{"260801":{"#nid":"260801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Time to Celebrate Traditions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs we look forward to the winter break and celebrating time with friends and family, those timeless (and often quite entertaining) traditions come to life to help us get in the holiday spirit. We asked a few staff in the Division about what traditions they celebrate over the holidays. Interestingly enough, there is a common theme throughout the Division \u2013 everybody loves a little \u003Cem\u003EChristmas Vacation\u003C\/em\u003E!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBill Scafer\u003C\/strong\u003E: One of our fun traditions over the holidays is to get the fireplace going and as a family watch the movie \u003Cem\u003EChristmas\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Vacation\u003C\/em\u003E with Chevy Chase. Even though we have watched it many times over the years, it has us laughing till it hurts! Being together at home, living at a slower pace, and having a good laugh is so nice this time of the year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColleen Riggle\u003C\/strong\u003E: On Christmas Eve at 8\u0027oclock we watch \u003Cem\u003EA Christmas Story\u003C\/em\u003E and open one gift which is usually pajamas.\u0026nbsp; At the first commercial, we all change into our new jammies!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETawanna Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E: I enjoy setting up my Winterland Village at work!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E: Growing up, my mom would always play the album (at a rather high volume) \u003Cem\u003EChristmas with the Chipmunks\u003C\/em\u003E on Christmas morning. When I got older, I bought the CD so that I could also share this \u201cexperience\u201d with my family. It makes me smile every year!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJenna Farmer\u003C\/strong\u003E: My family and I always get together during the holiday season to watch \u003Cem\u003ENational Lampoon\u0027s Christmas Vacation\u003C\/em\u003E. My brother and I even drink eggnog out of the moose head cups from the movie to keep it extra authentic and festive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETiffiny Hughes-Troutman\u003C\/strong\u003E: On Christmas Eve, my husband and I help our three children bake and decorate homemade Christmas cookies. The kids are allowed to load lots of icing on top and eat one of their choosing!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDebbie Dorsey\u003C\/strong\u003E: My family of 30+ (mom, siblings, nieces, nephews and their families) meet back home in Illinois every year and celebrate the holidays with the kids opening gifts, adults exchanging white elephant gifts and \u003Cstrong\u003EALL\u003C\/strong\u003E watching \u003Cem\u003EChristmas Vacation\u003C\/em\u003E!\u0026nbsp; Last year my brother even got the white v-neck sweater and black dickie that cousin Eddie wears in the movie and moose mugs too!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs we look forward to the winter break and celebrating time with friends and family, those timeless (and often quite entertaining) traditions come to life to help us get in the holiday spirit. We asked a few staff in the Division about what traditions they celebrate over the holidays. Interestingly enough, there is a common theme throughout the Division \u2013 everybody loves a little \u003Cem\u003EChristmas Vacation\u003C\/em\u003E!\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2013-12-13 12:52:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:33","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"260781":{"id":"260781","type":"image","title":"National Lampoon\u0027s Christmas Vacation","body":null,"created":"1449243987","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:27","changed":"1475894945","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:05","alt":"National Lampoon\u0027s Christmas Vacation","file":{"fid":"198357","name":"national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-chevy-chase-clark-griswold-poster-1989.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-chevy-chase-clark-griswold-poster-1989_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-chevy-chase-clark-griswold-poster-1989_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1145614,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-chevy-chase-clark-griswold-poster-1989_0.png?itok=fxpwQol2"}},"261651":{"id":"261651","type":"image","title":"Tawanna Wilson\u0027s Holiday Scene in Greek Affairs","body":null,"created":"1449243999","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:39","changed":"1475894948","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:08","alt":"Tawanna Wilson\u0027s Holiday Scene in Greek Affairs","file":{"fid":"198402","name":"xmas_in_greek_affairs_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/xmas_in_greek_affairs_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/xmas_in_greek_affairs_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":220654,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/xmas_in_greek_affairs_0_0.jpg?itok=2HyCIIU5"}},"260771":{"id":"260771","type":"image","title":"Christmas with the Chipmunks","body":null,"created":"1449243987","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:27","changed":"1475894945","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:05","alt":"Christmas with the Chipmunks","file":{"fid":"198356","name":"alvin_and_the_chipmunks.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alvin_and_the_chipmunks_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alvin_and_the_chipmunks_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":27218,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/alvin_and_the_chipmunks_0.jpg?itok=eqw0Tdr0"}},"260791":{"id":"260791","type":"image","title":"Clark and Eddie Paying Homage to Marty Moose","body":null,"created":"1449243987","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:27","changed":"1475894945","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:05","alt":"Clark and Eddie Paying Homage to Marty Moose","file":{"fid":"198358","name":"national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-clarke_and_eddie.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-clarke_and_eddie_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-clarke_and_eddie_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":116610,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-clarke_and_eddie_0.jpg?itok=0O5bfR4z"}}},"media_ids":["260781","261651","260771","260791"],"groups":[{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager, Student Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rpocklington@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erpocklington@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["studentaffairs@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}