Day 5
Ahh, Christmas Eve. One of my favorite days of the year. I love that it is different from Christmas, more calm, more spiritual, & more celebratory of Christ. We did have our share of fun, but I love ending the night with caroling and this year, the nativity story put on by the kids.
We started the day with our Christmas Eve tradition, brunch at Norma's. We try to eat here for as many holidays as we can, but we never miss a Christmas Eve. Justin, my brother, was in town this year for Christmas so he joined us. The wait was a bit long, but the long halls of the Parker Meridian hotel, where Norma's resides in, helped Luke release energy before he was strapped into his high chair.
Justin ordered an egg and ham quesadilla, Tom ordered a chicken and onion omelet, and I ordered Banana Pancakes with a macadamian nut topping and butter. I had to take pictures of everything, again. In my defense though, this is probably the last time we will eat here.
After we got home, I rushed to the grocery store to get the fixings for our Christmas Eve dinner at the Palmer's. How I regretted waiting until the last minute to buy everything. The store's were packed and out of all the essentials, like Peppermint Ice Cream for example. After finishing the butternut squash soup, in record time, we cruised over ready to celebrate with Riches, Jeppesen's, and the Palmer's.
The evening was great. Low key, yummy food, and white elephant gifts. But the best part of the night was the reenactment of the nativity scene, the singing, and dancing (kids).
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 9:31AM
Reader Comments (3)
Jingle bells has never looked more fun. In fact I didn't know it could be such a dance number. Who knew?
Your Christmas activities in NYC have been so throughly fun, organized and signifcant, that I fear the same holiday in SLC will suffer terribly by comparison.
i just like how classy ruth keeps things in only her diaper.