@SweetLeafDanny’s New Years Day Traditions
By Danny on Dec 27 Filed In Activities, Uncategorized Add a Comment
Happy days after Christmas! I am stuffed, sleepy, and overjoyed from all the lego’s I got for X-mas!
(jk)
But now I am super excited for New Year’s day! It has to be one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a fresh start to a brand new year, the air is a little crisper, your voice is a little hoarse from the night before….
Part of the reason that 1/1 is my favorite day every year is the traditions I have on that day. Check out my list of traditions below and what makes it so special.
1 – BLACK EYED PEAS – I know everyone is supposed to eat black eyed peas for good luck on this day, but what makes mine extra special is that we grow our own! I grew up on farm land in the middle of the south Texas coast and each year my granddad would plant 12 rows of black eyed peas instead of maze. I have to eat at least 2 bowls with butter and cornbread.
2 – ASTEROIDS
When I was younger, we would wake up and go to my Aunt Bobbi ‘s house for NY day. They lived in the city where there were sidewalks instead of ditches, street lighting instead of moon lighting, and skateboards. It was a wonderful place completely different from my homestead. They used to own a grocery store in the city but sold it and took the 2 arcade games they had and put them in their house and we would get to play them for FREE! I used to play Asteroid for hours. Because it was so ingrained in me to play this game every New Years Day, I have to continue the tradition whether I’m home or not. You might find me in an arcade on this day playing a couple rounds to get my fill in!
3 – College Football
While at my Aunt Bobbi’s we would sit around in bean-bag chairs and watch all the bowl games because we would have $10 pots on each bowl game going on during the day. I used to get super excited about winning my papers! Plus my dad usually paid for me because I “forgot” my TMNT wallet at the house. Some years I’d win, some I’d lose, but they were always good times.
I hope your NY day is as memorable as mine and good-luck with your segway into the new year!
