We are the Stuarts (formerly of Imperial) now residing in Okinawa, Japan.

This blog started from a desire to bridge the miles as we were preparing to leave the USA for 3+ years. It has turned into much more. It's part travel diary, part personal reflection, part "sociology of military life" and part mommy-blog. We hope you read something here that is interesting to you (or at least not a total waste of your time).

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Having a Holly Jolly Christmas


Cliff and I were invited to a semi-formal, "grown-up" (at first I typed "adult" but I didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea) Christmas dinner party. Our hostess, Chrissy, is pictured below in the apron. We had a very nice time and she is an EXCELLENT cook. And as another one of our friends (who shall remain nameless) said..."She cooked all this and she's still SINGLE?"



She had a tray of these antlers at the door. I was the first brave one to take her up on it. Are you surprised? BTW...LOVE this cherry cider. Our commissary here has more non-alcoholic options than any place else I've seen. I should have stocked up when I saw it, though...because the cherry is gone. Luckily, pal Heather provided!



Cliff photographed some of the appetizers. That dip rocked!



Always a treat when this lady shows up at a party!



Good times...



Aren't they adorable?



More lovely ladies.

Anyway, we were thrilled for the invite. Our typical Christmas parties consist of potluck, Santa and LOTS of kids...so this was a treat!

1 comment:

Kelly said...

Carrie! Thanks for the nice post about the party - it was a lovely time and I am SO happy when you are at the same gatherings that I am. I think we may need to make a photo collage of ourselves - you are one of my favorite people to see on island! :)