Day 31: Ceremonies and My Parents

Ceremonies are a funny thing. They seem to get shorter as you get older. 

Today we had a Passover Seder in place of an egg hunt. All of us Fenner kids are a little too old for those anyway, but we never really emphasized Easter as a family (and just because I know someone will ask, we are not actually Jewish.) Anyway, I remember having the Passover Seder as a kid and it seemed to go on for hours... and hours... and hours... But in reality, the whole thing lasts about 30 minutes plus time to eat.

Today it went by like nothing. It was a very small Seder, much smaller than some we have had in the past, and I think it made it a much more intimate gathering. My older brother was in rare form and very talkative which was awesome to see. We had a few laughs, such as when we realized we didn't really have any kids to read the children's' parts and had to assign my little sister the task of reading all four of those parts! I think I enjoyed this year's Passover much more than previous year's, although those were pretty fun sometimes too. I liked having a lot of people before, but if I'm honest it's a lot more special to me when it's just a small group.

In the end, I appreciate my parent's decision to make Passover a bigger deal than Easter now that I'm an adult. I used to make a big fuss as a kid because I wanted to hunt for eggs, but now I know that isn't important. Like at all. So thanks, mom and dad! You did a great job with us, don't let yourselves think any differently. You made five little humans and nurtured them into intelligent and caring adults. That's a win in my book, forget about anything other than that. It's not important, but what is important is you did your best and that's enough for me. I love you guys.