Tag Archives: Christmas

Remembering Uncle Barry

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Patti Fralix

This has been a sad week for me. Sunday was Father’s Day, which is always a difficult day for me. Neither my legal father nor my biological father was very fatherly. Since they are both deceased, there is no possibility … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, love | Tagged Barry, Christmas, death, First Watch Restaurant, Fralix, grief, holidays, life, love, memories, Oak Island, Patti Fralix, relationships, remembering, spending time together, Suffolk VA, The Fralix Group, time, Uncle Barry | 4 Comments

A Season of Giving

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Patti Fralix

There are more Christmas lights this year than I remember in years past. There are more people buying Christmas decorations and Christmas gifts than I have seen in recent years. People are talking about these differences and are giving COVID … Continue reading →

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Is Thanksgiving Disappearing?

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Patti Fralix

I know this is a losing battle. My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, has almost disappeared, taken over by the commercialization of Christmas. While this has gradually occurred in years past, the degree to which Christmas has supplanted Thanksgiving this year is … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, or Is It?

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Patti Fralix

2020 is soon to end, but not before Christmas is celebrated. We would probably all agree that this has been a year unlike any other. So, it is expected that this will not be a “normal” Christmas. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Time, Our Most Valuable Resource

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Patti Fralix

With time to spare, I sit pondering the subject of this week’s blog. Just like I do not usually know exactly what I will say until I begin a speech, I usually do not know the subject of my weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, life | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Decorating, decorating, family, friends, gift cards, gift of time, live tree, money, Sarawak White Pepper, time, valuable resource, valuable time, value of time | 1 Comment

Sparking Joy!

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Patti Fralix

With credit to Marie Kondo, who says if an item does not spark joy, get rid of it, I spent a day in my home and closet yesterday doing just that. After putting away Christmas for another year, I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged cappuccino, Christmas, decorations, Fralix, Marie Kondo, memories, NYC, Patti Fralix, Project 33, Rockefeller Plaza, Sparking Joy!, stuff, The Fralix Group, thinning out, traditions | 1 Comment

Oh, What Joy!

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Another Christmas is now in the history books. It is too late to lament over what was planned and not done. It is too late to wish that we had more time. Christmas 2019 has passed, and with it, all … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, family, traditions | Tagged 2019, Christmas, Christmas dinner, Drew, Elsie, family, Fralix, Fralix Family, joy, Mary Grace, MoMo, NC, New Year, Ornaments, Patti Fralix, presents, Raleigh, The Fralix Group, traditions, Trinity Baptist Church, Virginia | 2 Comments

“Help Me” Means Do It My Way!

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Patti Fralix

A friend and I were talking recently about different things, including how ready we are, or aren’t, for the Christmas holiday. We commiserated about the fact that with only a week to go, both of us are still finishing decorating! … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I are spending most of our time at home in Raleigh since his ankle fusion on November 20th. Due to his surgery and needed recovery, Mike is non-weight bearing on his right foot for 8-10 weeks. Although he … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Christmas, life | Tagged beautiful day, Christmas, Christmas tree, cookies, decorating, families, family, Fralix, gift, gift giving, home, neighbor, neighborhood, Patti Fralix, Raleigh, The Fralix Group | 5 Comments

‘Tis the Season

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Patti Fralix

‘Tis the season for merry and bright. ‘Tis the season for trees, tinsel, and toys. ‘Tis the season for carols and cookies. And, if we are not careful, ’tis the season for overwhelm. The challenge is to enjoy all that … Continue reading →

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