“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.” ~John Barrymore Do you remember the TV series “Happy Days”? In one episode, Howard reaches his fiftieth Birthday and Marion throws him a party. She..

My most anticipated event is the opening of presents on Christmas morning.  I’m as excited as I was as a child even though I know what’s in most of the packages. It’s the culmination of months of..

On Christmas Eve we attend mass then we meet the rest of the family at my Dad’s house. There we say our first official, “Merry Christmas” and the festivities begin. Dressed in our finery, happy and relaxed..

It was our first Christmas together as a married couple. My husband was on the floor in the living room, putting the finishing touches on the wooden manger he was building for the ceramic figurines my mother..

In our family when we have something to celebrate, our celebration dinner begins with a shrimp ring. Someone got a high grade on a report card… have a shrimp ring; someone’s High School GPA is amazing… have..