We ended 2022 with our traditional chocolate fondue, as we have done so many, many times before. This time we warned everyone that they would have to leave before midnight because Jack and I were scheduled to leave early the next morning for our train trip down to New Orleans. But no year is complete without a sweet chocolate ending, at least not if we can help it! It pleases me no end that what started as a single chocolate bar and whatever was on hand - an apple or graham cracker - has lasted all these years. I never would have expected it to endure past my own children's childhoods, but it went on through their teen and young adult years, and now into the teen and young adult years of my grandchildren, with all of us still looking forward to it each year. I watch with wonder and hope we have more years of this fun and delicious tradition. It is something I hope will outlive me, my family enjoying time together and somehow connecting memories of me to the sweetness of it all.
We shared pizza beforehand, and did the "saran wrap ball' game for the first time, along with the more traditional Christmas "crackers" or "poppers." There is not much better than corny jokes and paper crowns!
2022, like most years, has been a mixture of fun and sadness, but we have no complaints. Every year I become more grateful for every minute. Let's hope that 2023 will be even better for all of us.
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