Christmas Eve.
25 people, 30 pounds of prime rib.
Quite the evening. Fabulous meal and then off to church. Even if there was no other Christmas activities in your life, being in church Christmas Eve with your arms wrapped around your grandgirl and hearing her in all her 6 year old self - singing Oh Come Let Us Adore Him, with vigor and enthusiasm usually reserved for all things American Girl doll, is all you would need to make Christmas the best one, ever.
Cousins are a fun thing to look forward too. Catching up since the last family dinner, picking up right where you left off. Opening presents, sneaking one or two or many, Buckeye Balls. it is all part of the ritual. One we all look forward too. Especially the man who took home three bags of prime rib leftovers. Guess what? After four days off and a lot of holiday goodies, his pants didn't fit the morning he had to head back to work. All I am saying is Thank God, I don't have a job...
