In our family, we have many traditions that make us unique from other families, but we also do what most families do. First, the whole family comes into town to my parents house. The night that we all arrive, we usually cover the kitchen table with newspaper to protect the table from the egg coloring. This is a fun time to joke around and tell stories from our daily lives. It is usually just as kids that decorate the eggs and my parents just take pictures and join in the conversations. Then my mom puts the eggs in the fridge until morning when we all eat our eggs together. (They are hard-boiled, of course!) Then the next day, the day before Easter Sunday, we veg out all day probably in front of the television watching some sport. Then we take a long walk before dinner and work up an appetite for a large dinner. Then the big dinner!!! YUMMY! It always consists of my mom's fabulous casserole and other sides like mashed potatoes and corn. Then Easter morning before mass, we all hunt around the house for plastic eggs which are filled with goodies that my mom aka Easter bunny hides. We all also have baskets with goodies in them that she also hides throughout the house. Then we go to mass. Then my mom and dad make the best Sunday brunch ever. This consists of brunch casserole which is bread on the bottom, ham, cheese, eggs, and corn flakes on top with bacon and toast on the side. Then after that, it is usually time to say goodbyes to mom and dad and be on our way our separate ways.

Many families have their own traditions that they follow for every holiday, but I feel that my family and I celebrate holidays in a fun and unique way. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!