Friday, December 23, 2011

Ghosts of Christmas Past


I recently rediscovered the photo album my parents put together to remember the first two years of my life.  Since I was born 11 days before Christmas, I thought I might find some things to document how we spent the holidays.  We came from a 'mixed' marriage - Dad was Jewish and Mom was Christian - but we were raised Jewish.  I do remember Mom saying that she never wanted to take Santa Claus away from her kids so we became the envy of the neighborhood as we celebrated Hannukah and Christmas - SCORE! 

So here we are at what Dad wrote in the album 'Debi's first Christmas'.  I guess he didn't count the year of my birth since I was a newborn but this is technically my second Christmas.  Aren't we cute?


Carolyn and Deborah Levy
December, 1955
I know I didn't help that year but I do remember painstakingly putting tinsel on the tree in later years.  Does anyone even use that stuff anymore?

And the following year may have been the first year Dad took a photo to put on the holiday card.  I found several different poses from 1956 but thought this one was the best. 

Deborah and Carolyn Levy
November, 1956

It looks like the same Santa!  And I think those stockings are the same ones we used every year.  I'll bet at some point we run across those at Mom's house.

My sister and I live in different states now and don't get a chance to see each other very often.  But when we do, it takes me back to those early days when we spent every day together.  I just wish my memory was better so that I could actually remember some of the details!  And Doug, sorry you're not in these photos but you weren't born yet :-)

Merry Christmas - enjoy the past along with the presents!

2 comments:

  1. Isn't it sad that we don't remember those time? When I answer grandkids' questions about what "life" was like when they were very young (as if they still aren't!!), they laugh and giggle, and once in a while someone will say, "Oh, I remember that!" Then I look at them and just shake my head!!

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  2. Deb ~ How wonderful your parents put together a photo album just for you! Isn't it great the memories those photos do bring back! Fun!
    Happy New Year!
    Cindy (Genealogy Circle)

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