The Mama, the Mama! Tradition!

This is an especially fun week around the Devers house, because both Halloween & Wurstfest (two of my favorites) take place. Personally, I am pretty big on traditions. I’m not sure why I care about it since we didn’t have very many when I was a kid, but the few we had really did it for me. Little things – like the fact that my Mom would always make a big spread of random unrelated snack food items on Superbowl Sunday. I didn’t even like football, but I loved the Superbowl. It was something I could always count on. I also enjoyed celebrating Christmas with my Dad on Christmas Eve and even though we didn’t do anything too extraordinary, I came to count on it and it made it all that more fun (for me – the person who NEEDS a plan).

We have many traditions in our household. For instance on the week of Halloween, the kids and I always take time after school one day to make a “scary” treat to enjoy the rest of the week. This week we make skull cupcakes. I had big fun with my little monsters. On the Wednesday (which is “Family Night” – another Devers tradition of making sure we do something together each week) before Halloween we always carve pumpkins. I really enjoy going back through my pictures of when the big kids were little and Emily thought it was sooo gross to scoop the pumpkin guts.

Attending opening night of Wurstfest is a grown up tradition for us. We decided it would be our one thing (well - there is also Vegas) that we will never take the kids to. And even though there is always fun stuff for kids to do, we thought that drunkfest could be just for us. We rarely drink (Especially MWD), but on this is one night that we cut loose and drink a ton of beer and eat a bunch of crap. No kids allowed. Overnight babysitter is a must. Michael calls it our “No Apologies” night. Which means if we see you and we make asses of ourselves – oh well. We always have a blast and we usually remember it (thanks to my camera). This year MWD’s brother, TJ and his wife, Elzora, are coming. I hope we don’t scare them off for good. But if we do – there are no apologies.

We have more traditions than I could even name. And I like it that way. My kids may even carry some of those on to their families, but even if they don’t I think it will create fun and secure environment for them. But, mostly it’s all for me. Remember – the world revolves around me.

Cupcakes!

This year turned out well!

Emily & Daddy 2003

Wurstfest 2003