by Amy Louhela

Created on: March 26, 2010

Humor: Family

My family consists of people who are larger than life. My brother and I always comment that Holidays with us “will never be boring” and you will always be entertained”. I actually believed that most families were like mine and that we were the “norm” but I quickly discovered when I first got married that this is not the case.

 I remember the first Christmas I spent with my in-laws. Everyone was sitting down calmly, sipping wine and talking and I mean actually talking quietly about this or that. A holiday spent with my family definitely does not consist of people talking quietly at all. I felt extremely confused and wondered “where is the action”? And after the food was served I was shocked to discover there was no prayer. At our holiday gatherings a long prayer is recited and we all end with a huge “AMEN” and great –granny would always belt out “hallelujah” at the top of her lungs

  My husband then decided to take me to the local Lutheran church for Christmas Eve service.  Although I spent time in the Catholic Church I had spent the last 20 years in the Pentecostal church. I went to the service and was blessed listening to the most amazing piano player. At the end of her song- I began to clap! My husband looked mortified  and everyone turned around to stare at me. My face turned red and I learned that Lutheran’s don’t clap in church!  As worship continued I proceeded to raise my hands and from my husband’s glare quickly learn that Lutheran’s don’t raise their hands in church either. I stood there embarrassed and  quiet for the rest of the service.

The next day we spent Christmas with my family.   My mom is an amazing cook she put a lot of time and effort into making the table to look like it does in the “movies” The funniest thing is seeing my mom, husband and brother trying to lift the turkey out of the pan without it falling apart in order to maintain the turkeys “beauty”. After one of the turkeys  legs fell off and I saw my mom use the mashed potatoes  like glue-to try to stick it back in place. Once the turkey was on the table and looking perfect we then spent the next half hour posing as we were eating so my mom could take pictures.

The other interesting thing about my family is that my great-grandfather was a gourmet cook. He even posed for milk ads in the 30’s

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