Help!

[dimestore-hippy.livejournal.com]

I need some help! 

I want to write a Briley fic about Christmas and dinner and Patrick and all that, but I've never had a traditional Christmas dinner. Or at least, the last time my family had one I was like 6.

So ideas people?

Also, ideas may be used in my Transformers fic as well . I'm doing lots of christmas themed stories for the season, but dinner and relatives? I've no idea what's traditionally made or discussed or anything.

....That makes me feel kinda sad.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sorry if this isn't allowed (since it's not ONLY for Ben/Riley....) You can delet if it isn't. I just didn't have anyone else to ask. My friends would think I'm a bit weird for asking, really. They would. They know nothing of my fanfic writing haha.

Hopefully if I can get some tales of Christmas with family the Briley will be written in the next week or so and posted as a Christmas present for you all!

Thank you!

Comments

[chwheeler.livejournal.com]

At my house, our Christmas dinner is usually pretty similar to our Thanksgiving dinner. We just usually make a ham along with a turkey. So that means mashed potatoes, corn (and other veggies), stuffing (although we're wierd and don't put the stuffing in the turkey), yams, rolls, cranberries, and pie. Lots of pie for dessert! We actually eat around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. We open our presents really early in the morning, after which I'll help my mom cook. (And then, as our own family tradition, we go to the movies. :D But I would call that a normal "tradition".)

I like what someone else said, that Patrick would be fairly historical about Christmas.

[chwheeler.livejournal.com]

*wouldn't! I meant "I wouldn't call that a normal 'tradition'". Why is there no way to edit comments??

[dimestore-hippy.livejournal.com]

There really should be, I know!

Thank you! My family's never actually stuffed the turkey or chicken though we call it stuffing as well...

I'm finding the people down here- I live on the Gulf Coast now- actually tend to call 'unstuffed in the poultry stuffing' it's actual term- Dressing. (But dressing will always be what you put on a salad to me!)