Party Went Well

The party last night went well, despite only have 10 people in attendance. Food was aplenty (as always we made too much – cooking for about 20 people as opposed to 10; along our normal routine of cooking for 50 people when we expect 30). The game itself was lightning fast (maybe 15 minutes?) with only minimum of stealing. Actually, the stuff I picked got stolen twice. I first opened an iron rooster doorstop, which our friend Anne stole. Then I opened a fourpack of really cute Christmas mugs – I wouldn’t have minded keeping those, but Amy stole from me (and I have a sneaking suspicion that she brought them to the party, so I suppose she really likes them). My third gift that I opened in the game was the winner in my eyes – a real bowling pin! I LOVE IT! And the bonus was that it came with a coupon for three free games. My friend Marty also got a bowling related gift with a pass for three free games, so it looks like our two families have to go out for a bowling night sometime soon! Denis ended up with a Rubik’s cube as his gift – needless to say that will be regifted somehow.

It was a short night compared to past years – this despite putting on the Christmas episode of last season’s “The Office” to watch in it’s entirety (I showed a clip during the party to explain the White Elephant game to those who had never played before). The last guest left around 10:45 pm (I think).

All in all a successfull evening, and we look forward to next year’s bash – we hope to double our numbers and get 20 people in the door next year.