Anyone heard about Christmas sushi? Neither have I, but I think that’s what I would call my dinner last night. Ok, it was just a Wednesday, but the evening before Christmas Eve deserves some more respect than macaroni cheese or instant noodles I think. Unfortunately, there was no point in thinking about trying to bake a ham or something like that, since I would need an oven to succeed with that mission. Pickled herring might have worked cooking wise, but I’m quite sure getting the ingredients for that belongs to the advanced Portuguese class. Take away sushi you can manage with a big smile and pointing at pictures.
Started the long Christmas weekend with a run on the beach – which my calves are thanking me big time for today. Premiere for my Vibram Five Fingers shoes, which I bought a couple of months ago. Kind of weird feeling, sort of nice and almost like wearing no shoes at all, but perhaps not the most ideal footwear for running on the beach. Well, if you’re planning to make your own beach at home, it might be. A few runs a week and you’ll have brought enough sand home within a month or less. Conclusion: Barefoot or runners next time and the Five Fingers will be saved for non-sandy conditions.
Assuming the weather stays just as magnificent as it has been for the last few days, I think I’ll spend most of today outside. Go for a swim to start with perhaps, cook myself a nice brunch and then relax with a good book on the beach. That would be a Christmas Eve as different as could be to the normal story (which I will miss like crazy once we get to the evening hours) and it should be a perfect easy day to make me ready for a Scandinavian Christmas dinner tonight. Have been promised that all the Danish and Norwegian traditional stuff will be there and that there won’t be any excuses to get away from dancing around the Christmas tree.
Finally, for those of you who are fortunate enough to spend Christmas with your loved ones, don’t forget to also let them know that you enjoy and appreciate their company. I will for sure miss being around my family today. Wherever you are and irrespective of how you’ll spend the next couple of days, I hope you will all have a really nice Christmas with lots of nice food and perhaps a couple of good surprises as well.
God Jul, Merry Christmas and Feliz Natal from a beautiful Rio!
Started the long Christmas weekend with a run on the beach – which my calves are thanking me big time for today. Premiere for my Vibram Five Fingers shoes, which I bought a couple of months ago. Kind of weird feeling, sort of nice and almost like wearing no shoes at all, but perhaps not the most ideal footwear for running on the beach. Well, if you’re planning to make your own beach at home, it might be. A few runs a week and you’ll have brought enough sand home within a month or less. Conclusion: Barefoot or runners next time and the Five Fingers will be saved for non-sandy conditions.
Assuming the weather stays just as magnificent as it has been for the last few days, I think I’ll spend most of today outside. Go for a swim to start with perhaps, cook myself a nice brunch and then relax with a good book on the beach. That would be a Christmas Eve as different as could be to the normal story (which I will miss like crazy once we get to the evening hours) and it should be a perfect easy day to make me ready for a Scandinavian Christmas dinner tonight. Have been promised that all the Danish and Norwegian traditional stuff will be there and that there won’t be any excuses to get away from dancing around the Christmas tree.
Finally, for those of you who are fortunate enough to spend Christmas with your loved ones, don’t forget to also let them know that you enjoy and appreciate their company. I will for sure miss being around my family today. Wherever you are and irrespective of how you’ll spend the next couple of days, I hope you will all have a really nice Christmas with lots of nice food and perhaps a couple of good surprises as well.
God Jul, Merry Christmas and Feliz Natal from a beautiful Rio!
Merry Xmas
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas - I got some running gear as a pressie but the snow is stopping me run right now!
ReplyDeleteThe thought of you eating a traditional Christmas dinner in the Summer reminds me of Christmas in NZ - for us it didn't quite work so we got Mum to make a proper (ie takes 3 days to make) Lasagne instead!
Here's an article on the Vibram 5 Finger Shoes: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/barefoot/
ReplyDeleteAre they as good as they reckon then?
Well, guess I need to try them on a different surface than the beach to know really...and probably more than once as well. Have read some different opinions about it all though...will let you know if I have any eureka moments.
ReplyDelete// Caroline