Glorious Gift of Christmas

I had a "Girls Night Out" last night. The ladies of Wynne Baptist Church hosted A Glorious Gift of Christmas and Ashley Duncan (my cousin)invited me to be her guest. As luck (sorry MM) would have it, MM's basketball game was canceled, so I got to go...one problem...I WAS NOT TAKING THE GIRLS. Time to call in a favor with....The Man. Tim....kept....both....girls....

Okay, composure.

A few pictures..Ashley's table was "A Candy Christmas". It was so pretty. She gave us all a candy cane at our seat with the history of the candy cane.

Ashley's table again, her sister Erin is sitting and her mom Sandy is standing.

My second favorite table was hosted by Dorma Huffstuttler, I love her nativity.

I would say that there were at least 100 women there, I'm guessing. We were served salad, with yummy Parmesan dressing, grilled chicken breast, green bean bundles, baked sweet potato, and carrot cake. Did you hear me, Carrot Cake. I believe I could have taken Sandy out, and took her cake, but, I was in church and I minded my manners. Surprise...it was my first baked sweet potato ever and I liked it. Alot.

Our speaker was Annie Chapman. Wonderful. Her down home country stories and the way she wove them together with the true spirit of Christmas inspiring. She told us a story about her sister, who had too many children, needing a girls night out, how the husband looked like a deer caught in head lights and the children where crying things like, "Don't leave me", etc. It was so funny and so true.

I have my own little story, a brand new one. Sandy and I headed out of the church, she needed a break before helping clean up Ashley's table...she mentions when we get to the van, that these people in the vehicle behind me are staring at her and she thinks the vehicle looks familiar. I didn't look, because I was fishing for my cell, to call Tim, to see if they were home and what they needed. I call Tim and say..."Where are ya'll at?" he says..."Right behind you watching Sandy" How funny. Even funnier...the girls get out, run to the van, I say go tell Tim we'll see him at home...he was gone. Faster than a speeding bullet. I would like to say he "burned rubber", he didn't, he was just EXTREMELY FAST.

I haven't told him enough, how much I appreciate him taking the girls.

I also have to tell Ashley, one more time, Thank you for inviting me. I had a great time.

Rewind...When I first got to the Church, the guest had to wait a few minutes, I stood with Jenni George (Sisson). She says..."Girl, I read your blog everyday and I laugh my butt off!"

Compliments! They go right to your head!

Jenni...get that blog of yours going!
Erin Oguin, Sandy Brawner, Ahsley Duncan the hostess
Three wise men.
Wouldn't be complete without a picture of me and Sandy now would it?

Felize Navidad from Guatemala