The holidays are here again, so that means the Scots are hitting the road to see friends and family this season. It is a time of joy, introspection, and memory making for the whole family.

“It’s fun to be with your family during the holidays,” Sophomore Jeremy Rubin said.

Many people go to visit their kin in other cities. Mr. Rubin for example travels to both Houston and San Antonio to visit the different sides of his family. Additionally, there is an added dynamic because Rubin’s mother is Christian and his father is Jewish, meaning he celebrates the different holidays with the different families. However, he communicated each holiday is still special to him because of the memories and traditions. Others travel more close to home for the holidays. Senior Kaj Baker travels to Rockwall for Christmas.

“There’s 20 people at the house around Christmas and so I sleep in the backyard with my cousins in a tent,’ Mrs. Baker said.

She said that they normally chat until they fall asleep. When they wake up it is Christmas, and they get to make a whole other day of memories. Times like these create special times that are remembered forever by everyone involved. Sometimes the activities are a game or a place to go. Jeremy Rubin does the former.

“Usually a lot of my cousins get into town so we get to play basketball or do something fun like that,” Mr. Rubin said.

Activities normally revolve around going to church, playing sports, or spending time with the family while doing an activity. Food is also a major component of celebrating. People drink eggnog, eat candy canes, and cook ham. Normally, there is a large and ornate dinner involved for celebrating Christmas. Of course, there’s always the presents to go along with it. Senior Matt Sewall does a little bit of everything when celebrating with his family.

“We go to a Bulls Game and then we go back to our old apartment, Lincoln Park, got to just some of our old restaurants that we liked, stuff like that,” Mr. Sewall said.

He visits Chicago with his family every year to reminisce about his prior life there before he moved away. Matt Sewall visits family, eats at restaurants, and goes sightseeing. In fact, every year he has a tradition of eating at the first ever place he ate at, “The Athenian Room.” The restaurant is right across from Lincoln Park.