Salute

This post is dedicated to the "Holiday Host Rookie". I myself fall into that category as this is the 2nd year I'm hosting Christmas Eve dinner. In the South especially, this is a big deal, a coming of age. You want to live up to your great-grandmother, grandmother and mother's skills and it's hard. The Eve of the Eve for a rookie usually consists of running around like a chicken with its head cut off looking for last minute must haves followed by being up half the night making sure every inch of the house is spotless. Rookies often will drive all over town to find that perfect Christmas dip bowl or food item. This year my enemy was fresh bruschetta, could not find it anywhere.

Here's to you if you're new to hosting Christmas dinner, if you're trying to out-do the neighbor who's house is always spotless or trying to please that critical mother in law, I raise my glass of fresh sweet tea to y'all ladies. When it's finally over and the relatives pull out of the driveway, let's all pour us a glass and take long nap. Oh wait, there's that little problem of cleaning up after the festivities.