Getting ready for company…

Brandon and I have spent the last few weeks semi-preparing for the family to come to our house over New Year’s weekend. I’ve been organizing stuff here and there, baking like crazy, and Brandon succumbed to my begging and painted the guest bedroom. But everything up until this week has been kind of mundane stuff that needed to be done around the house. You know, that stuff you never really get around to until company is coming over?

I’m kicking it into high gear now. Between Christmas yesterday (Merry Merry to you & yours, by the way!) and my incessant baking today, I’ve run the dishwasher 4 times in the past 24 hours. Not good for the environment. Or my water bill. Regardless, though, I’ve gotten a lot done. Pretty much everything I can make in advance…. let me retract that… some of the things I can make in advance are done. I tested some new recipes out over Christmas, with suprisingly positive results. I’ve made dozens and dozens of cookies. I’ve got some meals ready and in the freezer, with others just waiting to be made as soon as I get paid and go to the grocery store again.

The house is relatively clean, even down to the closets. The comforter is at the dry cleaner, the floor is getting mopped, and the Christmas decorations are still hanging & pretty. Video game consoles are hooked up and ready to go, musical playlists are created & ready to play on the Media Center, and a makeshift bar has been set up in my kitchen.

We’re getting ready… just waiting for a paycheck and some guests now!!

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