The Christmas Martini

By: Marjie Martini

As always insight comes to me in the latest hour of the evening, and it is quite fitting that it is the early hours of December 1st. Aaaagh, yes the first day of the month, the month of frantic craziness that we put ourselves through every year. The month of over indulgence, too much food, too much drink and way too much spending of money. The month of desperately wishing that we had the perfect partner, perfect family and definitely perfect family relations. A month of debauchery with shaken and stirred emotions.

As I sit at my favorite Martini bar and wait for my girlfriend, I look outside at the twinkling lights and the soft snowflakes falling: the first snow of the year and I think of all the things I have to do in the next couple weeks for Christmas. I then hang my head with the feeling of being overwhelmed and the holiday hasn’t even started. When I look up I see this very interesting martini sitting in front of me. I ask my bartender what this concoction is and he replies: " Well, it is your Christmas Martini!" Who knew! Hell, a holiday with a Martini - I’m in. All of a sudden the "to do" list wasn’t nearly as overwhelming.

As I took my first sip, I was pleasantly surprised, a unique blend of Vodka and Peppermint Schnapps. I have never been a huge fan of Schnapps but with the blend of Gin having been strained into the ice- cold Martini glass, it was a refreshing blend. As I licked the crushed candy canes off the rim of the glass, I started to reflect on my past year.

Some people reflect at their birthday, some at New Year's, for me, it is always before Christmas. Quickly summarizing as I finished my first Martini was that this was a hell of a year. Whew, how did I survive the trauma, turmoil and tears? Not just for me but for everyone I knew. I quickly came to the conclusion that I never would have survived this year, had it not been for my girlfriends. Women have a unique bond as girlfriends that men will never understand but should learn to respect.

"Women with close girlfriends will save a man’s marriage many many times without him ever knowing!! “

Women’s girlfriends know how to get her to talk, they know how to listen, they know when you just need to vent and above all, they know how to offer advice and help clarify the problem.

With the next few sips of my Martini, I think that the sweetness of the Schnapps is like the laughter and giggles you have with the girls: how you can always go for dessert and it is always great. The tartness of the mint is like how much fun it is to go and be a tart, flirt and have the cute boys flirt with you, no matter if you're single, taken or married. A night of harmless flirtation and dancing always leaves you feeling better the next day. After two Christmas Martini’s the vodka kicks in, the Gin is akin to a jolt in the head when you are soooo low. Lie when you can't even leave your couch, but your girlfriends are there to pick you up, hand you a tissue, listen to your confusion and pain and then, they are the first ones to give you that hug: the Hug of Love - when they tell you that you are amazing and that you will get through it and that they love you and that they think you are beautiful and strong. It is just then that you listen and start to believe them. The strength and support of the Soul Sister.

Your girlfriends are always there for you across the miles and through the years. Maybe Christmas is just the time to sit back and think about how lucky we are as women, (beautiful and complicated women), how lucky we are to be women, (very unique in-every-way women), how lucky we are to have friends that are women, (God help us without our friends).

Conclusion:

The Christmas Martini is a drink that lifts your spirits and makes that endless to-do list seem so much bearable. With the sweetness of the candy cane rim it makes you reflect on all the sweet things in your life, like your very special girlfriends. The Vodka gives you lights the bulb in your that you sometimes need at the end of a year, so that you are reminded of the important things in life! Maybe Christmas is a time to sit and think, and yes it is a time to drink, definitely. So drink your Christmas Martini and think about all the things that flicked the light-switch in your head, and then smile at all the things that are so very, very sweet. Smile and lift your martini and cheers to the sweetness in your life, particularly your good, oh-so- good girlfriends.

Intuitive Thoughts By Marjie Martini

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