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    Urban Bliss Life » Family » Last-Minute Christmas Entertaining Ideas

    Published: December 15, 2005 / Updated: July 30, 2022 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Last-Minute Christmas Entertaining Ideas

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    Christmas always has a way of sneaking up on me. If you're in the same boat, here are some last-minute Christmas entertaining ideas to help you survive the holidays!

    Throwing a last minute holiday gathering? Follow these five simple tips for a stress-free last-minute holiday party!

    holiday party table with wine and cheese

    These Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Shortbread Cookies are buttery, crunchy, sweet treats for the holiday season!

    chocolate dipped peppermint shortbread cookies on a plate

    Original post: Really, it's a little over a week away! Did you know this? It totally sneaked up on me! I've been preparing for it all year and now it's almost here. Hmm. How did that happen?

    We always host Christmas meal over at our house, while my parents traditionally host Thanksgiving at theirs. This year, we ended up having Thanksgiving at ours, but we're still hosting Christmas. About two weeks ago I would have had the menu set, most of the items purchased for the meal, and cookie dough wrapped and waiting to thaw and bake in our freezer. Um, not this year. The funny thing about it is that really, I don't care. I mean, I care a LOT about Christmas and spending that special time with family and friends, but I am not worried about the meal. Maybe we'll do our traditional lobster and corn chowder with a rack of lamb. Maybe we won't. Maybe we'll make a crapload of Christmas cookies like we normally do, maybe we won't (ok, I admit I have ONE lonely log of cookie dough in the freezer). Maybe we'll just have Spam sandwiches. Just kidding. I don't know why, but I feel like it's just not a big deal this year.

    Hmm. But now I am hungry and now I am thinking about the meal. Maybe I just needed to blog about it to get the culinary juices flowing and help get my ass in gear. Christmas is, after all, the following Sunday. WOOHOO! Suddenly, I am SOOO excited!!!! I LOVE Christmas!!!

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