Christmas with the family. For some people, it’s a stressful, anxiety-ridden occasion marked by an overconsumption of eggnog (in addition to every other edible holiday item) and a rush to pack your bags and get back home. For others, it’s a relaxing time to celebrate the good things in life with good company. For me, it was a little bit of both this year – I ate more than my fill of EVERYTHING, but I enjoyed every moment spent in the kitchen or at the dinning room table playing Scrabble, eating a hearty helping of some unbelievable Filipino food, laughing at stories about each other or the kids, and talking smack while battling for every last point while playing Pictionary Man (If you’ve never played Pictionary Man before, go out and get it now! It’s the same basic premise as the original Pictionary but with a great twist).
- Christmas Eve Dinner at Mama and Papa’s
I complain about how quickly Christmas rushes up on me, leaving me little time to enjoy the holiday warmth (which I feel was missing in the general public this year) and play the same Christmas soundtrack a sickening number of times. When it comes down to it though, I always get what Zach’s mom calls the “holiday hangover,” brought on by putting so much into the the coming festivities and enjoying them that when they go away, I’m left feeling a little empty because, sigh, it’s all over.
This precise time of the year is a little odd because Christmas is over, but the New Year’s celebrations have yet to begin. Because of this, my 2010 holiday hangover will hold itself at bay until we are officially into 2011. How will you usher in 2011? I’m seeing a happy house full of more family, a crackling fire, and, of course, more food!
Complete tangent: I really like the movie “Practical Magic.” Not sure why it’s playing on a loop on cable, but who doesn’t like to imagine a little magic in their life?
Happy upcoming New Year’s!
