Best Friends Christmas Potluck

Snaps of the night...

I’ve talked about how as adults we have the power to create the lives that we always dreamed about.  We have the power to let people in or keep people out… The power to begin traditions, keep old ones or a little of both.  For some years now my bestest friends & I started a Christmas Potluck tradition, where we gather together during one night in December and we all bring a dish to share, we rotate homes and hostess’ every year to even things out.  This year my naughty (she wore a red shirt with that word on it for the holiday night) & her sister opened their home to us and they did a marvelous job! Thank you my lovelies!  

The Pioneers of the Friends Christmas Pot-luck Tradition

The Hostess with the mostess...

Cheers!

En familia...

Happiness is having friends...

Over the years our group has grown- we might need to look into renting a hall soon (smile)- and every year the new additions make the event even more spectacular and special!  Three of us are the pioneers who began the tradition, and back then we would swap gifts, stories, food and most importantly come together as a family to celebrate such a special month and Christmas holiday.  The same premise continues: we share a yummy meal, catch-up, celebrate, create family but now we buy gifts for the kids only!  The opening gifts celebration is perhaps the most joyful part of the night, to see the kids getting so excited and to realize that we have successfully created a safe haven for them and an environment that we all wished for as children is richly overwhelming and utterly satisfying.

Miss Santa...

Openning gifts...

And more gifts

Someone had too much wine LOL

The growing family!

Cutie pies having fun!

The rest of the gang...

Of course the night is also full of fun adult moments too - like the men being the designated drivers and the women being allowed to drink a glass or more of wine to honor the bond that has been constructed over almost two decades of amistad.  The sharing of laughter and silliness – what a special night it was!  Happy December, I challenge you to start your own traditions and to fill your life with only goodness, hope, and love.  Happy Almost birthday Jesus! 

Mi familia.