IT’S THE LAST DAY OF ADVENT!

HERE’S MY CHRISTMAS EVE CHECKLIST FOR 2017

□ TAKE ANOTHER BRISK WALK OUTDOORS AND COME HOME TO A HOT CUPPA!

□ PREP THE MAINS AND SIDES FOR TOMORROW’S CHRISTMAS DINNER.

□ EAT A LIGHT LUNCH AND HAVE A TEASER COCKTAIL! OR, RAID THE COOKIE PLATTER. 

□ MID-AFTERNOON NAP TO PREPARE FOR MIDNIGHT MASS.

□ LISTEN TO JON SOLOMON’S 29TH ANNUAL 25-HOUR CHRISTMAS RADIO SHOW! THIS SHOW RUNS FROM 5PM CHRISTMAS EVE TO 6PM CHRISTMAS DAY ON WPRB IN PRINCETON, N.J. BUT YOU CAN LISTEN IN FROM ANYWHERE ON A COMPUTER OR PHONE!

□ FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES. CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH A FISH-THEMED SUPPER. BON APPETIT JUST PUBLISHED A KILLER 5 DISH MENU I THINK I’M GOING TO WAIT AND TRY FOR MY NEXT BIRTHDAY! THIS HOLIDAY, I’LL PROBABLY GO FOR A FEAST OF SEVEN FISHES IN 2-3 DISHES…MORE ON THAT LATER?PERHAPS!

□ MIDNIGHT MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL

□ COOKIES, MILK, AND CARROTS FOR SANTA AND HIS CREW

□ GOODNIGHT KISSES FOR THE KIDS
[AND, NO, YOU CAN’T OPEN “JUST ONE PRESENT” BEFORE BED IN OUR HOUSE!]

□ LATE-LATE-NIGHT COCKTAILS FOR THE PARENTS

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