So - we're back home, and up bright and early for work on Tuesday. We've got to pack and prepare for our winter vacation in Mexico, but first, we're hosting the family Christmas at our place Friday night.
Not wanting to have any leftovers sitting in the fridge while we're away, I decided to completely cop out of the whole "cooking" thing, and decided to let M&M Meat Shops handle that task. One quick stop on the way home from work, and we were ready to serve hor d'euvres all avernoon/evening long. We had breaded mushroom caps, pineapple-chicken skewers, sausage rolls, meat balls, chips n' dip, shrimp rings, bacon wrapped scallops, and best of all, oven roasted stuffed turkey breast. Beer, wine and eggnog flowed freely, and 11 of our closest family members had a nice evening enjoying the holidays together.
That night, after we had bid all of our guests farewell, it was a mad dash to clean the house and ensure that everything was packed and ready to go for the trip... well ... it was a mad dash for Carole... I'm pretty sure I just stayed out of her way and played video games. Trust me, it's better off that way.
My parents stayed over night with us on Christmas eve, which we spent watching Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and the Va-Poo-riser in "Envy" - then the four of us were up EARLY (and I do mean EARLY!) Christmas morning to head off to the airport. Puerto Vallarta here we come!
Posted by Calvin at December 24, 2005 07:30 AM