I’m now well into the start of my holiday season and already feeling like I’ve been mowed over by Santa’s sleigh. It’s that kind of tired and strung out where it is all fun stuff, but there’s just too much of it!
We went caroling last night with a big group of old singing friends up and down Congress Avenue as part of the Holiday Stroll. It was a blast! I had fun in many ways. It was great to have the opportuinty to sing with so many of my old Madrigal Dinner buddies. I miss singing a lot, and I miss them even more. Plus, there’s something about caroling that makes people stop and smile and listen for a bit. Some even sing along. It’s a great feeling to bring that to people. We even had a very enthusiastic homeless fan who requested Jingle Bells, got impatient and started urging us to SING already, and then gave us a very loud “THANK YOU WE LOVE YOU GUYS” when we were done. It was great. Even walking down the street we got to make people smile, since we were hard to miss with ten people in santa hats.
Stv’s parents were here this weekend and it was great to see them. They are my first official house guests. Yay! We threw a big dinner party for them, and for my parents as well. It was the first dinner party for more than four people that Stv and I had ever done. It went … acceptably. I’d never tried making a roast anything before, and it took twice as long as the recipe said it would. Of course, I didn’t put a lid on it, and I’m figuring that was the problem. But I’m paranoid about putting lids on things if the recipe doesn’t specifically say to do so. I’m obviously one of those kids who would fail the “write instructions to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich” assignment. So the roast took forever and my fridge rendered my tart crust unworkable, with no time to thaw it out, so there was a storebought tart for dessert. And my broccoli gratin wasn’t bubbly enough for my taste. But the potatoes were good. Anyway. No one complained, there was wine and merriment, so I’ll basically call our first ever dinner party a success. It was fun and I hope to have a few more in the future. 
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