Friday
Jan092009
The Christmas Feasts (Day)
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 6:25AM
After the guests left Christmas Eve - the elves scampered about depositing far too many gifts under the tree - and the family curled up all snug in their little beds... I was left with the thoughts of the roof in pieces, the howling wind in my ears, the slamming sound of sections of shingles lifting and falling right outside the bedroom, and a house running on generator. Somewhere around 1:30 I noticed the power had been restored - so I took to the 68MPH winds and Kelli took point in the basement - we left the generator behind and returned the house to grid power.
Needless to say - as Christmas morning dawned - I had found very little sleep and wasn't in the best of moods - until Kelli ask the question that turned the entire day around and made for some the heartiest laughs this family has had together... This clip sets the stage - for Kelli asking... "What's wrong with the shingles we got?" (it's worth the minute of your day).
Food wise - the morning started with the traditional Christmas Braid loaf baked on the 24th. Then after coffee and present opening - we moved onto breakfast/brunch:
Local Raspberry/Blueberry Scones - served piping warm
Eggs Benedict with homemade Hollandaise Sauce
Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad with pomegranate syrup
Orange Juice Shrubs
Following eating (which seems to be a central theme to our holiday) - the day turned int conversation, joking and some casual preparation of the feast I had been diligently preparing over the last week. Somewhere in the afternoon - someone got hungry (of course) and it was time to bring out the cheese board Kelli and I had been planning... but the hours of windswept lack of sleep were weighing heavy on me - so I misspoke and declared that it was time for the "egg board" - whatever that was... Well - Meme pulled it together for all of us - but I passed and stuck with the cheese.
Needless to say - as Christmas morning dawned - I had found very little sleep and wasn't in the best of moods - until Kelli ask the question that turned the entire day around and made for some the heartiest laughs this family has had together... This clip sets the stage - for Kelli asking... "What's wrong with the shingles we got?" (it's worth the minute of your day).
Food wise - the morning started with the traditional Christmas Braid loaf baked on the 24th. Then after coffee and present opening - we moved onto breakfast/brunch:
Local Raspberry/Blueberry Scones - served piping warm
Eggs Benedict with homemade Hollandaise Sauce
Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad with pomegranate syrup
Orange Juice Shrubs
Following eating (which seems to be a central theme to our holiday) - the day turned int conversation, joking and some casual preparation of the feast I had been diligently preparing over the last week. Somewhere in the afternoon - someone got hungry (of course) and it was time to bring out the cheese board Kelli and I had been planning... but the hours of windswept lack of sleep were weighing heavy on me - so I misspoke and declared that it was time for the "egg board" - whatever that was... Well - Meme pulled it together for all of us - but I passed and stuck with the cheese.
Reader Comments (2)
LOL Love the egg board - nice on Meme!!
What's wrong with the eggs we got!?
ROFL!