Christmas time !

[Gumbies R Us]

I love the lights and getting to spend time with family. Not to mention my mom's cooking

I have to ask, what is the best thing you eat during Christmas?

 

[backbayreef]

I had 12 open days and invited to over 15 parties. Wish there were rain checks.

Do what I do -- stop going to a few parties and over time, they stop inviting! Yes, our family is a party pooper but we've been partying every single weekend (sometimes 2-3x) this year so it's so jaded. Less is more as I grow older (and sometimes wiser).

 

[backbayreef]

I just want to be left alone this Christmas! Seriously... I'm very thankful for good health, loving family, wonderful & supportive friends/network, fun job, more! The best gift anyone can give me -- it's peace & tranquility this season... :)

 

[BryanM]

I have to ask, what is the best thing you eat during Christmas?

You didn't ask me, but ... Well, here we go :)

First meal was prime tenderloin roasts with rustic mashed red taters, broccolini, and a white chocolate cheesecake.

Meal #2, coming this saturday, will be crab cakes, crab cakes, and more crab cakes, and a lemon ginger basque cheesecake.

Meal #3, xmas Eve, will be seared scallops over mushroom risotto, and as of now and unknown dessert.

My wife and I love to cook :)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

You didn't ask me, but ... Well, here we go :)

First meal was prime tenderloin roasts with rustic mashed red taters, broccolini, and a white chocolate cheesecake.

Meal #2, coming this saturday, will be crab cakes, crab cakes, and more crab cakes, and a lemon ginger basque cheesecake.

Meal #3, xmas Eve, will be seared scallops over mushroom risotto, and as of now and unknown dessert.

My wife and I love to cook :)

Mmmmm Crab Cakes. That and a nice blackened shrimp pasta are probably my favorite seafood dishes

 

[Ghostbuster]

Memories of driving/sliding my first car around in the snow and ice. Pulling the emergency break in empty parking lots & spinning

 

[Crabs McJones]

Mmmmm Crab Cakes. That and a nice blackened shrimp pasta are probably my favorite seafood dishes

Ya know that's my cousin you're likely eating

 

[Balthazar]

Memories of driving/sliding my first car around in the snow and ice. Pulling the emergency break in empty parking lots & spinning

Except it was my second car. 88 Old Cutlass Supreme.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Ya know that's my cousin you're likely eating

 

[voelter76]

You didn't ask me, but ... Well, here we go :)

First meal was prime tenderloin roasts with rustic mashed red taters, broccolini, and a white chocolate cheesecake.

Meal #2, coming this saturday, will be crab cakes, crab cakes, and more crab cakes, and a lemon ginger basque cheesecake.

Meal #3, xmas Eve, will be seared scallops over mushroom risotto, and as of now and unknown dessert.

My wife and I love to cook :)

What time shall I arrive?

 

[Jimbo327]

After having kids, I ramped up Christmas to the max. LOL. My home is decked out inside and outside. We drive around to different neighborhoods to check out other people's lights. I host a Christmas party every year with friends and their kids. Secret Santa for the kids and White Elephant for the parents. We usually do some charity work to give back to community or other families. Just a great time to share, be merry and kind...and enjoy time with your family and friends. My daughter still writes to Santa, and we still deliver her mail to Santa at the North Pole. For those with younger kids, the US post service has a great program.

https://about.usps.com/holidaynews/letters-from-santa.htm
Oh, and I do splurge a bit on some reefing stuff and corals.

I do wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

 

[Knucker]

I have to ask, what is the best thing you eat during Christmas?

My mom bakes cookies every year. My favorite is her chocolate chip cookies.

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

As a chef, it's a crazy busy time.
Lots of 17 hour days observing others enjoying themselves.
It makes me appreciate the simple things when work closes down after I've sent my last meal out on Xmas day & I love a hot bath, a cheeseboard & a few non alcoholic beers in front of an old hitchcock movie with the wife & of course the tanks, then family visits boxing day and further relaxation.
Nothing flashy just quality time works for me :)

 

[fish farmer]

I live in Vermont so...insert made up Hallmark village name and that is my experience. The last few years my wife and I try to have a "Hallmark" day/weekend to do short trips for Christmas band music, Vermont Country Store, travel for light displays, pick up the tree.

Last weekend we went to Wassail Weekend in Woodstock, VT, too many things to do, but got to see what it was all about.

Our parents are in separate states so we see hers up here and travel to see mine around New Year's.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Well, all of my reef inhabitants have been acting kinda strange lately, and there's been a few times I've walked into the reef room and all of them have come out from one corner of the tank and dispersed acting like nothing was going on . Kinda suspicious, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they got me for Christmas....

 

[Gumbies R Us]

After having kids, I ramped up Christmas to the max. LOL. My home is decked out inside and outside. We drive around to different neighborhoods to check out other people's lights. I host a Christmas party every year with friends and their kids. Secret Santa for the kids and White Elephant for the parents. We usually do some charity work to give back to community or other families. Just a great time to share, be merry and kind...and enjoy time with your family and friends. My daughter still writes to Santa, and we still deliver her mail to Santa at the North Pole. For those with younger kids, the US post service has a great program.

https://about.usps.com/holidaynews/letters-from-santa.htm
Oh, and I do splurge a bit on some reefing stuff and corals.

I do wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

I knew people that did the greetings from the north poll! They had an absolute amazing experience with it

 

[Gumbies R Us]

As a chef, it's a crazy busy time.
Lots of 17 hour days observing others enjoying themselves.
It makes me appreciate the simple things when work closes down after I've sent my last meal out on Xmas day & I love a hot bath, a cheeseboard & a few non alcoholic beers in front of an old hitchcock movie with the wife & of course the tanks, then family visits boxing day and further relaxation.
Nothing flashy just quality time works for me :)

Favorite Hitchcock movie?

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

Favorite Hitchcock movie?

North by northwest followed closely by psyco!
Yours? :)

 

[Crabs McJones]

Psycho - I feel a deep connection to the mother :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
When I was a young lad, my family and I took a trip to Universal Studios in California. We did the movie set tour and actually rode on a trolley past the house they used in that movie. Best part was, Jim Carrey was on site that day shooting another movie. Must have been on a break at the time, and when our trolley tour was going past, he ran out of the house dressed as the mom and jumped on the trolley. It was pretty cool!

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

Psycho - I feel a deep connection to the mother :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
When I was a young lad, my family and I took a trip to Universal Studios in California. We did the movie set tour and actually rode on a trolley past the house they used in that movie. Best part was, Jim Carrey was on site that day shooting another movie. Must have been on a break at the time, and when our trolley tour was going past, he ran out of the house dressed as the mom and jumped on the trolley. It was pretty cool!

Amazing film
It must of been really shocking in 1960!
Pretty much perfect movie :)