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syncope at 11:23pm on 25/12/2009
syncope at 11:23pm on 25/12/2009I'm drinking cognac and watching "A Very Supernatural Christmas." I'm utterly exhausted and hoping to sleep until like one or so tomorrow (fat chance).
Despite not being a Christian I have cooked for two days straight, flat out. It's just convenient since everyone gets off for Christian holidays (I won't even get into this). Last night was rib roast, potatoes, peas, and desserts--but mostly last minute shopping at the Largest Gourmet Market In the Land, which was not enjoyable. Normally I love going there but I was stressed on the time line for dinner and the place is SO HUGE and I ran back and forth over the whole place and THEN stood on my feet to cook for hours. YAY! Luckily everyone is always so appreciative! [!]
Anyway, today was a lovely day. We had about 20 people over. We decided to do it buffet instead of sit-down "because it would be less work." ????????? Clearly that was not thought out well. I put Amber to work as sous chef and I made the kids do the dishes at the end of the night, and I was still in the kitchen easily 8 hours today. We had seared ahi tuna (why I was a the Largest Gourmet Market In the Land on Christmas Eve), roast beef, ham, smoked salmon canapes, about six kinds of dip/cheese balls, fruit salad, homemade bread, gumbo, cheese plates, and um more stuff I am spacing as I'm exhausted.
This isn't even our big holiday. OY! New Years is going to be berserk. We could easily have 30. I hope everyone gets drunk early and can't drive and we end up asleep before midnight. Main course of New Years: individual beef wellingtons. I guess I also have to make yorkshire pudding as I forgot to with all the other shit this week and have the fat in the fridge.
Pity Amber as she got the full dose of my SUPER LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS family as she tried to fix the television the kids had broken. Wii: seems like a good idea to occupy the kids during the holidays, in fact it is a source of serious strife and family in fighting. OY AGAIN!
I can't get the Yuletide site to work to read my stories. I got TWO! I assume these are people on my flist who pitied me. I will pay you back when I know who you are. XOXO.
Despite not being a Christian I have cooked for two days straight, flat out. It's just convenient since everyone gets off for Christian holidays (I won't even get into this). Last night was rib roast, potatoes, peas, and desserts--but mostly last minute shopping at the Largest Gourmet Market In the Land, which was not enjoyable. Normally I love going there but I was stressed on the time line for dinner and the place is SO HUGE and I ran back and forth over the whole place and THEN stood on my feet to cook for hours. YAY! Luckily everyone is always so appreciative! [!]
Anyway, today was a lovely day. We had about 20 people over. We decided to do it buffet instead of sit-down "because it would be less work." ????????? Clearly that was not thought out well. I put Amber to work as sous chef and I made the kids do the dishes at the end of the night, and I was still in the kitchen easily 8 hours today. We had seared ahi tuna (why I was a the Largest Gourmet Market In the Land on Christmas Eve), roast beef, ham, smoked salmon canapes, about six kinds of dip/cheese balls, fruit salad, homemade bread, gumbo, cheese plates, and um more stuff I am spacing as I'm exhausted.
This isn't even our big holiday. OY! New Years is going to be berserk. We could easily have 30. I hope everyone gets drunk early and can't drive and we end up asleep before midnight. Main course of New Years: individual beef wellingtons. I guess I also have to make yorkshire pudding as I forgot to with all the other shit this week and have the fat in the fridge.
Pity Amber as she got the full dose of my SUPER LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS family as she tried to fix the television the kids had broken. Wii: seems like a good idea to occupy the kids during the holidays, in fact it is a source of serious strife and family in fighting. OY AGAIN!
I can't get the Yuletide site to work to read my stories. I got TWO! I assume these are people on my flist who pitied me. I will pay you back when I know who you are. XOXO.
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