Here’s a quick reference to the most common holidays celebrated here in the United States. Bookmark it and come back often!

New Year’s Day is January 1st. The celebration of this federal holiday begins the night before, when Americans gather to wish each other a happy and prosperous coming year.

Valentine’s Day is February 14th. The day was named after an early Christian martyr, and on Valentine’s Day, Americans give presents like candy or flowers to the ones they love.

Easter varies from year to year and falls on a spring Sunday. Easter is a Christian holiday.  For Christians, Easter is a day of religious services and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Earth Day is on April 22. Earth Day is designed to promote ecology, encourage respect for life on earth, and highlight concern over pollution of the soil, air, and water.

Mother’s Day celebrates mothers every second Sunday of May. Carnations have come to represent Mother’s Day.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed the last Monday in May. It originally honored the people killed in the American Civil War, but has become a day on which the American dead of all wars, and the dead generally, are remembered in special programs held in cemeteries, churches, and other public meeting places.

Father’s Day celebrates fathers every 3rd Sunday of June. Father’s Day began in 1909 in Spokane, Washington, when a daughter requested a special day to honor her father, a Civil War veteran who raised his children after his wife died. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson.

Independence Day is July 4. This federal holiday honors the nation’s birthday – the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It is a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks. The flying of the American flag is widespread.

Labor Day is the first Monday of September. This federal holiday honors the nation’s working people, typically with parades. For most Americans it marks the end of the summer vacation season and the start of the school year.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. The day commemorates October 12, 1492, when Italian navigator Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. The holiday was first proclaimed in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Halloween is celebrated on October 31. On Halloween, American children dress up in funny or scary costumes and go “trick or treating” by knocking on doors in their neighborhood. The neighbors are expected to respond by giving them small gifts of candy or money.

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. It was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the U.S. has fought. Veterans’ organizations hold parades, and the president places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Thanksgiving Day is a celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November. In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest.

Christmas Day is a federal holiday celebrated on December 25th. Christmas is a Christian holiday marking the birth of the Jesus Christ. Decorating houses with lights and decorations, putting up Christmas trees, giving gifts, and sending greeting cards have become holiday traditions even for many non-Christian Americans.

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I live at the beach so of course I had to create a Christmas piece of photographic art! It’s a beautiful greeting card; very different than any other your friends and family will receive!

It’s available in my store or at Office Divvy in Palm Coast along with my other photographic art cards and prints. I’ll also be there in person on December 8th and 9th so drop by if you’re in the area!

Office Divvy is located at 389 Palm Coast Pkwy, Suite 4 in Westpointe Plaza.

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My FRG included this in their monthly newsletter this month. I had such a laugh over all the days that people have a reason to celebrate this month! Some of them are pretty “out there!” Nevertheless, it’s always nice to have a reason to feel happy, happy! At the very least, I’m sure you’ll find a reason to roll your eyes and chuckle before you’re through!

January is:

National Oatmeal Month, Hot Tea Month, Be On-Purpose Month, National Book Blitz Month, Bread Machine Baking Month, Candy Month (now that’s my kinda month!), Celebration of Life Month, National Clean Up Your Computer Month, Clinical Trial Awareness Month, Egg Month, Family Fit Lifestyle Month, Glaucoma Awareness Month, National Gourmet Coffee Month (again, my kinda month!), High-Tech Month, Image Improvement Month, International Creativity Month, International Quality of Life Month, Mail Order Gardening Month (WHAT?), National Mentoring Month, Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month, Poverty in America Awareness Month, Random Action Month, Reaching Your Potential Month, Senior Women’s Travel Month, and Yours, Mine and Ours Month, Cuckoo Dancing Week, Wilderness Wildlife Week of Nature, Home Office Safety and Security Week, International Printing Week, Man Watcher Week (that’s hilarious!), Christian Unity Week, Healthy Weight Week, National Handwriting Analysis Week, Hunt for Happiness Week, Catholic Schools Week, National Creative Frugality Week, National Nurse Anesthetists Week (can you say that word?), Celebration of Life Week, Diet Resolution Week, Lose Weight/Feel Great Week, New Year’s Resolution Week, Women’s Self Empowerment Week, Intimate Apparel Market Week, Graves’ Disease Awareness Week, Thank Your Customers Week, (Hmmmm, wonder how many business will ACTUALLY do this?), “Someday…. We’ll Laugh About This” Week, Letter Writing Week

Observance Days in January:

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I never grow tired of taking photos of the American flag. I am always taking shots on post at Fort Campbell when I take Sophia for walks. This photograph of the flag was taken at The Old Place in Clarksville, TN where we often go to shop for rare finds and treasures. I wonder if my daughter will look at our flag and think of freedom by the time she grows up. I hope so. It’s what her daddy and many others have and continue to fight for.

I wish everyone a memorable Independence Day and have a great amount of gratitude for those brave souls who have and continue to provide us with the freedom we are fortunate to have.

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I love the month of February aside from the cold weather. It’s the love month for three reasons this month.

1. My 1st anniversary is tomorrow. Where did the time go?! A year already?!
2. I am due to give birth to our little girl on the 4th. I’m so ready!!!
3. Valentine’s Day is coming up! I luuuuv this day!

Also, my baby shower is this afternoon which I am really excited about! I have so much to be thankful for!

So enjoy this month and whatever it brings you. Don’t forget the V’s Day cards and little love notes!

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Here’s to a wonderful new year. I don’t believe in making resolutions, just plans as usual.

2008 was a year of major change from being in college and doing my degree in Los Angeles to getting married and moving to Kentucky, then getting pregnant on the first attempt! Who says 36 year old women have stale eggs?!

2009 is going to be even bigger with Miss Sophia Faith arriving next month and hopefully a new home to move to. The dust doesn’t settle under our feet, that’s a definite!

I hope that this year affords me new friendships with other new moms and that (here comes the vein part…) my body bounces back and I am able to get myself back in shape! I miss my cute little size 4 dresses and skinny legged boots!!!

Happy, happy ’09!

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It’s amazing what a hand can do. Help Ronald McDonald House Charities by purchasing a hand at your nearest participating McDonald’s for just a $1!

What would you do if your child had a serious medical condition, and you couldn’t afford to stay near a hospital that provided the best treatment?

Every year, parents of children around the world face this dilemma. For nearly 35 years, Ronald McDonald House Charities has been creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.

11/20 – One Day One Dollar: Buy any Breakfast or Beef Sandwich Extra Value at participating McDonald’s on 11/20 and McDonald’s and it’s Owner/Operators will donate $1 for every meal purchased.

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