I don't know how it happened, but Christmas is a week away. I am almost physically ready (the shopping is almost done, and I have baked a bunch of goodies), but I am not mentally ready. I want some more time to soak it all in, and to enjoy and appreciate the season before it has come and gone. Christmas is not a stressful time for me in the least. It is warm, and relaxing, and comforting, and I wish it could last all year long.
After a day of boring eats yesterday (toasted tomato sandwich, soup, yogurt) the hubby and I went out for dinner before doing some Christmas shopping. We shared a dinner for 2 at Peking House (the same dinner my dad and I had on Monday - yes, it was that good!)
I had 1 spring roll, a small bowl of won ton soup, some sweet and sour pork, mixed veggies and rice (the camera ate some of the pictures):
Dessert was a grapefruit and a handful of chips and dip.
I also snacked on a homemade marshmallow earlier in the day - thanks Sharon!
This morning I grabbed a glo-bar for breakfast and headed to work for a great day. I enjoyed a small plate of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy with my students and colleagues at lunch.
The hubby and I had green curry with sticky rice and shrimp for dinner, and an orange for dessert. I spent the evening Christmas shopping, then came home to watch "The Town" with the hubby. This was a really good movie, and I snacked on junk while watching it :-) 'Tis the season folks - bring on the junk!
This weekend we are going to a Christmas party and a 50th b-day, and hosting a brunch.
What are your weekend plans?
16 comments:
boo. I work this weekend. Enjoy your weekend...and I feel like xmas came too soon too. :( Without Glenn here it hasn't felt like christmas.
can't get enough of the thanksgiving foods, eh? :)
tonight I'm celebrating graduation with friends and family. i'm a lukcy girl!
I am efnitely not ready for Christmas either. I am hoping to get in the spirit while in Vegas next week. It just doesn't feel like Christmas at all. But I suppose that's what happens when you live in a place where it is in the 70's during the holiday season. After growing up in New England, it just doesn't feel right. At all!
I have a few more gifts to pick up but other than that Im done!! I plan on going to the christmas lights with mmy hubby this weekend :)
I know right? It came so quickly!
We are going Christmas shopping, for a family in need, who we are giving Christmas to this year! That's the very last thing we have on our Christmas to do list!
I can't believe Christmas is SO SOON either. It feels weird not to be home right now as for the last couple of years (being a student) I have gotten 3-4 weeks of holidays around Christmastime. This year I'm only taking 10 days!
I love this time of year also. Though, other people (mainly crazy Christmas shoppers) do tend to stress me out! a
have fun at all your weekend plans!
homemade marshmallows! yum!
I wish I had the skills/time to make those! :)
I saw "The Town" back in the theatres and LOVED it. Ben Affleck is a moving-making genius. I probably should have rented THAT last night instead of the movie I did choose: "The Other Guys". I thought Mark Wahlberg would make up for Will Ferrell... I was wrong. I didn't like it at all!
Sounds like you've got a busy weekend! Hope you enjoy it!
those grapefruits are so pretty! "pink!" (if you saw "black swan" you'll know what i mean)
I went to a rather awkward Christmas party at a friend's house last night...the host and her hubby and me and my plus one and I were the only people under 60! SOOO crazy :/ Crampy like whoa though today, so I think it's going to be a super chill rest of the weekend.
I finished my Christmas shopping this morning, having the in-laws over tonight and sadly working tomorrow!
Oh, I feel you on the whole wanting to absorb it and soak it all in. My life and mind have been such a mess lately that it is all just slipping by me. And it's my favorite time of year.
Oh well, I'll watch a Xmas movie and make do...;) - and eat the S'mores Muffins I just made :)
Yay! I'm glad to know at least one person not grinching about Christmas! I love Christmas too, but maybe it's bc my family and I never do anything extraneous for Christmas...not even gift-giving.
I slept till 8:30 pm today. I'm not kidding.
p.s. do I have you "friended" on Facebook?
I'm not mentally ready for Christmas yet either! My gifts are all bought & wrapped but it doesn't FEEL like it should be next week already!! Yikes!
We had a fun weekend. Friday night we made a yummy shrimp dish. Saturday afternoon I met my friend's baby. Saturday evening to went to a Spanish restaurant for tapas and then to a holiday party. Lots of fun things going on!
THANK GOD YOU SAID THIS! ive been trying to mentally get into it..and emotionally too..but i havent! most people ive talked to seem like they are sort of in the spirit but now i think they may be just like us...physically into it by buying presents and baking etc. but just not there in spirit!!
xoxo <3
I can't believe it's almost here either. Crazy! Hope you had a great weekend!
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