Phew…I survived Christmas

Phew….Christmas is over…It was a lot of work and quite time-consuming going shopping and decorating and cooking….(and I got a very sore back from it)….somehow like we all do every year we manage to make it through in one piece.

I opted to host my own Christmas dinner for friends this year instead of going to my family’s dinner. It was worth the fatigue and sore back…..It was a calm pleasant evening instead of the usual family chaos and tension….

In fact, I even got a Christmas tree…..the first one I put up in years. This was the first Christmas in my new home….so it felt somewhat special.

 

 

This was taken in the darkened room…

It’s not a great picture, but it shows the colours. The lights are LED’s and they change colours from blue to white and blue to white….not blinking…just changing…

 

I had set the table with my bone china dishes that I have not used for a while….I polished my silver cutlery….put a lace table-cloth on the table…..

 

A friend of mine who does florist work made me a fresh centerpiece. My room looked very nice.

I cooked a traditional style turkey dinner for 7 people. I even had a Christmas pudding to steam….unfortunately I forgot about it until it was too late.   but we had a mocha cake on hand for dessert.

I ground some coffee beans and made some delicious coffee to have with the cake.

Early in the day; before my guy had to leave for work, we exchanged gifts. He was thrilled with his new motorcycle tire. I received a new lens for my camera. I have been wanting to get a longer lens….so he gave me a 70-300…..yippee!!!!

I had planned to go visit family on Boxing Day…but 2 of them came down with colds…I will wait until they are not germy before I go over there.

Prior to Christmas I had been buying a bottle of wine here and there in preparation for Christmas….My invitation for Christmas said I would have wine and beer for people to drink…..well…one couple brought their own wine…..I think only one bottle of wine I bought got used. 2 beers and a cider got drank….I think I overdid the wine shopping…..I have a lot of bottles of wine in the pantry……that should last me most of the year.  :laughing:

I’ll have to invite the friends  over for a New year’s beer…so it doesn’t get stale….I don’t drink beer…..I just cannot develop a taste for it.

The work is not over yet though. The tree has to come down, the lights and decorations put away and the turkey soup has to be made.  I have taken care of the hardest part though. The stock is made and ready to be made into soup.  The soup will be good for a New year’s Eve lunch.