To you all, you lovely lot, hope you've had the perfect day.
Well it all came together of course with something resembling military precision with a few bickers and stresses but also a lot of good food and laughs.
Up to get the kitchen sorted and breakfast prepared - moving and laying the table, finding the chairs, and getting the ingredients ready for the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs champagne breakfast - S and co arriving at 11.
After breakfast, present opening with more champagne and chocolates - Dave's Hotel Chocolat sleekster was polished off. Mum watched the King and then a few people watched Toy Story 4 while I started getting stuff together for dinner. S and co went off for a walk.
The hardest part of the day was cooking the dinner , mainly with Dave, although N made the gravy. A lot prepared yesterday thank goodness, but it's still hard logistically to cook Christmas dinner for 9 with one oven and a hob with only 3 functioning rings. But roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, red cabbage and the parsnip and chestnut wellington finally made it onto the table - if a little later than planned at 7.
Break after with some charades, and a few of us went in to see the Ghosts finale - then trifle, fabulous cheeses, cava and sherry. Finished off the evening by rewatching most of Bridesmaids while Dave and N tidied and washed up.
A Christmas to remember!
We had just 3 and I made a lasagna because it’s easy and we all enjoy it. No I’m not Italian, English through and through with a we bit of German.
Sounds like a lovely fun Christmas. And I like the e-card.
Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends. I’m looking forward to seeing your photos in 2024.
We had just 3 and I made a lasagna because it’s easy and we all enjoy it. No I’m not Italian, English through and through with a we bit of German.
Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends. I’m looking forward to seeing your photos in 2024.