Preparing for Christmas has been a very hectic time but I find that it was very rewarding as well. This year, Christmas Eve fell on Sunday. Unfortunately, Palla is off on Saturday and John had to work on Saturday afternoon and night. Since I needed a vehicle to purchase any last minute items, I had to take John to work on Saturday afternoon and then pick him up at 2am when the bar is closed.
I was up early on Saturday (about 9am) and started preparing the major cooking. Some preparation has been done over the last couple of days - like making the pastries...yucks, really do not like that as I do not make good pastries!!
Like last year, I stayed awake the whole night on Saturday, went to pick John at 2am and then continued to bake the pies and cook the rest of the stuff. By the time I finished, it was almost noon and I took a short nap - 1 hour nap!!.
Sunday night was good to us. We had many customers and the satisfaction on their faces after eating the meal makes me feel real good. I truly felt my time was well spent when I received the praises from the customers for the good food. Well, we ended up closing at 6am.
Now, the time has come for the New Year preparation. This time around, I think I will do something slightly different. No more pies because they take too much of my time. More like hotpots, casseroles, roasts and salads. Certainly hope that the crowd would like it just as much.
To all you readers, John and I wish you Happy New Year and may the new year bring you health, happiness and wealth.
Cheers
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