Women Who Wine: December 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!

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!