Happy 2011!

And whooooosh, just like that the holidays are over. Thank God, because I'm exhausted.

We just wrapped up a two-day entertaining marathon; we had friends here from 5 pm on the 31st until 7 pm on the 1st. We had a New Year's open house yesterday for about 55 guests. It was great, I had cooked a lot for New Year's Eve so I just ordered bagels, deli trays and quiche for the brunch. I mixed a couple pitchers of mimosas, we set up the playroom so the kids could shriek to their hearts' content and not disturb the grownups, and it was a lot of fun.

Both New Year's Eve and yesterday my band was super tight. I had an unpleasant stuck episode on a piece of lump crabmeat. Otherwise, it was probably a blessing, because I wasn't hungry and was able to talk with guests and refill drinks and platters without stopping to eat. I didn't weigh myself this morning but I've been holding steady, which is pretty good given the amount of food we've had moving through here this week.

One quick band note: I worked really hard, cooking up a storm on the 31st and then stayed up till midnight and woke up yesterday to get ready for another party. I was a little fatigued, but I had plenty of energy to get through the day and really enjoy it, and that *never* would have happened 63 pounds ago. (Today's another story. Today, I'm tired.)