A Weekend of Parties

So this weekend was a weekend of Christmas parties. We went to my work party on Friday night, and we had our Ward Christmas Party on Saturday night.

My work Christmas party consisted of a catered dinner followed by a white elephant gift exchange and raffle prizes. I used the white elephant as a way to get rid of a few wedding gifts we didn't need. I figured (or at least hoped) that someone could use them.

The evening ended well. I got a yummy box of truffles, and I won a raffle prize, too. Last year I got a portable DVD player, and this year I got a Magic Bullet. I hadn't heard of it before, but it's an "as seen on TV!" high speed blender/mixer. Looks like it will be fun for mixing smoothies. I also got a pretty generous Christmas bonus, which is always nice.

Our Ward Christmas Party went well, too. A lot of our Saturday was taken up with getting ready for it, since we're the Activities Committee co-chairs. We ended up being able to have it catered, and we had just the right amount of food. About 150 came, which is how many we planned for. We ended up having extra dessert, which we took home (oh, darn!). There are definately some perks to this job.

After the dinner, we had a short musical program. Members of the ward sang or played Christmas songs on the flute or piano (including Jeff, who played his arrangement of Angels we Have Heard on High). We decided to keep it short and simple, and the ward members seemed to enjoy it. We received many compliments, which was nice. And a lot of people pitched in to help clean up, which we greatly appreciated.

So overall, we had a fun and busy weekend of Christmas parties. And I know there are more to come: Jeff's work party and a Teacher dinner. Plus, getting together with family on the actual holiday. I love Christmas!