Countdown to Christmas! Three days to go. I\’m sure we all remember how long it seemed to take for Christmas to come when we were little kids. Now, the day comes all too soon.

Today I had a little bit of early Christmas. A friend had sent me a $20 gift card to Whole Foods, and this morning I pedaled over there. It was chilly and gray, but didn\’t rain 🙂

First I headed for the bulk bins, and got some dry-roasted, salted cashews. They\’re my favorite nut, but too expensive to buy regularly. I wanted olive salad, and was dismayed that there didn\’t seem to be any. Oh, well, I do have a jar of olives that I\’ve been saving especially for December 25.

Hummus is another item that I usually skip, but today I got it. Hummus is great spread on sourdough bread, and I got a loaf of the bread, too.

Finally, I picked up a quart of low-fat eggnog. Eggnog freezes quite well, so I don\’t need to worry that it will go bad on me before I can use it. I drank a little of it, and put some in jars to freeze. Now I\’ll be sure of having my eggnog-without-the-nog, as my sister calls eggnog with no booze.

I\’d better be getting ready to go for a ride. I\’ve got to burn off that eggnog and hummus. It will help the countdown to Christmas go faster! I just hope I don\’t turn into a \”Christmas star\”.