{"id":7190,"date":"2016-12-22T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=7190"},"modified":"2016-12-18T08:08:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T13:08:57","slug":"family-holiday-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-holiday-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Holiday Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=7196\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7196\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-holiday-traditions\/family-holiday-traditions-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"family holiday traditions\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?fit=687%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"family holiday traditions\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?resize=687%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?resize=470%2C705&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?resize=450%2C675&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/family-holiday-traditions.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Family holiday traditions are what make memories.\u00a0 It&#8217;s experiences and gifts you remember for years to come that are repeated annually.\u00a0 There&#8217;s lots of family traditions including annual cookie swaps, trips to the Nutcracker Ballet, or Ugly Sweater competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Every tradition <a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/organizing-lifes-celebrations\/\">requires planning and organization.<\/a>\u00a0 Most important are dates and deadlines. When will you host your tradition? Invite early to be sure your guests are available.\u00a0 Be sure to make a list of what you need and have it available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are my family holiday traditions.\u00a0 Each family holiday tradition shares memories of the year that has passed.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Annual Dinner<\/h3>\n<p>Each year we take our grandchildren for a fancy holiday dinner in downtown Houston.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just the grands and Gigi and Paps (that&#8217;s us!).\u00a0 It&#8217;s our time together to enjoy the holiday lights and drive.\u00a0 We spend the dinner talking about our holiday together and each of their interests.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a special night together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=7192\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7192\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-holiday-traditions\/img_4066\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481308934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"holiday dinner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?fit=1030%2C773&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"holiday dinner\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=1030%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=705%2C529&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4066.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Christmas ornament<\/h3>\n<p>Since each grands birth, we have given them an ornament for Christmas. I order these around September in be sure they arrive early.\u00a0 The theme of each ornament depends on something special each year. Some year&#8217;s the ornament is about a special activity that year, like baseball or gymnastics. This year it was an beach ornament for each grand celebrating our beach trip together.\u00a0 These ornaments are a treasure each year as they place them on the tree. The ornaments have their names and year on each one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=7191\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7191\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-holiday-traditions\/innertube-girl-mw14014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Innertube-Girl-MW14014.jpg?fit=320%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"personalized Christmas ornament\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Innertube-Girl-MW14014.jpg?fit=320%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Innertube-Girl-MW14014-300x239.jpg?resize=185%2C147\" alt=\"personalized Christmas ornament\" width=\"185\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Innertube-Girl-MW14014.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Innertube-Girl-MW14014.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Pap&#8217;s Photo Album<\/h3>\n<p>My husband, aka Paps, only Christmas gift is an annual photo album.\u00a0 I started these albums when we had print photos!\u00a0 It takes time to gather the photos from the year.\u00a0 I gather these from all the spots that photos comes from including my camera, my phone, his phone, and all my family.\u00a0 I upload these and create an annual photo album filled with all the year&#8217;s fun. \u00a0 Throughout the year I organize the photos with this album in mind and work on it throughout the month of December.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the gift cherished by my husband everyone in the family looks at it all year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to learn about your family holiday traditions too!\u00a0 Post these in the comment please.<\/p>\n<p>Happy organizing and Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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