This December was packed with loads of fun! You will probably need to get your cup of coffee or tea and sit back while you read through my blog for December. Really, I promise I will keep it short and sweet as much as possible. Here we go......
First of the month started with the annual Santa 5K Run at Town Square Center. So many Santa's....
Then there was the Rock and Roll Marathon on the Strip....sorry no photos....but you probably can get a visual of that on your own. A guy from Kenya won the race!
Also had the annual Doodlebug Craft Fair in Boulder City. My friends Jackie and Tanya were there with their ever so beautiful handmade items. I heard they did well with sales! Yippee!
The National Finals Rodeo was in town for I think the 30th something year. Love those boys in Wrangler jeans! But you got to love the one guy who can still wear them the best.....Dwight baby! Yes, even now! That says something about us "older people". His concert was awesome! Had a great time with the girls and Charlie! (Had fun just practicing too....long story, but Charlie can explain.)
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| Me and a Bichon Frise after concert |
So next was the Ladies' Christmas Tea at the Calvary Church. My best friend, Lory, invited me to this annual special event. You have tea and pastries while beautiful music plays. There are about 40 tables with individually decorated tables by ladies from the church. The men did all the serving! Can't beat that.
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| My place setting! |
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| Delicious pastries! |
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| Lory and me |
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| One of many beautiful tables! |
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| Beautiful music from the harp player |
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Yet another one! So pretty!
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Another beautiful table!
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| All the gifts so beautifully wrapped waiting to surprise us! |
Now moving on to the Christmas Exchange! It was again another fabulous time with lots of fun with all the gals. And some very creative handmade gifts were so awesome to see and touch. Talent galore in that room! The appetizers and pastries were delicious! Thanks everyone for a wonderful time! And a special thanks to Colleen Mc for having the party at her home. We love you! xoxoxo!
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| Susan, me, & Winston |
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| Pat and her awesome gift! |
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| Betty & me with the gifts she made for me. Love them so much! They will have a special place in my home. Thanks Betty! |
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This was my gift to Anne. She couldn't make it to the party, but I wanted to share it with you . I am so proud of this piece. It's one of my favorite's. It has a special meaning from me to Anne as she is a hand therapist.
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At work, we have the Secret Santa event we do each year on my shift for those who want to participate. First we listed three things we wanted on a 3 x 5 card, then we chose a name. We were to give a small gift, one for 3 days straight. It was for fun and not to be outrageous on spending. The last day, you find out who your Secret Santa is. Sonja gave me these nice gifts of Starbucks coffee & tumbler, the Greek Isles calendar, and the two movie tickets. Love them all! Special thanks to Annette who organized this all.
Celebrated Christmas with my parents on Christmas Eve due to having to work on Christmas Day. Got some really nice gifts from them. I got an ipad2 from them for my birthday last month, so for Christmas they got me a cover and a docking station. My nephew and brother got me a real fancy ipad2 cover with key pad. Thank you so much all!!!!
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| Mom and me |
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| Bisquit in the Christmas spirit |
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| This is a unique gift from my nephew & brother.....it's a mobile phone handset you can plug into your cell phone. Didn't know they had things like this. |
I got this "March of the Penguins" DVD as a gift to me. If you haven't seen this, you must! So amazing and unbelievable what they do for their young. And I got this because I will be travelling to Antarctica sometime in the near future cause I've wanted to go there for some time. Call me crazy......
Well looks like I didn't keep it short and sweet......sorry. Just had more to share than I thought. I had a wonderful December and I hope you did too! Happy Birthday to those December babies......Tracy and Susan. Looking forward to the new year and what adventures and fun await for us......
