A Curry of a Life

 I blog about this event every year, and one reason is tradition. One of my favorite authors Gretchen Rubin says this about tradition, " Studies show that  family traditions  are important to happiness. Family rituals encourage children's social development and boost feelings of family cohesiveness by 17 percent. They help provide connection and predictability, which people—especially children—crave. Without  traditions , holidays don't feel much different from ordinary life." (link to full article here ).  I really like that that thought about traditions. When we were living in Singapore Lyndon mentioned that it did not feel like Christmas, because it was still hot. Weather is another association with holidays. It goes a long to say, would it be Christmas with out snow? Think about it, would it be Christmas without presents or Santa? Would it be Thanksgiving with out turkey? Would it be Easter with out Easter baskets? These are most traditions that in the US

Happy Halloween! Saying that phrase makes me so happy. I love this holiday. It is so fun in NYC. All the businesses open their doors for trick or treaters. Certain streets close down for block parties. You run into friends all dressed up. Everyone is excited and on a sugar high.  My favorite part is the kid's excitement getting their candy. They come out of the stores so happy and will sometimes say, "look what I got Mommy!". Their excitement is sweet and is what makes this day so great.   We had a great time trick or treating. It called for rain right in the middle of our trick or treating time, but it didn't! We had friends come over and get ready with us, which the kids were so excited about. Then we hit the streets, for some treats.  We hit the businesses first, because they can run out of candy quick. We even got cupcakes at Baked by Melissa, and fresh hot from the oven full size cookies from Insomnia bakery. Talk about best day ever. (Truth be told I wi