holiday party DONE RIGHT...

My holiday party was QUITE a success. It started (as every good party does) with DELICIOUS treats of both the savory and sweet varieties and a vast assortment of beverages just waiting to be consumed. I have realized that parties are SO MUCH EASIER if you ask people to bring food/beverage items to share rather than attempting to provide ALL the ambiance alone. SO we ended up with WAY better stuff than I could have provided...from holiday creme puffs, homemade truffles, and german chocolate cookies to spinach artichoke dip, Steven's famous guacamole and white pizza. SUPER YUM! The beverage options were JUST AS GOOD...we had hot buttered rum, spiked cider, mistletoe margaritas, rudolph spritzers, chocolate toritos, and christmas champagne. LEGIT. We may have used the chalkboard to keep track of our beverage consumption...and YES i followed my self imposed rule "drink, snack, water, and repeat" it DID not fail me!

This party was a bit unusual as far as the guest list was concerned...a LOT of my favorites were there...but I missed a few BIG TIME (Shalina - that's YOU! so sad you had to work....) it was RIDICULOUSLY fun to have Megan in town to celebrate with me...I would have NEVER thought that would work out...And dear Wes Tate just moved to California from Alabama (there's NOTHING like a World Changer!!) and to my JOY and DELIGHT he made it to my house to celebrate the holidays as well! I don't think we've seen each other since 2007 and our last memories TOGETHER involve a golf-cart and a crap load of luggage...oh coordinator's retreat! ha! SO FUN!! OH and look at that...there were boys at my party...THAT is unusual FOR SURE. Steven and Wes are legitimately my friends...and Andrew is my friend - but he was also Rachel's date...so I'm not sure if I can count him - he didn't exactly come for me...I guess my new roommate likes me...and my old roommate still puts up with me!and then there was Melody...who got crazy...surprise surprise! :)We had a wonderful time and the cleanup wasn't too bad! The holidays are UNDOUBTEDLY in full-swing now...let the celebrating continue on...