Nothing is better than being home with family during the holidays. This past week I have been lucky enough to be home in Cleveland with my family and friends for Christmas. This time at home has been filled with visits with the family, high school reunions, and dinners with childhood friends. Although I talk to my family every week, being with them in incomparable. We made delicious food and played silly board games, but most importantly we just spend time catching up. We had especially a lot to catch up on this year because I had to tell everyone about all of my adventures in Ireland and show them all of my pictures. A few traditions that I was happy that we could still maintain this year is a Christmas Eve brunch at my best friend Kate’s, Christmas Day brunch at my Aunt’s house with my cousin, and a big Christmas dinner with most of my family.
Christmas is truly one of the best times of the year because most of my friends travel back from various US states and countries around the world to spend a few amazing days where we all grew up. After high school most of my friends dispersed around the country, and even the world, to attend college, but around the holidays we always managed to make it home for a few days for a much needed reunion. During college, I was only ever able to come home for three days during Christmas because the break aligned with one of the busiest times of our season, so I appreciated the additional time I got to spend at home this year. Most of my friends now work and live all over the US, but Cleveland is our original home, so we still manage to make our way back during the holidays. I have loved my time at home, but I am so excited to get back to Ireland and start my second semester of my masters program, continue to coach, and have our basketball team make our mark in the Super League for the remainder or our season!
