Christmas with the Relatives
TOP TEN
(Spring into Christmas by following these 10 helpful hints)
1. An early voting poll has determined that ham shall be on the Christmas menu this year. Other dishes will gladly be accepted, including but not limited to: THE butterfinger cake, deviled eggs, Meagan’s one of a kind beautifully decorated & personalized Christmas cookies, and egg rolls. 2. The no-lister hat will be enforced again this holiday season. Any person(s) not submitting a Christmas list before the deadline will be subjected to wearing and being photographed in said hat.
3. Got theme? By now you should have already picked your Christmas Wrapping Theme and begun the tedious process of gathering matching paper and accessories. Be sure to check Target end-caps, clearance items, yardsales, flea markets, and even consider recycling gift wrap from years past. There is no shame in being “eco-friendly”.
4. The Relatives will be judging again this year with categories like: most original, most beautiful, and most humorous. You have approx. 9 months to prepare your submission.
5. Traditional Christmas with the Relatives Games will be played. It’s not really Christmas unless you play BINGO that’s not really BINGO. We are also on the look-out for a new game. Submit any suggestions you may have to: stacy_ecu@yahoo.com
6. Throughout the year, be very careful on what you tell the Relatives you like. Doing so may result in multiples of these items given to you as a gift. It has been seen in the past where a Relative has left Christmas with a multitude of razors and numerous bottles of body wash.
7. Poll: How did you like the Christmas with the Relatives formal dining experience? Do we want this to be an official Christmas Tradition or was this just a freak anomaly?
8. Reminder: Christmas Breakfast with The Relatives is always held on Sunday morning at 9:00am ish sharp at the Town Square Café and Bakery. Some of us are always in attendance, while others are always a no-show. Show some Ledford pride and show up this year for this annual breakfast get together. It is always a good time and the French toast is to die for (and it’s usually always on Wayne…..yippee!)
9. Dirty Santa 2011 Clarification: Your item must be WEARABLE! Start shopping now! This is always a memorable game. Everyone must participate and be photographed in the Dirty Santa item they have chosen. These are just the rules, I didn’t make them up (well..maybe I did).
10. Downsizing. Yeah, I said it. This is something that some of us may have to consider this year. For those of you unfamiliar with the term I have included a definition. Downsizing (or "excess reduction", "rightsizing", "delayering", "smartsizing") a generic reduction in gift-giving. So some of us may have to downsize in the gift giving department….but we can always up-size with our holiday cheer. Get ready. Some of you may think it is a little early to start thinking about Christmas but SPRING forward, get crackin’, don’t delay. Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear
No comments:
Post a Comment