“Enjoy the spirit of the festivities.”
My Diva friend Teri passed along these tips. Thank you Teri!
“Enjoy the spirit of the festivities.”
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It’s rare… you cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It’s a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. It’s Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That’s the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on, make a volcano of your mashed potatoes and fill it with gravy.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they’re made with skim milk or whole milk. If it’s skim, pass. Why bother? It’s like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat, drink and be merry.
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year’s. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you’ll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies or pralines, have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They’re like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you’re never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. If you don’t like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it’s loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: ENJOY Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
“WOO HOO what a ride!”
Have a great holiday season!
Warm regards,
Teri R. Dempski
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December 27th, 2008 at 1:37 am
I loved reading these although found some to be very different to what we do in Australia. I’ve never had eggnog and can’t even begin to imagine what it might be like. And with Christmas being in summer we do have carrots and other salad type things.
December 27th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Betty, I loved this too when it came by email and couldn’t resist putting it on my Nutrition blog….and we have followed it to the “T” so far - LOL!
Hope you have had a blessed Christmas, and my best wishes to you in the New Year!
Claudia
December 30th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Love this list! Think I’ll post it on the refrigerator until after New Year’s. NOTE: We have Egg Nog in the refrigerator, but I’m not going near it. I hate it. Everything else is a definite GO!