We're going to have the most family with us for Christmas than we have had in years! Dax's mom, Armen, and her fiance, Arnie are coming to visit, and we have Cori here too, so I'm very excited for all of that. I'm happy for the kids that their first Christmas here will be surrounded with people to keep that holiday cheer going. Otherwise, I think this Christmas might have been a little rough for them. I don't mind the warm weather and doing my Christmas shopping in shorts, but I think the kids (Mazzy mostly), misses the winter wonderland, and most certainly misses her friends. So in the frenzy of holiday baking, and prepping for Best Christmas Ever, Dax reminds me that his mom has been eating more and more vegan lately, so I should keep that in mind. She's been vegetarian as long as I've known her, and usually it's pretty easy to make sure she has plenty that she wants while the rest of us carnivores are enjoying ours. Vegan is a different story though. You have to plan a little better, but fortunately, Armen is just beginning to add more vegan meals, so I don't need to worry about perfections. What I think I want to do though, is use that time while she's here to pick her brain and practice some vegan recipes, and then when the New Year rolls around, I'm going to start a new food challenge.
Can Melanie be vegan for 100 days? Can I give up all caffeine, coffee, soda, and alcohol? I've done the 30-day real food challenge, and I did the 5-day juice fast. Surely, I can be vegan for 100 days! I'm getting excited and am ready to prepare for the challenge. I'm weaning myself off of caffeine now to hopefully make the adjustment a little easier in January. I really feel like I need to try this for a multitude of reasons.
In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the toffee and cookies I've got going on here.
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Have a fun Christmas, Melanie! Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThis is funny that you post this: Aaron and I are going vegetarian for 90-days at the beginning of the year. And -- also ironic -- I'm going to give up Diet Coke...but not cold turkey.
Also, I looked up a bunch of vegan recipes (as our original plan was to host a Christmas dinner and our guests were vegan) so I found a few good ones if you're interested.
Happy Holidays:)
You can do it, Sistah!
ReplyDeleteCool, Angel! You guys will do great! The soda thing is going to be tough! I'm not looking forward to that one. lol.
ReplyDeleteI'd love some recipes if you have some! I'm still looking for stuff that I could maybe make while Armen is here.
Happy Holidays to you too!
Oh, and I ate my weight in toffee last night. Or at least Jack's weight.
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