Easter is probably one of my favorite holidays,the significance it holds for me as a Christian, and it’s also usually spent with my dear loved ones. We get all dressed up in our color coordinated Sunday best and attend morning Sunrise service- We eat some of the most delicious food-that we’ve all spent way too much time on just to gobble it up in minutes, hunting Easter eggs- watching the kiddos race egg to egg with glee on their faces wondering what may be in their eggs, coloring Easter eggs, and just spending quality time, sippin’ sweet tea talking about life together. It is the day we remember the rising of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It’s the day he conquered the grave, saved us from our sins and gave meaning to our world. Without this all the rest of it would be meaningless.
Today was just a little different. He is STILL Risen, and I still spent quality time with the most important people in my life. It’s just instead of getting all dressed up I wore leggings, t-shirt and a baseball cap. Instead of going to sunrise service I watched my wonderful pastor deliver a powerful message online, the kiddos watched their Sunday school lesson while Jason and I hid eggs, but my parents, Rhanda and her little family, My grandparents, Uncles/Aunts, cousins weren’t here. We did get to video chat with a few of them but not being able to see them just wasn’t the same. I missed them.
We still had a great time though, the kiddos loved their Easter Baskets! The girls did dress up a little- they wore the Easter dresses I bought for them, but forget shoes or doing their hair lol! The kiddos hunted for eggs-Brayklee found the most, then JayceeRae and then Jax. They each found a golden egg with a whopping $5. I also put a few “coupons” in them for when the “Social Distancing” is over they can use, such as 1 free donut, 1 Ice cream truck treat and lunch date with me, and I had a few fun ones for during the quarantine like- You choose the movie for Family Movie Night, 15 mins extra screen time and sleep on the air mattress! For dinner I made a Maple Spiral Ham- JayceeRae was most excited about the ham, homemade mac and cheese which I think was Jason and Brayklee’s fave, roasted zucchini and onions, corn on the cob and cornbread which was Jaxon’s favorite part. It was super yummy- everyone even got seconds and that doesn’t happen often with these picky eaters of mine. I missed getting some of Grannie’s chicken salad/ potato salad and Mamma’s dirty rice though- oh and her baked beans would have hit the spot! For dessert we has K Dulce Cookies that were delish!!
After dinner we called Jason’s Mom, Dad and Derrek, they are doing well just bored with this quarantine- We miss them- they were supposed to come up in March, but weren’t able to. Then we called my Grandma and Granddaddy- who are also over the quarantine! Later the kiddos played with their goodies the Easter Bunny brought and Jason and I spent the rest of the night watching a movie (The Platform- weird movie) and Ozark.
Overall it was a really nice Easter Sunday, just a little quieter. Now to get ready for Jason’s birthday tomorrow and the start of Spring Break!
