Christmas Eve tradition

We were always a restaurant-going family. And what sorts of restaurants are open in Iowa on Christmas Eve? In my younger years, only the Chinese places were.

And so began this strange family tradition that Christmas Eve requires going out for Chinese food. Even when we are scattered across the globe, we are expected to observe it. And even in the great Chicago blizzard of Christmas Eve 1997, I managed to pull it off with the help of a brave takeout driver.

This year it’s simple, and already planned.