Christmas Eve

In my house growing up, Christmas Eve was a big deal.  We had a big dinner and opened presents that we got for each other.  Trying to keep some of the tradition alive, Owen and I wanted to make a giant dinner that would keep us going all the way through our Disneyland adventure the next day.  We thought we would try our hand at prime rib.  Owen researched recipes all day long! We decided on the "low and slow" technique for our first attempt.  Most people who know me know that I do not do well waiting for food.  I think the scientific term for what happens to me is hangry.  Hangry defined:

Hangry

word of the day: February 07, 2011

When you are so hungry that your lack of food causes you to become angry, frustrated or both.

An amalgum of hungry and angry invented to describe that feeling when you get when you are out at a restaurant and have been waiting over an hour to get the meal that you have ordered.

"Damn! Where is that steak I ordered? We've been waiting for an hour and a half here. The service here is terrible! I'm starving! I don't know about you, but I'm starting to feel really hangry!"

After 5 hours, I was still alive (barely) and we were ready to eat! Christmas Eve success!