white elephant party

before heading back to texas for christmas, matt and i were invited to a christmas party by our friends tim & erin which was hosted by kevin & lindsey (for those keeping track, kevin's brother ryan was the one who got me my job at MCE). the party was so much fun with lots of food, drinks and a white elephant gift exchange. some of the most coveted items at the exchange? a 1980's playboy, a leopard print snuggie, and a gift that included mittens, a trucker hat, beer coozies and beer mugs...
matt and i ended up with a hot cocoa gift set and a bottle of everclear...yes, everclear! after the gift exchange the group headed out to buca di buppo for a very tasty italian dinner and *lots* of drinks. i don't mean to say that everyone got drunk, but rather, that for the 16 people in attendance (4 of whom weren't drinking due to pregnancy or a detox diet!) there were 8 pitchers of beer ordered. yes, EIGHT! needless to say, despite the guys' best efforts, some of the beer had to be left behind. after dinner a small group of us headed back to the house for some board games before calling it a night. the bonus for the night? i got to see my first *real* snowfall with substantial accumulation! it was *so* pretty driving home!

white elephant 2009