After a busy year managing Brookhaven's growth, Mayor John Ernst paused to fill us in on how he and his family will be celebrating the holidays this year.
He and his wife Monica and their two boys, Jack and Evan, traveled to Columbia, Tennessee for Thanksgiving, where they shared turkey with Monica's family in a unique tradition. "My mother-in-law is from Maryland and she and my father-in-law are fans of blue crabs. Our Thanksgiving table is covered with newspaper and the whole family cracks crabs. We do a turkey charcuterie with the meats and cheeses arranged in the shape of a turkey," says John.
The Ernsts spend Christmas Eve dinner with family and friends where the main dish is a prime rib, either slow-roasted all day long or in the smoker. Appetizers include a garlic cheese bread Christmas tree that the whole family enjoys. Christmas Day dinner is spent with John's parents, because family is everything.
Christmas day dinner is spent with John's parents, because family is everything.