Bella's Blessings: Tis the Season

Tis the Season! We have had a great season of Christmas Celebrations and we are still 7 days away from celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus! Here is the low down. The first party of the season was a 60's flashback theme. I had bronchitis, so did not dress up and just went for an hour. No pictures please. I was really sick.

Last weekend was the annual Google party and boy can they give a party. It was held in the North End Zone Club at the Darrel K Royal Memorial Stadium. There was dinner, drinks, music, a photo flip book center, an artist who drew your caricature, table games (fake gambling), and lots of drawings. We won nothing for the 4th year in a row, but we did sit with Kirk's colleagues and had a great time. It was a wonderful party.

New Outfit, New Boots- Great Date!

Kirk, Lynn, Kelcie, and Casey at the Google party

This past week I hosted the annual office party at the house. It was a great excuse to get everything clean and looking festive. Kirk and Connor had a huge list of honey do's and I have to admit, the house shaped up pretty well. This year our white elephant gift was chocolates and spirits. Here is a cute link of the three administrator's elfing around. I have to say at Deerpark we are Ranger Strong, but we play hard as well.

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Yesterday was the last day of school for two weeks! It is always fun at schools over the holidays, but I am ready for a much needed rest. Last night, we had two parties. Our God Daughter Rachael graduated from Texas State, so we had to celebrate with her and her family. Abbey was with us, so it was great night. Connor had his own party to attend as he runs his own social calendar now. We finished off the night with good friends at their annual " Pasada" party. What could be better than sharing stories and GLUG ( some kind of secret spiked hot cider ) around a wonderful fire on a great night in Austin, Texas. I love this time of year. There will be more celebrations to come in the next week all leading up to the great day of our Lord's Birth. Spend time with you family and loved ones and never forget that Jesus is the reason for the season and my favorite quote " Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."

Count Your Blessings,

Bella