I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S EASTER ALREADY!
I think I'm becoming one of those people who comment on how quickly the
year is passing. It's already April and I feel like Christmas was only a few
weeks ago. Now we've just ticked Easter off the calendar and before we know
it, we'll be halfway through the year.
I thought I'd share a few little highlights that Easter holds for me - it's
such a special time of the year.
FAMILY TIME
I didn't want to lead off with "the reason for the season" serious part of
Easter - I thought I'd save that until the end of my post - and I'll jump in instead with the fact that Easter gives us a 4 day holiday and it
marks the beginning of the school holidays here in Australia. So many of us
take this time to head off on a mini-vacation, or to spend time with family
over a very relaxing long, long weekend.
We don't have our family here for the Easter break this year, but we're having
the grandgirls and their parents next week - along with their new little
kitten named Mallow. I'll be sure to share a few pics in my wrap up post at
the end of April - kids and kittens are soooo cute. Mallow is short for
Marshmallow - she's a very sweet little ragdoll cat who the girls are loving
beyond measure as she's their first remembered pet.
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Mallow the mellow new kitten
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HAVING A DAY OFF WORK
I only work one day a week now - it's bliss - and because it's a Friday, I
never seem to jag having a public holiday to give me a free day off. Good
Friday granted me that respite and it was lovely to be home and not dealing
with all the busy-ness that a work day holds. I really do enjoy my job
(probably for the first time in my entire working life), I go because I want
to, and not because I have to - and that makes all the difference......but I
still enjoy a bonus day off.
CHOCOLATE TREATS AND HOT CROSS BUNS
I'm not a big chocolate eater - that's my husband's strength. I always find
that chocolate tempts me but ends up being a bit too rich. The occasional
Easter egg is a nice treat though and he's always happy to finish off
anything I can't get through.
I may not be a chocoholic, but I do love a hot cross bun. In fact I eat one
for lunch quite often instead of a sandwich - it feels like comfort food to
me. The shops start selling them straight after Christmas - which used to do
my head in, but now I take advantage of that and buy them regularly in the
lead up to Easter because they're so delicious.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE REAL REASON
I think the fact that Easter commemorates the death of Jesus on a cross
often gets lost in amongst the chocolate, Easter bunnies, and holiday rush.
You can't pretty this event up - not like Christmas when there's a baby in a
manger to offset Santa Claus. Having someone dying on a cross just isn't
pretty at all - but it's all the more meaningful because it's not
pretty.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
What do you find to be the most special aspect of Easter? I think it's
different for all of us and often reflects our family heritage. I'd love to
hear your thoughts in the comments.
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