18 December 2022
Mama's recipes and matching pajamas
Jazmyne and Devon Haley met in high school in Greensboro and were
married soon aer graduation.
Jazmyne is a physical therapy assistant; Devin is assigned to an
aviation combat unit at Fort Bragg.
e Haleys have endured some rough Christmas holidays, including
several when Devin was deployed. ey have two daughters: Laiyah, who
is 6, and Lyia, who is 4.
When he was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, the couple were waiting
for their household possessions to arrive as the holiday approached.
Jazmyne vividly recalls the empty apartment, except for the smallest
Christmas tree that was le on the store shelf. Aer basic training and
deployment, it was their first Christmas together as a family.
Jazmyne loves to cook, and food is an important part of her family's
Christmas observance. She prepares creamed corn and pot roast using
recipes handed down from her mother.
Another tradition is wearing matching Christmas pajamas. Jazmyne's
not sure how the trend started.
"We became 'that' family, and I don't know how we became 'that'
family," Jazmyne says with a chuckle. "(Matching pajamas) just kind of
happened."
ey have also observed a "one gi" Christmas Eve rule: Each family
member gets to open one gi. Of course, Lyia and Laiyah are under the
constant watch of the Elf on the Shelf, who makes sure the girls behave.
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