Christmas was very festive!!

Scott had some friends visiting from Prague: Katie, Greg and their 8 year old daughter Chloe. Michele, Teresa and Scott had made the pierogi the night before, so the morning of Christmas Eve was dedicated to making spinach pie and setting the table for the feast.

Meeting Katie, Greg and Chloe was like meeting old friends and we quickly established that this was going to be a very merry Christmas!

We started the dinner with the traditional Opłatek (communion bread), which is broken and shared with every member present, along with well wishes and an affirmation for the year ahead. The obligatory vodka shots then were poured and our feast began. Greg had brought baked ham and smoked salmon to add to our table of pierogi, baked potatoes, spinach pie, cucumber & dill salad, beetroot with horseradish, śledzie (pickled fish) and homemade Tartare sauce. For entree we had borsch with mini pierogi dumplings.

Chloe had been given some nail polish and tattoos for Christmas so everyone got complimentary manicures and body decorations.

The champagne flowed, the Christmas music played and the Christmas cheer was shared into the afternoon. By around 8pm the jet lag (and booze) kicked in and it was time for Teresa and Michele to sleep. Scott walked Katie, Greg and Chloe back to their hotel. All in all, a very Merry Christmas indeed. Frohe Weihnachten!