I tell you, this is quickly becoming a day I look forward to on a yearly basis.
It's the annual party of all the people my dad works with, and their families. The past two years have been great, and so much fun (see 12/22/12)! I had really high hopes for this year, and I must say that it made my expectations.
At around 5, we all left to go pick up A from dance, and then head over to the H-M's house. When we arrived, things were starting kind of slow, and then picked up pretty quickly once everyone started arriving. We went downstairs and played some pool and ping pong. I was moderately successful at pool, though not nearly as successful as CM (who insisted she couldn't play well, even though she played the best and lived in the house). The ping pong was dominated by J, though that wasn't a huge surprise. Eventually, it was time for dinner, and we all sat down. Dinner was great. The food was magnificent, and so was the water. I mean, stuff you would normally get in a restaurant (the adults even got menus).
After dinner we played a little more pool/ping pong, but eventually the adults decided we needed to put on a show. We did a good job. V played her flute. NC, SW, and I played piano. HC, CM, and A sang. A and I presented what we had written so far of our "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (and ended on a half cadence). We even got J and JC to join me in a rendition of We Three Kings. And afterwards, we all sang a few songs together. The highlights being SW singing with us on "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", and our less-than-wonderful attempt at the Hallelujah Chorus (next year we're going to bring music).
I never looked at my watch/phone the entire time. I couldn't have told you what time it was. When we left, it was 11:00. I think a lot of people were just as shocked to find out how late it was. Time really flies when you're having fun. And sometimes the fun comes from people you hardly even see. Yet it is fun nonetheless. I look forward to this same gathering next year.
-NM
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