I'm beginning to realize that I celebrate a lot of strange personal holidays. I guess I just feel the need for excessive celebration when making pies, being allowed to drink eggnog or when Halloween and Valentines Day candy finally goes 50% off. If that's wrong, then I don't want to be right.
Curiously, eggnog day does have a history. I think it's safe to say that I was (am) addicted to eggnog and once upon a time, the lengths I would go to to procure it knew no bounds. I was running rampant in a world where there were no rules about how much eggnog one could imbibe within a 24 hour period. Startling, when you realize that 1 cup has 200 calories. *yikes* Something had to be done...so my ever-faithful husband stepped in and decreed that no eggnog would be had before December 1st every year (he tries to do this with Christmas music too, but I cheat) and I'm also only allowed 1 cup a day. I won't lie...the first few years with this rule were brutal. But, alas, life goes on!
Anyway, because of this, December 1st is kind of the kick-off for the holiday giddiness to begin for me. We've decorated the tree and brought out all the annoying plush singing, dancing toys. The stockings are already hung by the fire and the amount of Christmas music blaring from the stereo is almost nauseating. I'm pretty much constantly thinking about what cookies and pies I'm going to bake in the coming weeks; it really is the most wonderful time of the year!
Happy Eggnog Day to one and all!
2 comments:
I don't even no what the word "imbibe" means. I think your vastly superior vocabulary is suppressing my manhood dear wife.
You make my decrees sound so tyrannical. They are done out of love for you and our daughter, and from this day forward said decrees will be presented in a more formal manner like in the dark ages. They will be printed on a scroll and "announced" by a representative in a great hall or manor with a musical accompaniment...yes yes I like this very much!
Is "Here yee Hear yee!" over the top?
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