lillejulaften

for lillejulaften we visited little italy today. we had pastries and hot chocolate and a cafe mocha at ferrara's. little italy at christmastime is so fun and pretty. we popped into di paolo's but the line and the prices sent us off to east village cheese! but it was fun to poke our heads in anyway.
my brother-in-law is norwegian and ever since i was five his mom and dad would have my family over at christmastime for krumkake and tea and coffee. i miss those days . . his parents passed away a number of years ago . . the memories of sitting around their little dining room table and eating dessert are very strong. his mom played the piano beautifully and she would always play some carols for us. my sister always thought it was funny that both his mom and our mom were named doris and had a brick red rug lining the floor of their living room.
there's still some wrapping to be done tonight, and several items still to be baked. it remains to see if i can accomplish the tasks . . or fall asleep! i usually give my mom and g's mom a calendar with photographs as a christmas gift. but i haven't even begun to upload the photos i would like to use. i'm always too tired at night . . and that's really the only time i have to do the task. i also need to send my cousin in california a gift. we have hers for us under the tree. and i never sent out cards this year . . i love the thought of sending cards but finding time during the day is difficult to make happen . . ! happy lillejulaften!