We met at Collette's house on December 12th (a busy Friday night).
Though we usually all bring our own dinner, for our Christmas gathering we all contribute something prearranged so that we'll have a nice dinner.
Collette is an excellent hostess and sets a lovely table. This year she made a roast, I brought mashed potatoes, Michelle brought a salad, Amy brought bread, Jenn made a tasty drink, and Jana made 2 desserts!
Jenn has a gift for making festive beverages and garnishing with raspberries. This was a sparkling white grape juice concoction we all loved.
After dinner we did our book exchange. Collette gave these two books to Jana.
Jana gave to Amy.
Amy gave to Jenn.
Jenn gave to me.
I gave to Michelle.
Michelle gave to Collette.
Originally Jana made a pumpkin cake for dessert but then remembered I'm not a fan of pumpkin so she made a chocolate bundt cake too! That was guilt-inducing for me, but so kind of her. Everyone else enjoyed both desserts and I happily ate the chocolate cake.
We also exchanged gifts, this was the pile of goodness I left with!
It was late and we almost didn't take a self-portrait but I'm glad we did.
2 comments:
Someday, someone in your book club should write a book on your book club.
It was a delightful night! Thank you for always documenting it!!
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