Here is the weekend review (holiday edition):

Weekend Ball: The Palermos. My first Italian Christmas Eve was awesome. We had fun eating, drinking, and being merry.

Weekend Goat: The Atlanta Falcons, it’s over.

Quote you never thought you'd hear: “You like it?”. The Sapps’ mother responding to my complements over Amanda’s pumpkin chocolate chip bread (which was delicious). The way she said it, with Amanda standing right next to her, was priceless

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Segment:

THUMBS UP: Jennifer, for celebrating her birthday…again…at Fuji Hana.

THUMBS DOWN: Karin Kalin for refusing to try sushi
THUMBS UP: Karin Kalin for buying us sponges

THUMBS UP: Mom and Dad for a fun day at the museum and a delicious meal at Nan

THUMBS UP: Ray Palermo for making a delicious “recipe”
THUMBS UP: The Brazilian kids for drinking the “recipe” and obviously feeling the effects
THUMBS UP: Nick, for pulling over the sweater vest.

THUMBS UP: The waitress at Waffle House for calling out Howard’s Yankee ass.
THUMBS UP: Grandma for eating raw fish

THUMBS DOWN: To Evan for stalling and not finding the movie theater in time

THUMBS UP: To me for being 6-1 in the bowl pool thus far