I am very sorry I mislead a few of you into thinking we lucky people were headed to Ireland. In reality we were ‘headed’ to…our first Christmas party of the season. My sister, Shannon, and her husband, Ben, chose an Irish theme for their annual Christmas party. (Last year we ‘visited’ Morocco.) (I do wish we were truly on our way to Ireland, but the party was a blast!)
Many of the guests arrived in green, and Shannon had appropriately dyed her hair red. Shan and Ben again removed all the furniture in their living/dining room to allow space for a sit-down dinner for twenty-three.
On the Menu:
Ale (Ginger)
Beer (Root)
Irish Cream (Soda)
Cheese and Crackers
Dublin Hash
Twice Baked Potatoes
Guinness Beef with Veggies
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Cream Bundt Cake
Coffee (with Irish Cream)
Shannon had thoughtfully draped two of the tables with brown craft paper and provided an assortment of green crayons. These, along with the Irish Blessings and comical Irish sayings provided much entertainment.
For the guests who hadn’t gotten the doodling out of their system, we topped the evening off with a rousing game of Pictionary (on two large dry-erase boards). Do I have the most awesome family (and friends), or what?!
