I wanted to travel to Pennsylvania to be with my family this Christmas. My
family always swaddles the holiday thick with traditions, and I missed those. On
Christmas Eve, my mom crushes candy
From the New York Times Magazine: The Overextended Family
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28fob-wwln-t.html?ref=magazine].
> Now, I like my parents. A lot. I really do. That’