Yuletide Oh-Nine

So far Yuletide '09 has included One High School Choir Concert in Martian, One Christmas Hand Bell Concert (Thanks, Mom) - notice the bell ringers got a little crazy during the encore performance of Rudolf.

Also included: One Holiday Dinner Party hosted by yours truly and roommate, Amber - the best chef around. We miss you, Leah!

One deep tissue massage - Thank you, Amanda,

Caroling at the old folks home (a word to the wise: avoid singing The 12 Days of Christmas = disaster), quilting with my mother (let me be clear; by "quilting" I mean cutting out sixteen 5-inch squares of fabric before I was so bored I wanted to punch myself in the face), freezing rain + and gale force winds + 1/4 inch of snow,

Obviously picking the perfect gift for my father this year, proven by the fact I saw that, just today, he had the exact same item delivered to his house from Amazon.com after he purchased one for himself. Oy vey. Now what?

And (count them) three tacky Christmas Sweater Parties where I opted in favor of the Christmas turtleneck over the tacky sweater each time. What can I say? It's a crowd pleaser.

Still to come for Yultide '09? Ruthie and Tommy's Christmas Hockey Party - yeeeeeeeaah, Joyce and Glenn's Christmas-Eve-Eve Lasagne Throwdown, Christmas Eve at Brooke's house!, Christmas Day Hatcher Family Rumpus, Friday and Monday off work!, and more! Fa la la la la.