PART ONE: BRING ON THE CRAZINESS!
I planned on going down to Columbia on Tuesday the 23rd, but since I work for an awesome company that gives me 2 whole weeks off for Christmas and New Years, I really didn't have that much going on so I decided to pack up early and head home on Monday the 22nd. Mom and I went to see the movie Australia that night...I would suggest renting it and drinking a Red Bull before you watch it...it was good, but LONG!
The next day, Mom and I spent the day going to 3 different grocery stores to stock up for the next few days. Every Christmas Eve, we get together with good family friends for a Mother Daughter Luncheon. When I was little (4 or 5), Mom would have a Mother Daughter Christmas Tea Party. All of my friends would come with their Moms a few days before Christmas. I'm sure our mothers came with hopes of all of us girls dressed up with bows in our hair and our best Sunday dresses, sitting around being sweet little girls drinking tea and such...In reality, it was the mothers who were sitting around drinking tea and such while us girls were running around outside in our Sunday best riding the zip line in our back yard. There are 3 mothers and their daughters who came to every Mother Daughter Christmas Tea and who are dear friends so for the past few years, we've all gotten together for lunch on Christmas Eve. It's one of the things I look forward to the most every Christmas...so instead of running around and riding the zip line outside, we all sit around and exchange gifts...the tea has been substituted with Mimosas and the cakes and snacks we had have been traded in for a fantastic brunch. It's a joy every year to sit around the table and hear about what everyone has gotten into over the past year. We just celebrated the first wedding of the group in September and we're looking forward to our next wedding in April. The youngest daughter of the group has just completed her 1st semester at USC...I remember her mom coming to the Mother Daughter Tea years ago pregnant with her...she was born 2 days later on December 26th! And it's always fun to hear about the adventures of our New York City girlfriend who is working with The Electric Company...remember that show on PBS?? She works in production (I think)...and she's hilarious so we're constantly entertained. Here are some pictures...
Mom and Ruth (top left) got these hats for the mothers this year! Nora Floyd is to the left of Mom and Joy Snyder is in front of Ruth Bayard.
Mom getting a little crazy with her hat...she said that it made her dizzy the more she wore it!
The daughters from left to right: Me (the oldest of the crew), Caitlyn Floyd (the youngest), Amanda Bayard (New York gal), Gretchen Snyder (soon to be Gretchen Hope...in April), Megan Floyd Cauthen (the newlywed of the group)On Christmas Eve, we've started a new tradition of going to a Tacky Sweater Party at the Outzs' house. Over the years, the party has turned into quite a competitive contest that Dad, Blair and Colin take quite seriously. Colin raided his girlfriend's mother's closet one year for all of her Christmas sweaters...needless to say, Colin won the grand prize that year. Dad, however, took the prize last year.
This was a picture from last year of Blair, Dad, Colin and Virginia (Colin's girlfriend). It's sad to say that Dad didn't stop with the sweater...after I took this picture, he went back upstairs to put on his red running shorts and red knee socks (don't ask me where he found those)...so, it shouldn't be all that surprising that he took home the prize (the chicken) last year!
This was a picture from last year of Blair, Dad, Colin and Virginia (Colin's girlfriend). It's sad to say that Dad didn't stop with the sweater...after I took this picture, he went back upstairs to put on his red running shorts and red knee socks (don't ask me where he found those)...so, it shouldn't be all that surprising that he took home the prize (the chicken) last year!This year, Dad had to give up his crown and pass the chicken over to another Tacky Sweater winner. Here are some pictures from this years Tacky Sweater Party...
Mom and Dad before leaving for the party
Dad and Colin
We all decided that Dad 'upped the ante' last year when he wore his running shorts...Needless to say, there was more skin this year than ever...Blair included!
Dad taking his final walk as King of the Tacky Sweaters!
Mom and Dad before leaving for the party
Dad and Colin
We all decided that Dad 'upped the ante' last year when he wore his running shorts...Needless to say, there was more skin this year than ever...Blair included!
Dad taking his final walk as King of the Tacky Sweaters!That about sums up the crazy part of our holiday! Stay tuned to hear about the "Crashing" good time we had!
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