It was a labor of love for the decorating committee, lead by our First Lady Rita Fuglaar, attempting to rival National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.  Vish worked his magic on the tree and bar windows, Helen & Gayle got the lights to work, and Rita scrubbed the bar clean (not an easy task with all that caked-on margarita mix:)  Bar None has been sitting idle this season, but with a little elbow grease, it looked great!

Everyone brought their favorite holiday hors d’oeuvre, a bit of bubbly, and a lot of great conversation.  There’s nothing like getting together with neighbors to share the latest life events, and catch up on local gossip.  Then there was the photo booth, where we put on our best reindeer ears to capture the moment.  After much sharing, we settled down to play white elephant gift exchange.  Things got a little out of control as several fought over the red Christmas pillow (which I tried to steal:), the Jim Beam, and the Bailey’s.  I wound up with a video camera continuous beam flash attachment.  Let me know if any of you would like me to send it to you:)

We had too much fun for one party.  Maybe we should do it again for New Year’s Eve?  Bar None never looked better, and we owe a big thank you to the owner, Dave Dorn, for providing the venue.  Can’t wait for the next one:)