26.12.06

well, the coldest christmas day on record thwarted the all-day-beachfest that shane, julie and i had planned but if there is one lesson i carry from growing up with my holiday-loving mom, it's how to put on a warm, cozy and gut-busting christmas spread. combining aussie and canadian traditions, i threw on the holiday tunes, popped a pot with whole cinnamon and cloves on the stove for a spicy holiday aroma and got to work putting together maple glazed salmon, sauteed garlic prawns, potato salad and a classic green salad. we opted for a light meal, knowing that when the three of us get together, we can put away an amazing amount of fancy cheese, dips, deli treats, biscuits and turkish bread - which we did in fine fashion once again. jules rolled out of here around 6pm, all of us proud of the 6 hours of solid eating that we had accomplished, and leaving shane and i to rub our swelled tummies while watching episode after episode of carnivale.

we woke up this morning to yet another chilly day and bundled ourselves up for a trek to the famous MCG as i bought shano test cricket tickets for christmas. cricket - meh. it was cold, it rained, australia has already won the test so the english weren't exactly putting in a whole lot of effort (from what little i understood abut what i watched for 7 hours today). we did get to see shane warne get his 700th wicket so i guess that was a highlight... ? anyway, even shane was over it by 5pm and i was pretty happy to get home, get on the computer and have a nice warm cup of tea. ahhhhh.