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Great Days
Had a wonderful Christmas with my two sons here, plus boyfriend (not mine!), nephews, niece-in-law, stepdaughter coming nearby, first-cousin-once removed, and assorted other relatives and old friends--and of course my wonderful husband, sister, and brother-in-law who are fortunately almost always nearby. Ate too much, drank too much, drove too much, stayed up too late and got up too early. Gave and got too many presents. But it was all just right!
Nominations for best food:
Brown's low country barbecue (vinegar and hot pepper only, makes mustard and ketchup, etc., seem like babyfood)
Lisa Marie's Linzer cheese cake (hazelnut crust! raspberries!)
Grilled turkey
and always dependable garlic mashed potatoes
and oh, yeah, Mongolian Pork Chop
Nominations for best movie experience:
LOTR marathon on DVD--took projector to the beach so we could see it in appropriate size, then went to RTOK as finale!
Nominations for best gift:
Total tie:
Vintage rock poster for Big Brother and Holding Company (Janis Joplin's band, for those too young to remember)
Uru, the new game in the Myst series
Buffy S5
BIG bottle of Glenfiddich (have to keep that in a hard to reach place or it'll be gone by 2004)
Leopard skin ear-bags
new frame for my wonderful, unframed print
Nominations for happiest moment(s):
seeing each of my sons get off the plane
No post-holiday let-down--just basking in the great memories, while waiting for the plumber (don't ask...)
Nominations for best food:
Brown's low country barbecue (vinegar and hot pepper only, makes mustard and ketchup, etc., seem like babyfood)
Lisa Marie's Linzer cheese cake (hazelnut crust! raspberries!)
Grilled turkey
and always dependable garlic mashed potatoes
and oh, yeah, Mongolian Pork Chop
Nominations for best movie experience:
LOTR marathon on DVD--took projector to the beach so we could see it in appropriate size, then went to RTOK as finale!
Nominations for best gift:
Total tie:
Vintage rock poster for Big Brother and Holding Company (Janis Joplin's band, for those too young to remember)
Uru, the new game in the Myst series
Buffy S5
BIG bottle of Glenfiddich (have to keep that in a hard to reach place or it'll be gone by 2004)
Leopard skin ear-bags
new frame for my wonderful, unframed print
Nominations for happiest moment(s):
seeing each of my sons get off the plane
No post-holiday let-down--just basking in the great memories, while waiting for the plumber (don't ask...)