take off early...

my boss came over and told me to leave early for the weekend - that was nice - but it was really time for me to leave... i like the new job. it does make a difference. the girls are almost to georgia - they left at 6 this morning.

i was thinking about easter traditions today while sitting at my desk. those that we had when i was a little girl, those when i came home from college and those i have had with the girls - pre and post divorce.

my earliest recollection of easter is from when i was about 10 years old. our easter baskets were always placed in front of the fireplace. they would have jellybeans, chocolate bunnies and hard boiled eggs that we colored earlier in the week. we would go to church, and then to my cousin's house for dinner. at my cousin's we would search for eggs and candies. the eggs were either hard boiled, plastic (with money or candy).

as i got older and came home from college, i wanted my mom to still make me an easter basket. it had to have the same stuff in it that we had when i was younger. the traditions were the same, we just drank a lot more beer at my cousin's house during the celebration.

with my kids, they did the same thing. we would hide the eggs in the yard and my neices and nehpews would come over to search. they always sat on the edge of the patio and got their pictures taken before the hunt. they loved coloring the eggs or "balls" as D2 called them.

even after the big D - they have always colored eggs. last year they weren't even boiled - that is when i knew it was starting to loose its luster. this year - no egg coloring. TBW and i have gone to a friend's house for the past two years. We will go again this year. Last year she gave me WAY too much to drink. This year will be different... Maybe.

Do you remember your favorite easter?