Christmas Train & Christmas Parties

A few weeks before Christmas, Denise & her family invited us to join them on the Sunol Train of Lights for their test run. They go every year and we had never been able to go before. I didn't really even know what the train of lights was. But when that train rolled into the station, I figured it out quickly. It was so neat, and Paige really had a great time. We had a little wine, some snacks and lots of warm clothing. Paige just loves to be social so she spent a lot of time chatting it up with Denise & Mike. Our friends Geoff and Ashley were able to join us too. I hope we get invited again next year. This is a tradition I would love to take part in.

Then a couple weeks later it was time for the Annual Sun-Maid Christmas party. My mom/dad took Paige for the night and we sure let loose. We closed the party down which I haven't done in years. I could have possibly had a few too many glasses of wine, but I had a lot of fun dancing the night away. Additionally I won a $50 American Express GC, and 4 sees candies gift certificates. I gave away 2 of the sees GC to some people at my table who didn't win a prize and gave my parents one for watching Paige. My coworkers really know how to have a good time.

Colleen, Me & Teresa

Surprisingly the next day, we were invited to the Chapmans annual Christmas Bash. Again, it was the first year we were able to go, but we hope to go for many years in the future. They know how to have a lot of fun, and we took part in the craziest gift exchange I have ever been to. Everyone opens a gift of their choosing. Once everyone has opened (We are sitting in a circle), they set a timer for 10 minutes. There were 3-4 trays with 2 dice each. Each person holding the tray rolls the dice one time trying to get doubles. If you do, you get to go steal the gift of your choosing. If you don't you pass it on to the left and wait for the next tray. It gets pretty crazy. There was a bottle of wine that was flying around the room, and the other item that was getting fought over was a bullhorn. It was loud, but so much fun. And Denise took a good family shot us us, which was nice.