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 It was the night before Christmas... and all through the night wishing and wishing a peaceful, happy, joyful and fun-filled very special day, after all it's the birth of the infant Jesus we are celebrating through out the whole wide world. I must confess I didn't have much sleep. I was tired thinking, cleaning the house, cooking and the whole preparation is actually very stressful indeed.

My husband who was tired after work decided to set prawn traps and crab traps near Cape Mudge. I first thought he was just cleaning the boat and then later he was out of sight miles away on the ocean. It was cold out there and windy, unlike in our area. It doesn't look or feel winter here. Shocking eh? This is the warmest Christmas holidays I experienced in Canada, without snow. It felt weird.

Anyway, millions of Canadians are probably praying for a spring weather not winter weather.

 

 It doesn't feel like Christmas but have to pretend that it's Christmas time by being right there beside the 2014 Christmas tree that we have at the kitchen. Kitchen, not in the living room. It wont fit in the living room.

 

 My husband and my brother-in-law brought home some fresh crabs from the crab traps they set up the other day at the ocean. Then the next day they were lucky to have caught some fresh live prawns too. Those fresh ocean creatures are now part of our Christmas meal.

Husband ordered a big chunk of pork for roast (lechon). He was asking for a whole pig from the butcher but they don't have a small size pig and besides it wont fit our oven. We only roasted 1/3 of the pork chunk enough for my family and another family to share this Christmas Eve dinner.

 

 Of course a good meal is not that much enjoyable without those sparkling wines which brought  a bubbly, kindred and lively spirit to whoever had a glass of this delightful light wine and coolers. My husband doesn't really care for wine or any liquor, he would rather take beer over wine or just freshly brewed cup of coffee

 

So, what you can see on the counter and table are the kind of food we had for our Christmas Eve dinner:

Roast turkey with stuffing, gravy, roast pork, special noodles or pancit, prawns, crabs, steamed brusselsprouts, boiled potatoes, macaroni-chicken salad, ginger beef. halibut on creamy mushroom casserole, steamed rice, embutido.

 

Desserts:

Fruit salad, blueberry-pineapple cake, fresh fruits.

 

My sister and her family brought the embutido, spicy crab flakes, butter-tarts for dessert.

 

After a hearty  dinner and some small talk, etc, etc.

We watched the action-comedy movie: "Let's Be Cops."

You have to watch it because this movie is action-packed filled movie with right-timing comedy.

 

 

My sister and her family  brought gifts for my family.

It was sort of an exchange gifts. We gave them our gifts before they left to attend mass.

 

 

 

 Thanks for the gifts and the blessings of family. Thank God for the holy spirit that is around us. Christmas Eve is such a wonderful night of joyous harmony and a good time for celebration.

Cheers!



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