I felt compelled to write a quick blog today in the midst of a flurry of seasonal activities. Lauren and I are throwing a small dinner party today. We are having a Danish celebration with traditional Danish fare, history and a little peek into how we Danes celebrate Christmas.
I am so incredibly excited about this today.. I look forward to doing this again one day. Now that my mom has moved away, we have put a lot of our Danish traditions aside as they really do require people to share them with. But now that we do get to share, I am so excited.
But I have to say that today, I feel more Danish than I have ever felt before. I can't exactly put into words how it feels, but I can explain why I feel this way...
Today I went to the Danish Deli to buy the things we needed for dinner. And for the first time, I was without my Danish speaking mom. I ordered all the things I needed, in Danish. I ordered them all with their proper Danish names all pronounced properly.
I was also so excited that I remembered my favourite danish dessert Kransekage which is an almond paste cookie similar to Marzipan but lighter and less sweet. Danes make wedding cakes out of these cookes when they are baked into rings and stacked like an inverted cone or pine tree shape.
I bought some Danish flag decorations and lots of Danish goodies. I spent an hour weaving some traditional Danish hearts for my dinner guests and bought more paper today so that I can make more still.
Anyway, I wanted to share my joy with you. I feel like today, I have become one with my Danish heritage.
:) God Jul everyone!
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