I intend to make some Hanukkah pieces that are more my style, and maybe some gay pride jewelry too. We celebrate Hanaristmas at our house and its a lot of fun since we light menorot and we have a beautiful tree (which has some Hannukah ornaments on it) as well. Each night of Hanukkah we light our menorot and the kids pick a present from under the tree - LOL. I make latkes and if we are so inclined we will play a game of dreidel. We celebrate Christmas with my partner's family and my birth family. This may all sound very confusing to you, but it works for us and the holidays are a special time for me. I was raised Jewish and as a child I was jealous of all the kids who had Christmas trees at home. Being Jewish is a part of who I am. I was just jealous of the pretty tree. Now I have the best of both worlds in our home.
This week being Thanksgiving, we decided that we are going to stay home and have our own dinner with friends since the kids will not be with us. It will be fun and highly diverse - our friends who are agnostic and atheist and expecting a baby any day now, their brother, my partner, myself and possibly four dogs. Wish we could invite some Asian, African American and Hispanic folks to our table. I guess my love of diversity is the New Yorker in me.
Everyday is a new day - today my meds are making me very drowsy. I figure its the meds because I slept well. I think I am coming out of my depressive state and moving into a mixed state right now. What will "normal" look like for me? Where will I be after staying on medication for a long time and remaining in therapy? I know the answer to that will only come with time.
Being the cook in the house I am off to shop for my eclectic Thanksgiving meal. Thanks for reading and I'd love any comments.
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