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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Christmas Cheer! December 9, 2016

'Two Weeks Before Christmas'

'Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through Quail Creek,
Not a creature was stirring, not a sound or a peep,
The stockings were hung on the east wall with care,
In hopes that Christy would find time to prepare,

Bailey was resting, all done for the year,
Waiting for Santa and his eight tiny reindeer,
While Christy and Ron breathed a sigh of relief,
That the year was soon over, thank God and good grief,

When from the kitchen there arose such a ruckus
Ron and the dog thought that lightning had struck us.
Ron stuck in his head to see what Christy had done
And discovered that Christy was just having fun.

Wearing her jeans and one of her hoodies,
She’d covered the table with all kinds of goodies.
Green salad, yummy pasta so red
Shared space with the veggies, and snowmen bread,

Now she could party, with the Women Who Wine,
Enjoying dear friends and feeling so fine,
As she conducted the party as an excellent hostess,
And celebrate the season, Christy is the 'mostess',

We drank all the wine, laughed and feasted on food,
Followed by games, a fun contest, in a great mood,
Exchanging of gifts, a mad dash for presents,
The best gift of all was each member's presence,

Party on Susie, Pam, Judy and Christy,
We missed our dear Judy, it made our eyes misty,
Party on Carole, Cathy, Connie and Ruth,
Debbie, Kelly, and Daryl, were there, it's the truth, 

At the end of the party we bid each other farewell,
Grabbed up our goodies, the party was swell,
Godspeed down the road, in the dim evening's light,
Merry Christmas to All and To All a Good Night!

On Friday, December 9, eleven Women Who Wine gathered at Christy's "die meisten weihnachtliche Haus" for an evening of fun and frivolity. Not to be outdone by Christy's handiwork, husband Ron painted a welcome window of his own complete with Bailey!

LtoR - Bailey as himself, Ron as Frosty and Christy as Mrs. Claus
The Christmas decor took weeks and more! Every inch was covered from the ceiling to the floor.

Entertainment Center, make that Christmastainment Center!
The stockings were hung on the wall with care...
Christmas Dining
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Christmas Gourds of all shapes and sizes
LtoR from front - Cathy, Ruth, Connie and Susie (sitting)
Kelly, Debbie, Christy, Vicky, Carole and Daryl
The eternally youthful Carole
LtoR - Vicky, Susie, Carole, Christy, Debbie and Pam
LtoR - Daryl, Connie, Kelly and Ruth
Ruth wins the prize for guessing how many pieces of candy in the wine glass.
Could it be she uses a wine glass for a measuring cup in the kitchen?
Sounds right to me!
LtoR - Christy, Kelly and Susie
The Paper Plate Christmas Tree Game
This is WAY harder than it looks!
Kelly wins with her abstract Christmas Tree!
LtoR - Kelly and Susie
Scratch those lotto tickets, ladies!
You could be a winner!
Susie must be a lottery winner - That joyful face!
Ruth is still scratching her head.
Cannot figure out why she wasn't a winner this time!
Vicky is full of glee or is that her mischievous look?
LtoR - Daryl and Pam take a Christmas selfie.
Kelly epitomizes the fun time we had!
She's a whirlwind, that one...her hands are a blur!

Planning Makes Perfect! November 4, 2016


On Friday, November 4, 2016, nine Women Who Wine gathered at "maison de Connie" to plan the year's events for 2017. Connie treated us to a delicious lunch and even sent us off with gift bags and bonus banana bread before setting us down and sifting through multitudes of ideas for next year.

By the end of the day, we had a plan for the entire year! Thank you Connie for hosting our annual planning event. Here's hoping the only medication you needed was a glass of wine!

Connie's table - an inspiration for Sunset Magazine
Soup of the day - so delicious!
Fall bouquet
LtoR - Carole, Christy and Judy
Ever present wineglasses!
LtoR - Judy, Carole, Cathy and Connie stirring the soup
Cathy in her "Statue of Liberty" pose
So dramatic, wait, no, so Italian!
LtoR - Cathy, Connie, Christy, Judy and Susie
LtoR - Debbie, Pam, Daryl and Carole
LtoR - Debbie, Carole, Pam and Susie
LtoR - Susie, Connie, Cathy, Christy and Judy
LtoR - Judy, Daryl and Debbie
Daryl
The best kind!

Monday, October 31, 2016

We're Here for the Boo's! - October 25, 2016

So glad Christy didn't use this costume to scare us!
On Tuesday, October 25th, Christy hosted the Women Who Wine for a Halloween party. Ten ladies were able to attend this evening event. And yes, we loved seeing the house lit up at night!

After days, weeks (!) of decorating, Christy's house is to die for! The pictures do not do the Halloween decorations justice but here are a few...

Living Room - Left
Living Room - Right
Dining Room
All treats, no tricks!
 While sinking our teeth into tasty treats, Christy had everyone guess the number of candy corn in a (what else?) wine glass. There were 166 candies with Daryl coming the closest with a guess of 156.
LtoR - Kelly, Pam, Christy, Judy, Debbie,
Vicky van Gogh (Check the ear which she conveniently has in her pocket!)
and Susie (with her back to the camera)
LtoR - Debbie, Connie, Cathy, Christy, Judy,
Daryl, Vicky, Susie, Kelly and Pam
Daryl as Maleficent
Mummies' Sippy Cup in the foreground - Candy Corn Contest prize!
The evening was cool enough to enjoy sitting outside for a couple of games of "Mr. and Mrs. Right". Christy had us guessing which end was up by the end!
Cathy wins a prize!
LtoR - Judy, Susie, Pam, Cathy, Debbie, Daryl, Christy
Connie, Kelly and Vicky van Gogh
Amen sister!

The "Camping" Episode - Friday, October 7, 2016

"While camping in the wilderness, keep in mind that the only thing
between you and adversity is a zipper and a thin strip of fabric."
Comforting to know!

On Friday, October 7, Vicky arranged an outdoor adventure in Madera Canyon. Eleven ladies were able to join for campfire grilled hot dogs, s'mores, assorted salads and, of course, wine!

While not as luxurious as this little camper, we had plenty to eat and drink!
LtoR - Connie and Christy.
Way to color coordinate the shades, ladies!
LtoR - Vicky, Christy and Carole
A big thank you to Vicky, our hostess and chief cook!
LtoR - Debbie, Daryl and Kelly
Under the shade of the "yum yum" tree.
LtoR - Connie and Ruth (standing)
What are they up to?!
LtoR - Ruth, Connie, Susie, Vicky and Christy
Looks like a VERY deep discussion. Can't be politics, they're still smiling!
LtoR - Debbie, Daryl, Carole, Ruth, Vicky, Pam and Kelly
A goodly part of the gang!
LtoR - Carole, Pam and Christy
More s'mores, please!
Cathy is in a sticky situation.
Don't mess with her though, look at the size of her, um, pitchfork!
Fortunately we didn't run into this guy!
We've heard he's been attempting to inspect hiker's picnic baskets in Madera Canyon.
We were just as happy to bypass the inspection!
And finally...(eek!)
“My fear of camping: I’m convinced bugs will crawl up my vagina and lay eggs.
Isn’t everyone?”
~ Kathy Griffin