Ah, yes! That time of year is upon us. The time of year when the Chatham girls (dare I say women) get a hankering for some serious socializing. It is so challenging to gather everyone and their families together for an event these days (proved difficult this year by the absence of Meaney and Marco - Luxembourg calls sometimes) so once someone is brave enough and gracious enough to offer their sacred space and a date is selected, it's an all or nothing happening. And this year, the Prenetas outdid themselves - start to finish. There was much merriment and much gift-giving as the adults got down to business (more nice than naughty this year) in the Yankee Swap and the children enjoyed some pre-planned-by-their-parents gifts as well. The Prenetas home was both warm and inviting and it felt good to be surrounded by really GOOD people regardless of what room you found yourself in. And so, a great big Thank You to our fantastic hosts, Meg, Dave and Matthew - your food was delectable, your home a sanctum, your generosity a thing of beauty and your friendship a treasure. The Happiest of Holidays to our wonderful Stonehill compadres and their families!
The Flowers, trying to make a break for it because they realized they were short one Yankee swap gift...
Chris and Amy pretending to enjoy each other's company
Maeve has just asked for Sophia's shoes, to which Sophia has responded, "beat it."
The activity center...
Becky has just asked Dave for the secret spiral ham family recipe. Meg has just told Dave, "don't even think about it."
Which one of these guys do think has just spiked the punch bowl?
The Sheas: all 4 of them (yes there is a bun a cookin')
Chatham offspring:
Some really hot ladies:
Some really hot ladies and some Chatham offspring:
The kids enjoy their gift opening ceremony...
"My god, why haven't these people left already?"
