati...I LOVE Christmas carols. There's a radio station that starts playing them here in Raleigh, 24/7 on Thanksgiving (or the day after, I can't remember). I never get sick of them. And they put me in the holiday spirit. Then I bake and stress and have fun. The only thing I don't do is decorate. I hate that more than anything. But I love to look at other people's decorations!!Valerie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761558020418265338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-23135488537637681372010-11-03T00:27:45.604-04:002010-11-03T00:27:45.604-04:00I'm exhausted just reading this!
I'm a to...I'm exhausted just reading this!<br /><br />I'm a total holiday humbugger. Personally, I think we need to be retreat to the cave, stoke up the fire, and just tell stoires. Screw the malls, forget the out-of-town relatives, I don't want to hear one carol...I hate snow...<br /><br />Really, just give me a fire, a good book and I will ignore the craziness. We just weren't meant to be acting like lunatics in the dead of winter. <br /><br />It's just wrong!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.com