Christmas Eve


Christmas Eve is not the same without mom's Cincinnati Chili, nouis torte (sp?) and pull apart!

My husband brought me into his family 37 years ago. I have experienced Christmas Eve and other family traditions since. We start out by having homemade Cincinnati Chili, spaghetti, cheese, onions (optional), oyster crackers and hot sauce (optional!) Of course we can't forget the nouis torte and homemade cookies! After we finish the dishes, we gather around the tree while mom passes out the gifts that SANTA and family have delivered. Our goal is to make mom "cry" LOL. Afterwards, we sit around and tell stories and then have a snack. As the night unwinds and we get ready to go home, mom brings us each a plate of homemade pull apart to enjoy at Christmas breakfast!
My husband still has those memories and I hope he will continue as he progresses with this unfortunate disease.
Enjoy the moments...you never know when they will be gone.