I love cookies--white chocolate chip meringues, swirls, nutella rugallah--it's great to throw a party and have John bake for it. Of course, all this was gluten-free. We also had Spanish style hot cocoa, you know really thick, and lots of chips, crackers, cheese, and thanks to my mom, deviled eggs. Yum.

This was our annual tree decorating and musicale. I think we had 40 some people. Most of them know each other by now, so I didn't have to panic if I wasn't having long in depth conversations with everyone. I got to hear a little about Elizabeth's first quarter at the U, Brig's magic gatherings at the shop, Deirdre's friend's problems with her daughter's teacher, and I showed Alisa our remodel.

The musicale keeps getting better and better. No ornaments broke. We could hear Tim Erickson singing Christmas carols even with the new minimal speaker system.