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It\u2019s Chanukah<\/a> right now and Christmas<\/a> is right around the corner. I love the holiday season. The food, the family…the paid holidays off of work. This week I\u2019m going to delve into the specifics. Here is the Benchmark 5: My favorite holiday things.<\/p>\n

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  1. The beast.<\/b> Every year for Christmas, since high school, I have gone to visit my aunt and uncle in Colorado. On Christmas, we go to my uncle\u2019s sister\u2019s house for dinner. Her husband grills up a 20+ pound prime rib roast every single year. It is SO good. If pressed hard enough, I may own up to going to Colorado for the beast first and second to see my family.<\/li>\n
  2. Friendsgiving.<\/b> Very few of my friends in Los Angeles are from here. They disperse for the holidays. So, we started a tradition of doing Thanksgiving dinner together before we all part ways. Everyone contributes and it turns into a grand feast.<\/li>\n
  3. Presents.<\/b> People are lying if they say this isn\u2019t one of their favorite parts of the holidays. I\u2019m not going quite as shallow. This isn\u2019t getting presents, in general. No. I\u2019m referring to the presents that you wanted, but didn\u2019t necessarily ask for. The ones that the person giving them to you knew you would love, because they know you so well.<\/li>\n
  4. Christmas Day movie.<\/b> It\u2019s an old joke that Jewish people go see a movie and eat Chinese food on Christmas, since that\u2019s all that is open. I go spend time with my uncle\u2019s Irish Catholic family ever year. However, we bring a bit of our Christmas tradition to Colorado as well. We go see a movie every Christmas Day and then have Christmas dinner that night. I may have a mixed faith family, but our traditions have become one and the same.<\/li>\n
  5. Latkes.<\/b> Potato pancakes, for those of you not in the know. I\u2019ll eat just about any potato product around. Not sweet potatoes, though. Gross. Latkes have always been a favorite of mine. Fried potatoes with onions and egg and flour to bind them together in their pancake form. This past weekend I tried to make them using frozen hash browns. They didn\u2019t hold together well, but they sure were some delicious hash br-atkes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are your favorite parts of the holidays?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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