December 10, 2011

  • Christmas Extravaganza

    Our Second Annual Christmas Party and White Elephant Gift Exchange (after last year's First Annual success) was last night! We served chili, asked people to bring appetizers or desserts, and then exchanged gifts. Here I am telling people the rules, and Number One pick Étienne terrorizing Veronica with the scarey singing pine reindeer he opened.

    Charlotte shows off her present, Denise opens the chargers that were one of our gifts, and Carlton is displeased with the puzzle he opened:

    Becky executes the first steal, Kathy shows off her new gift after Becky stole her original pick, and Norm has a gift!

    Amy scores a loaf of bread, Zack gets a coffee mug, and Daniel gets an actual White Elephant:

    Wella loves her crafty gift, Cindy gets a marginally-family-friendly book, and Kurt is strangely happy to get a Juicy Couture purse:

    Roni steals the transparent frog, Heidi steals the creepy reindeer!
     

    Étienne scores the Janzen Family Farms hamburger kit!

    Not shown after this: Carl loses the puzzle and steals the transparent frog. Veronica steals the creepy reindeer. Étienne keeps the hamburger kit FTW!

    My new four-inch stiletto heels are not shown, which is why I'm towering over Steve by the Christmas tree:

    Rainer demonstrates an old favorite with Carlton: "Picking a child up by their neck"

    Then launching them towards the lathe-and-plaster ceiling!

    Join us next year for the Third Annual (etc.)!