On Christmas Eve, we gathered with friends and had the meal of the year. There was antipasto, shrimp cocktail, 2 types of stuffed shells, swordfish piccata, stuffed pheasant, braciole, green beans, braised brussels sprouts, salad, shrimp & pasta salad, garlic bread, apple pie, pistachio gelato, mascarpone cheesecake, biscotti, wine, grog and various other beverages. Here it is, 2 days later, and I’m still stuffed. Everyone kept saying it was their favorite meal of the year, and I won’t lie – it was pretty danged awesome.
At the end of the night, Mister and I realized we’d both had a great time. In fact, we’d had too great a time, and neither of us could drive. So we played it safe and called a taxi. When we finally woke on Christmas morning, we drove over and picked up our car. Soberly.
Believe it or not, that’s a highly successful Christmas! We had a fantastic time and we lived to tell about it!
Hope your celebrations were safe, merry, jolly and memorable. Really, what more could we ask for?