Meme Monday

December 23, 2024 /

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, wonderful, peaceful, joyful holidays to all who celebrate them. Our Christmas plans include dinner at Ted’s parents’ house, which will be ‘white people Christmas’, as Ted put it. Standing rib roast, mashed potatoes, peas with pearl onions, and pumpkin pie. For Ted’s mom, who is pescatarian, salmon tikka masala. For Maya, who is also pescatarian but not really a big fan of most fish (??), fake turkey cutlets as she can’t think of anything she would like more.

Our Hanukkah plans will be pushed back, as his family doesn’t celebrate. We will have latkes and such on the 26th. For those who are new here, we are neither Jewish nor Christian, but we love the holidays and celebrate them both.

In other news, Maya received these amazing socks from a coworker, and I could not possibly love them more. I love the rain, and so does she. But she reminded me of the parameters: “I cannot need to be anywhere with nice hair and makeup and clothes. If I’m dressed for the rain and have nowhere to be, it’s lovely. But if I have to be somewhere and it ruins my makeup and makes my hair frizzy, it sucks.” Amen sister.

27 Comments

  • nance

    December 23, 2024 at 5:22 am

    I’m now looking at the whole Willy Wonka story quite differently. Thank you.

    SO TRUE!

    If those socks were about snow, I’d share your love and admiration even more. But they’re still terrific socks.

    • J

      December 23, 2024 at 9:55 am

      That Grandpa Joe. He’s the worst. And he is the one who encourages Charlie to drink the fizzy lifting drink, AND when he gets called out on it, wants to take the Everlasting Gobsmacker to Slugworth. I get it, my Grandpa was a jackass too, and I loved him anyway. But really.

  • AC

    December 23, 2024 at 6:23 am

    It looks like you will be kept busy with your two celebrations. We got a little bit Jewish for one or two Christmases when we had a Jewish DiL, but really, she was so thrilled to be a part of Christmas.

  • Kyria @ Travel Spot

    December 23, 2024 at 6:23 am

    Happy everything J! I hope that you have fun at your White People dinner and your Ted dinner! I am with Maya in that I love the rain but not when I have somewhere to be, or when I am on a bike riding in it for hours and then have to set up a wet tent and get into it and sit there. I feel the same about snow; it is lovely to look at, if you don’t have to drive in it, or shovel it or walk all day in it and then set up a wet tent and get into it and sit there. I guess you could call it the “camping test!”

  • Maya

    December 23, 2024 at 7:07 am

    O wow. I never analyzed Grandpa Joe’s life choices before, but really–WTF, Grandpa Joe?

    But over to sweet folk–here’s to a lovely, cozy Christmas and Hanukkah with family to you and yours, Jules! (Lol on Ted calling it ‘white people Christmas’ and chuckle on Ms. Maya being pescatarian and not liking most fish.)

    • J

      December 23, 2024 at 9:52 am

      LOL on the fish thing. I think she would give up fish entirely, but she loves sushi too much. And as long as she is eating sushi, she will also eat fish and chips, and ONCE IN A WHILE, crab cakes, though I don’t think she really likes them much. Oh, and she’s all in for tuna sandwiches and salads, so at least there’s that.

  • Alexandra

    December 23, 2024 at 8:52 am

    Anything involving trying out different food over the holidays, I am so there. And honestly, salmon tikka masala sounds delicious right about now in a week where I might have to wade my way through way too much meat offerings.

    And those socks are the cutest!

  • Margaret

    December 23, 2024 at 9:47 am

    I love the rain too but get plenty of it here! Sometimes an excessive amount. It’s wonderful to celebrate multiple holidays; that way you can get the most out of the season. (and the food!)

  • Lisa’s Yarns

    December 23, 2024 at 4:14 pm

    I feel the same way about rain and snow. It’s great if you have no where to be, otherwise bleh, pass. And there is an accurate assessment of Grandpa Joe!

    Enjoy your Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations!! I am looking forward to seeing lots of family over the next several days!!

  • Ernie

    December 24, 2024 at 6:46 am

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of those movies with some really weird happenings, and I agree with Nance- I don’t think I tuned into Grandpa Joe factor much. That meme is so funny. You always have the funniest memes.

    Happy everything to you! I just learned that my niece is a pescatarian and I am unfamiliar with that, only fish? Enjoy your meal at your in laws. It sounds amazing.

    • J

      December 24, 2024 at 10:12 am

      Well, I guess one could be charitable and say that the world has broken him, that he’s felt defeated and useless for the last 20 years. Also, he’s not alone, there are 3 other old people. But the other 3 still lack a reason to hop out of bed, so there they stay. I think the reality is that Roal Dahl didn’t really like adults.

      Yes, pescatarian is when you eat fish, but no chicken, pork, beef, etc. It’s the only meat that you eat. If you will be hosting your niece, I would check and see how she feels about eggs. Both my daughter and my MIL eat eggs no problem, but who knows.

  • NGS

    December 26, 2024 at 2:44 pm

    Grandpa Joe was the worst. And he wasn’t very helpful at the chocolate factory, either!

    (I feel this way about Dumbledore in Harry Potter, too. He was a terrible teacher. He KNOWS he’s sending Harry out to take on Voldy and he doesn’t bother to make sure Harry knows how to field dress a wound? AND. He’s like “some dark magic has happened here” and doesn’t bother to SHOW HARRY HOW HE KNOWS. I have very strong feelings that Dumbledore was probably a great wizard and a good hang, but was a terrible teacher and mentor. Harry Potter rant over.)

    • J

      December 27, 2024 at 3:20 pm

      Stupid Grandpa Joe got him in trouble, didn’t he? Jerk face.

      I don’t remember much about Harry Potter actually…I’ve only read it once years ago. I’ll trust your expertise.