Christmas, The Ninja

Christmas arrives like a Ninja.  All sneaky and quiet. You don’t see it coming, until BLAM! It’s December 20^th and you can’t believe how far from finished you are.  I woke up at 4:30 this morning in a bit of panic with everything I hadn’t done yet.  I sat down, made a list and was relieved to find it wasn't insurmountable.  I had done more shopping than I thought and I really just needed to do a few things.

I have to brave Costco.  I thought I might get out of it this year but sadly, no. It has to be done.  Actually, I may have to go there twice.  I’m hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at my house this year and some of the stuff I need I can only get there.  Huge boxes of Bagel Bites that kind of thing.  I currently do not have room in my freezer for huge boxes of anything, so two trips it is.

I also need to plan my menu for our big Italian, family style, sit down dinner on Christmas Day.  I made enough food last year to feed about ten times the amount of people I had and we were leaving town the next day. Leftovers were not an option.  I’m Italian and I always worry about having enough food.  I will be scaling down this year but I’m thinking we will still be having six courses. Everybody better save room this year or else!

I have not wrapped a single gift.  I hate wrapping.  I love having wrapped gifts under the tree but I hate wrapping.  I get annoyed when I spend eight hours wrapping presents and it is all over in a minute and a half.  All that effort and a bag of trash to show for it.  So that is on my list too.  Maybe I can pay someone.

One trip to the Italian bakery and one very long trip to the grocery store and I should be done.  Not impossible but it will take me the next five days to get it all done.   Why did I wait until the last minute? Again?  I do love a challenge.

Have a fabulous Christmas!

Xoxox