We've been busy, busy, busy. I just love this crazy time of year! While the to-do lists never seem to go away, one thing I love is the extra excuse to socialize with friends. There is something going on every few days when the holidays are here. Here's what we've been up to lately:
To celebrate the end to Keith's 5th successfully completed semester in dental school, we attended an ugly sweater party downtown. It was quite humorous!
Keith's mother is a wonderful resource for us. She seems to have (and keep) everything! So, we had a plethora of authentic holiday sweaters, turtlenecks, vests. jewelry and even leggings to choose from out of her stock of old trendy holiday wear.
It was so funny to see Keith wear a woman's turtleneck and vest. It was tiny and hilarious!
Stephen, Keith and Miles
Miles MADE his sweater. I was totally impressed with his craftsmanship and use of fabric glue!
Eddie from Christmas Vacation was there, too!
Only the best movie of all time :)
Keith and Chip. Love that headband!
Our good friends Ashley and Jaycob stopped by, too - they were celebrating her end of first semester in dental school and they just got engaged days ago!! We are SO excited for them!!!
In fact, we had them over for cocktails and appetizers this weekend to spend some quality time together!
I love my Ash, buddies since age 5 or 6!
We decided that even though it was just the 4 of us, we wanted to be stylish and fancy! It was a good excuse to bring out some crystal, silver and candles!
My mother-in-law got these at an after-Christmas sale at Dillard's last year for me. Each of the 4 plates has a different design, and she got me a full set of 12 - wooohoooo!
Sparkly deer make me happy.
We enjoyed some shrimp cocktail in martini glasses...
Bacon-wrapped water chesnuts with pineapple and teriyaki sauce. Oh, yum.
To top off our appetizers, I made this chocolate cake recipe, but did individual servings in small bowls. It was just the right bite-size amount!
But, the most delicious part of the whole evening was the divine chocolate martinis we mixed up. They were amazing! I made them with Godiva chocolate liqueur, vanilla vodka, creme de cacao, and half & half. Simply scrumptious!
Ashley and I even put on some flannel PJs and we all listened to Christmas music, sang, danced, laughed, and stayed up way too late!
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You are a wonderful hostess! Love the Christmas sweaters.
Love the sweaters. I have been looking for Christmas dinnerware and not luck. What brand is your dinnerware. LOVE IT!!!!
All the Christmas sweaters are SO funny!
What a fun and pretty get together with your friends!
I love that you brought out the fancy plates and things for a little get together... Looks like a fun night!!
I love Keith's tacky outfit! And, I want the recipe for those chocolate martinis! Yum!
When are you NOT stylish and fancy??? :)
Those reindeer plates are beautiful!
Can you share your recipe for the martinis? I would love to make something like that for a Christmas party I am hosting this weekend. Do you think its something I could make ahead of time?
Yall looked super cute in the sweaters! and your an amazing hostess! Everything was so pretty!
I love the picture of the martini with the tree in the background- ahhh, christmas!
Also, the shrimp looks really nice how you arranged it! Nice job!
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