Holiday Traditions

[EdH]

@Matt well shucks!

I'll be at my brother's with his little ones. I got the nephew a marble run for Xmas and I'm looking forward to setting that up with him.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt that oyster tray would be a great gift idea for my FIL...

[SKT]

@chrisjohnnick ha! I need to admit that I’m not the one doing the relocating every night. And every morning it’s as much a surprise to me as it is to the kids when we find him. I mean my kids are 12 and 10 so I’m 100% positive they know it’s us, but he’s part of the family now

[Matt]

@Oaktavia said in Holiday Traditions:

@Matt that oyster tray would be a great gift idea for my FIL...

It’s cast iron for baking/smoking/grilling etc.

[Matt]

My father in laws gfriend just asked me if the “most popular haircut for men these days is a ponytail. Like Kung Fu style. “

A curt no was my response.

[Matt]

Now she just warned us all not to touch the food in the Smithsonian cafeteria unless u plan on buying it because the workers will throw it away. It took her 4 different plates of food to figure that out. She was not laughing, she was still confused by the situation.

[Giles]

Have fun with Miss Einstein:-)

[Tago Mago]

@Matt was the Smithsonian her idea?

[steelworker]

You know @Matt you could have been swilling beer & smoking dope with a buncha online pals but you chose family.
What is wrong with you?

[Matt]

None of the choices made this week were mine, I assure you.

[SKT]

We have a Japanese stroll garden here that does a really nice holiday event called “Gardens Aglow”. I think they string up over 200,000 lights throughout the garden. We take the kids every year and it’s become one of our favorite traditions.

[ROman]

@Matt I think I realize why you had 3 mentions of alcohol in different threads yesterday.

[Matt]

Exactly.

[Matt]

Now im hiding down here…

[pechelman]

I hope you brought some dip for the show @Matt

[Twistlock]

As every year, tree ready on the 23rd.

[ARNC]

Pre-Christmas theatre trip with my sister and brother in law this year (technically an annual celebration to mark my dad’s passing) this year combined with an early Christmas dinner in Covent Garden. No food pics: I just couldn’t after my sister asked if I was one of those people!

[tody]

@ARNC You could at least tell us what you had for dinner

[ARNC]

@tody I wasn’t sure if it was that interesting, but as you ask:

Beetroot & Gin Cured Salmon
Whipped lemon crème fraiche, crispy
lilliput capers & cucumber ribbons

Roast Turkey Crown with
Redcurrant & Cranberry Stuffing
Baby roasted potatoes, honey glazed parsnips &
carrots, braised red wine cabbage, brussels sprouts,
pigs in blankets & a rich turkey gravy

Vanilla & Grand Marnier Crème Brulee
With an orange butter shortbread biscuit

Except I didn’t eat the sprouts because they’re evil

[tody]

@ARNC said in Holiday Traditions:

Except I didn’t eat the sprouts because they’re evil

Oh, you're one of those people
I guess there's no in-between when it comes to Brussel sprouts.

The rest sounds delicious.