Christmas!
Posted in Life on 12/29/2009 06:55 pm by enjanerdHad a really jam-packed weekend! We started out at Ian’s brother’s house for Christmas eve with their branch of the family. I forgot my camera, so no pics from that night. Ian’s sis-in-law and family cooked up a storm, so we feasted on ham, squash, green beans, homemade rolls, and fruitcake for dessert!
I got up early on Christmas to make some rolls of my own (using sis-in-law’s mom’s recipe) and way too much mac & cheese. I tried out a Cheddar-Jack this year, but I think we were were a little too apprehensive about mixing it in. We used a 1:2 mix with regular cheddar, but I think I might try 1:1 next time. I also made marble pumpkin cheesecake, which I haven’t made in a few years.
My aunt and uncle hosted this year because my parents were leaving in the afternoon for NY. It worked out really well, so I’m glad we tried something new. They just finished getting some remodeling done on their house and this was my first visit to see how everything turned out. Everything looked great! And I love how open their kitchen is now! (Ian and I are probably going to use the same contractor to fix up our condo.)
They made ribs, turkey, lo mien, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. There was also a macaroni dish, linguine, cauliflower au gratin, sweet potatoes, meatballs, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie. Soooo much food!
After lunch, Ian and I headed home for a 30-minute breather. We got another pan of rolls baked and I took an 11-minute nap. Refreshing! We grabbed our other tray of mac & cheese to bake on site and the other cheesecake and we were on our way.
Ian’s parents hosted Christmas dinner for the Christmas eve crowd. Again, lots of food! Turkey, ham, green beans, cornbread stuffing, broccoli salad, mashed potatoes, and jell-o.
We hung out for most of the evening listening to Christmas music, discussing abortion insurance for the second night in a row, and playing with the dogs. I don’t get to see the in-law-in-laws very often, so it was fun catching up with them.
Saturday night, we headed out to Sterling for re-scheduled Friendmas before everyone skipped town. Fun, drinking, and discussion of argyles. Heather and I also combined powers to make a fortune teller a la elementary school!
I still need to get my act together and put together some pictures for next year’s Friendmas calendar. I’m running out of time! Though, maybe we’re just going to have a tradition of April-March calendars… ;)