December Memories
- Christmas trees, snow men, decorated houses, gingerbread cookies, Santa Claus. It seemed as if I always had a headache from too much excitement.
- One million Christmas recitals attended to date.
- Christmas mornings- a moment of magic. as a kid.
- December 25, 1925- Ida and Jack’s wedding anniversary- They were married for 49 years.
- December 27, 1986- Patricia, my sister's wedding anniversary.
- December 29, 1951- my parent’s wedding anniversary. They were married for 47 years.
- When we were kids, my mom made us make all of our Christmas tree decorations. She would set up the kitchen table to resemble a third world child sweat shop and the six of us would spend the afternoon making dozens of felt decorations. One year we made white doves and red cardinals. Another year we made multiple designs of Ginger bread men and tress and candy canes and Christmas bulbs.
- 1974- December 5- my grandfather died at 1:20 PM. Every year, I seem to remember this moment when my world fell apart.
- 1975- I transferred to Penn State as a junior. I was so damn excited to go to school there that I stayed and earned my BS, Master's and Doctoral degree from PSU.
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- 1980- we are sitting at the Brick House Bar in State College, PA. It is snowing outside so the comfort of this small bar is greatly welcomed. The place is so small that we can talk to everyone in the bar without straining our voices. So when Deb and I hear someone yell “Oh, no”, we look up. On the TV screen is a photo of John Lennon. He had just been murdered. No one speaks as we listen in disbelief to this very sad news.
- 1980- I became an aunt; Kevin is born and my world is filled with love.
- December 27, 1988- Trisha and Bill’s wedding anniversary: this is the best time to get married. The church was beautifully decorated with hundred of bright, bright red poinsettias and the marble alter looked snowy white under the gold filtered, holiday lighting
- 1995- River Dance at Radio City Music Hall
- 2003- Galapagos Islands
- 2006- a student walks home and finds that his mother has died of carbon monoxide poisoning. He is a well-know kid and I ask students if they will give up some spare change so we can buy him Christmas gifts. Their kindness explodes and by the time, the money stops rolling in, we have collect d $20,000.
- 2007- Antarctica and the Wedel Sea.
- 2015- Christmas in Quebec City.
- 2017- traveled to Bhutan and Nepal
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