Although John is still a little shaky on his feet, we decide to go ahead and host Pilat Eve (known to other folks as Christmas Eve.) When I was teenager Christmas Eve was always celebrated by my friends at our house. There would be tree decorating and lots of munchies. When we got older there were also adult beverages. And so the tradition continues.
This year we have pigs in blankets, chicken liver mousse, bean and cheese dip with tortilla chips, vegetables with dip, salmon spread on bagel chips, egg nog, mini-cupcakes, cookies, wine, and rum cake. Rose, John and Leigh Henderson and the Pilat contingent are here.
We exchange some presents. We eat a bunch and drink a bunch. John lights the Hanukkah candles. Sarah has made up a YouTube play list of “follow the bouncing ball” Christmas songs and we sing to the best of our abilities. It is a really nice evening.