Both my parents where from the South and every Sunday we went to church and after church we would usually have a fried chicken dinner. Then when my father had to move to a burb of Chicago for work we would always go to a lovely Italian restaurant owned by a sweet old Italian couple who we absolutely adored. So after church meals were always a joy because we got to see Papa and Nana Valentino and have the best meatballs and gnocchi ever made..
We always celebrated Easter. We would go to church on Easter Sunday and either have a Easter Ham meal at home or go to Nana and Papa Valentino's restaurant for dinner.
We always dyed Easter eggs on Good Friday. On Easter morning after church we had a Easter egg hunt and there was always plenty of Easter candy.
Our youngest grandchildren that are close by don't hunt eggs anymore so I usually give them a Easter card with money. My sisters little grandchildren usually come over and we have a Easter egg hunt for them. I put money in plastic eggs and hide them outside or inside depending on the weather and let them hunt away. Will avoid the front flower bed do to MacSnakey though...LOL....
Will do Easter service early am and then have everyone over for Easter lunch tomorrow. Will have Ham, mash potatoes, gravy, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, angel eggs, pistachio pineapple salad, spinach spread and pumpernickel bread, olives, rolls, Easter Punch (diet lemon lime soda and orange sherbet), cheesecake, pineapple upside down cake.
My maternal grandmother Essie and my mom and her twin sister were lovely southern Godly women who had a very big influence in my life. I'am so thankful for their love of traditions. They were all great cooks. So on Easter I honor not only my thankfulness of Christs resurrection, but also the wonderful women who instilled the tradition of Easter in me.
There is always room for more at our table Sans family. You are all most welcome
I would even put some hot sauce on the table for Schumi because she likes things spicey, set a special place for Mac mother of Sans. I would have a place for Lynne with a Easter basket with a soccer ball in it for her daughter. Kohlby could cut the ham. PCstang family and the Bluers could tell us about their most recent trip to Universal. Monykalyn could bring her baby chicks. Keisha could bring her dyed eggs. BagOLaughs could bring the chocolate. Wagman67 could talk to us about Holiday World coasters. Agavegirl could help with the numbers to make sure we have chairs for everyone and KY07 can make the drive up from Kentucky and Chuckers could bring some seafood from his neck of the woods.
Need to add a chair at the table for Tink. She can help keep us all stoked about this years upcoming
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........lunch was gorgeous! Although Tom said I made it slightly too spicy even for him........think my taste buds may have gone! I thought it was fine..........
. Now I want her to finish it (just because she's had a wedding to plan is no excuse
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.......hadn't planned to go out tonight.......and it's raining......although only a five minute walk into village. Told her to give us an hour or so.....we've eaten so will let them have dinner then join them for a drink for an hour. 
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