First stop of the night was Barb & Jim's house where we enjoyed frozen margaritas, finger sandwiches & different kinds of chips with dips. They are our "adopted" neighbors & live a mile away in another sub-division. We came to know these wonderful people as they are the best friends of our next door neighbors Dave & Gael.
Speaking of which, Dave & Gael were the 2nd stop of the night. When we walked in we were presented with this on the kitchen island:
They had literally brought their entire bar up from the basement for our enjoyment. The cocktail that Gael made for me was called a "Poinsettia" which consisted of vodka, cranberry juice, champagne & orange zest. It was dee-lish! Shane headed over to our house to make his first drink of the night which was his usual scotch. When we weren't busy mixing cocktails, we snacked on yummy chicken wings & crock pot meatballs.The third stop was Mike & Linda's house where we enjoyed Slip-n-Slide martini's (which were SOOO good), Shane enjoyed scotch #2 & brought it back over just in time for all the guys to enjoy cigars out on the deck while the ladies all snacked on a cheese/meat/crackers tray, & fried cheese squares. After cigars, Shane headed back over to the house to make scotch #3 & joined us once again. (there is a point to counting Shane's drinks :)
The fourth stop was at the Taylor house & this is where things got wild. In keeping with tradition, the last stop of the night is always a fun, crazy time as everyone is a little tipsy :) It is also where we do our White Elephant gift exchange which always provides some good laughs. Since we were the last house, Julie & Brian joined me in hosting dessert. I had gotten a Stetson Cheesecake in Strawberry for everyone to enjoy along with a cookie & candy tray.
Shane filled up scotch #4 while I made these yummy martini's for everyone:
Above is a Chocolate Mint Martini with chocolate & crushed peppermint candies on the rim & on the right is a Peppermint Martini with red/white sugar on the rim. Both were SO yummy & a hit with everyone.
By this time of the evening, everyone was feeling the effects of all the cocktails drank throughout the night (especially Shane) & someone busted out the camera which wasn't me! Seems that my hubby is quite the photographer - all of these pics were taken by him:
Linda & Gael
Julie & me
Shane with the ladies
Once everyone enjoyed a cocktail, some dessert & picture-taking we headed down into the family room where we did our gift exchange.Julie got cigars
Brian & Dave modeling their new boxers
And the backside :)
Gael got Christmas flamingos that light up which she LOVED!
Mr. Goofball Shane got Crayola sidewalk chalk
Brian & Dave modeling their new boxers
And the backside :)
Gael got Christmas flamingos that light up which she LOVED!
Mr. Goofball Shane got Crayola sidewalk chalk
Shane was quite tipsy in this picture. There is always one in this bunch who tends to have a little too much alcohol & ends up being the life of the party. The first year it was Tom, the 2nd year it was me & this year it was Shane. Come to find out, Shane didn't have anything to eat while we were hopping from house to house so he was drinking scotch on an empty stomach. He says he wasn't hungry from eating a late lunch of BBQ earlier so it eventually caught up to him.
As the night was winding down & the neighbors were getting ready to leave Shane was nowhere to be found. We were all gathered in our family room & our bedroom is located right above us. All of a sudden we all here "thump.........thump" - the sound of Shane's boots hitting the floor.
Mr. Taylor was done.
After mostly everyone left, Brian, Julie & myself went upstairs to find Shane & this is what we saw:
He was OUT & had called it a night :) Oh silly Shane - he is not going to feel well in the morning!!!
As usual, it was another successful progressive dinner gathering with the neighbors & as always, we look forward to seeing what fun the next one brings us!!
As the night was winding down & the neighbors were getting ready to leave Shane was nowhere to be found. We were all gathered in our family room & our bedroom is located right above us. All of a sudden we all here "thump.........thump" - the sound of Shane's boots hitting the floor.
Mr. Taylor was done.
After mostly everyone left, Brian, Julie & myself went upstairs to find Shane & this is what we saw:
He was OUT & had called it a night :) Oh silly Shane - he is not going to feel well in the morning!!!As usual, it was another successful progressive dinner gathering with the neighbors & as always, we look forward to seeing what fun the next one brings us!!
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