Christmas Time Is Here

So Friday was as Tina puts it "round one of Christmas parties." Friday night Elaine (the director of CVIF) had a cocktail party at her house. We were all excited thinking about dressing up in our cocktail dresses, heels, and layers of extra make-up. We actually spent two weeks asking what are you wearing and activity looking. My mother even shipped a pair of shoes to me. So the night came we were all ready to go and looking mighty fine I may add. We get there and we were ENTIRLY overdressed. HAHA While people looked nice it was nice jeans and top look. There were even a few in jeans and a sweatshirt. So it was a bot awkward walking in and looking like Christmas barbie dolls. But I calmed my anxiety by thinking "I spend all week waking up and throwing on the first thing I see, I like to dress up once and a while and look really good." :)



So we sat around (there was no way we were going to stand for a few hours in heels) Ate some really good food and merrily drank. Elaine had invited the CVIF board members so everyone had to be on their best behavior. Admittedly I was a bit nervous that I would do or say something stupid, but everyone was really nice and it was a really good time. At about 8pm everyone started trickling out. Lauren and Rebecca wanted to go but I wasn't ready. Tina and Amanda wanted to stay, so they agreed to drive me home. After everyone but Elaine's friends had left we played Catch Phrase, I think is the name of it. It was so much fun. Good times. So then Tina and Amanda drove me home and I walked in to all the lights off. All the Christmas lights on and Rebecca, Lauren, Chaleece, and Neal watching Serendipity. It was a bit funny.

Saturday I worked for a few hours and then went to a Mary Kay party that one of my coworkers was hosting. It was really nice. But man are those Mary Kay women tricky. I somehow got conned into hosting my own party and paying way to much money for a tube of lip gloss. I left there dazed and confuse saying "Wait what just happened." Actually everyone got conned into a party. So for the next 3 Saturdays I have an invitation to a party. JEEZ!

Sunday was a lazy days. I started working on my Christmas presents. I underestimated my ability, patience and motivation to actually make them. So it took me a few days to get them done. But last night I got them all finished wrapped and I only have 3 more gifts to finish. But my room looks like Santa's Shop with all the colorful packages everywhere. Not to mention scraps of paper, newspaper, plates with paint, and random craft thing strewn ALL over the place.

This week has been pretty boring. Same old thing at work. I'm excited for this weekend though. Saturday I have another Mary Kay party and Sunday is Orlando groups monthly community meeting. Rebecca, Lauren and i are going all out since its December. We are having a tacky sweater theme, exchanging secret Santa presents, we are going to have a cookie bar, and some yummy spiked punch. Our house looks great with all the decorations. Once again my mother proved to be the coolest mom ever and sent me a big box of all my Christmas decorations. Yay for round 2 of parties.

Love and miss you all

<3

14 days until I come home