A heady holiday party 4


Tonight was our annual NAMI holiday party.  We planned to stop by Tuesday Morning on our way there to get some more tea for kombucha, and for making iced tea, too.  We thought we’d leave the house at 4:30.  So neither of us set an alarm, thinking we would for sure wake up in time.  Well, I woke up just before 4, which is perfect for me (I take 30 min to get ready).  When I went to get in the shower, I saw that Brad was still sleeping!  And he normally takes 2 hrs to get ready!

So I woke him up, and we sped through getting ready and were able to leave the house by 5:10.  Brad was fast!  We got to Tuesday Morning and had just enough time to buy a lot of tea ($3.99 for 50 bags) before we had to be at NAMI.

I wore my turquoise with black polka dot dress with a purple blazer over it, and a petticoat underneath to give me volume.  Brad wore a green shirt with a red and white tie, a black blazer, and his red coat.  Oh and Brad also had a red hat on and a festively green scarf.  Hestia matched me in her turquoise Omni-Vest.

We had a good NAMI meeting, then went downstairs for the party.  It was great to see people I hadn’t seen in a while!  The food was good, and it was pretty easy to stay gluten and sugar free…  well, except for dessert.  The cake was calling my name!  But I resisted!  Brad was so proud.

They had a raffle of the last of the decoupaged heads we made for the LYCOS art project.  I was sitting at the table where the head I made was featured.  And someone from my table won it!  I won the last head, and she very nicely agreed to swap heads with me 🙂  We had a great time talking with everyone there, and Brad got a few pictures.  Enjoy!

Veronica with Hestia on her lap sitting at a table. You can see the poofy petticoat got stuck on the chair Veronica is sitting in!
Veronica with Hestia on her lap sitting at a table. You can see the poofy petticoat got stuck on the chair Veronica is sitting in!
Brad with a red hat, red coat, green scarf, and red and white tie.
Brad with a red hat, red coat, green scarf, and red and white tie.
A picture of Veronica holding the head she won, it is a styrofoam head with words from newspapers and magazines cut out and stuck on.
A picture of Veronica holding the head she won, it is a styrofoam head with words from newspapers and magazines cut out and stuck on.
Brad, Veronica, and Hestia. This isn't the best picture of us, but it does show off my turquoise and black polka dog dress well!
Brad, Veronica, and Hestia. This isn’t the best picture of us, but it does show off my turquoise and black polka dog dress well!
This is Hestia and me posing with our friend Kakhi! We hadn't seen Kakhi in like forever! Kakhi has very blonde hair, and is wearing a while sweater. Hestia is trying to get to Kakhi.
This is Hestia and me posing with our friend Kakhi! We hadn’t seen Kakhi in like forever! Kakhi has very blonde hair, and is wearing a white sweater. Hestia is trying to get to Kakhi.
Kahki is getting goo-goo eyes from Hestia and starts to lean in.
Kakhi is getting goo-goo eyes from Hestia and starts to lean in.
Kahki steals the show while giving Hestia a lick of her own!
Kakhi steals the show while pretending to give Hestia a lick of her own!
Our friend Dan O'Brien won a head, too! He has a brown coat on. It had been a long time since we had seen him, too!
Our friend Dan O’Brien won a head, too! He has a brown coat on. It had been a long time since we had seen him, too!

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