2nd Annual UWT Christmas Party

Last year my girlfriend Sarah hosted a UWT Christmas White Elephant Party.   We decided to do it again this year and we had so much fun! I am a couple weeks late on posting but oh well.  The holidays are such a busy time!

This year we co-hosted with me providing the decorated space and Sarah brought all the food!  I was a bit under the weather and obviously pregnant so it was nice and likely most sanitary to have her take care of all the food prep.  I also stole all the pictures from her for this post so all credit goes to her! =]

 

 

I used my same decorations as last year with just a few tweaks.  I tried to again go with a more vintage look by using my grandparents old decor and adding some pieces of my own!

 

 

 

We also pulled out some of my vintage dishware to give it more of a fancy/vintage vibe.

 

These dishes are from my grandma on my step-moms side...

 

as well as these glasses.

 

I even wore my vintage apron, a gift from my mother in law!

 

Sarah made the menu super easy yet extremely tasty!  The meat and cheese platter was paired perfectly with grain crackers and bread.
 

The pickles, almonds and grapes added the sweet/sour touch...
 

and these little piggies were amazing!
 

Her rice crispy treats are to die for!  I don't know what she does, but they are amazing!
 

These tasty treats are amazing as well.  What really makes them is the chopped candy cane on top.
 

 

Aunt Teashia requested a photo with the pregnant lady, this girls makes me laugh SO hard! 

 

I wish I would have gotten more people photos, but when you are hosting, you forget to do things like that! 

 

We also had a white elephant gift exchange and I ended up with these gorgeous vintage clip on earrings!  Love them soo much!

 

 

Looking forward to next year!!!



Christmas Round 1!

I hosted my first Christmas this year!  I hosted my dad's side and with a total of 6, it was easy and a lot of fun!  Justin and I had the morning to ourselves so I made breakfast and we finished up the last cleaning/food prep details before my parents, grandpa and brother showed up.

 

We cooked a turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, crescent rolls and introduce this side of the family to spaetzle, a German pasta that you serve with gravy and meat.  It's amazing!

 

Again I didn't get a ton of photos because of my hosting duties but I did manage to get a few. 

Here is our pretty tree with all the loot underneath!
 

And here are some action present opening shots! =]

 



 

 

 

Of course I had to get a picture of  my sweet hubby!

It was a great low key day.  We get to celebrate again this Saturday with my moms side!  Looking forward to more festive holiday time!  I'm not quite ready for it to be over!

Merry Christmas!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!!

 

 

Love, Abu, Ace and their Uncle Ed!

Seattle Christmas Symphony

I wanted to catch you up on some of the festive activities going on in our lives this Christmas season!

A little over a week ago, I joined my dad and step-mom in watching the Seattle Symphony Christmas concert. It was really fun and I left in awe at how beautiful each song sounded. It definitely got us all in the Christmas spirit!

We started our evening at The Brooklyn with appetizers and drinks.  The food was tasty!


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Then we walked across the street to Benaroya Hall for the show.
Since no pictures were allowed during the performance, I snapped a few photos before the show started.

 

The lobby was all decorated for Christmas and we used the tree for a photo opp.

I also snuck in a weekly pregnancy photo.  I think it's fun to do them when your out and about doing your business vs taking them in the same spot in your house...

 



 

My dad was so proud that they were serving Starbuck coffee during intermission.  =]

 

We had a blast!  It was a great way to kick off the Christmas season!

 

Stay tuned for more Christmas fun!  I prepping posts full of holiday decor, ugly sweaters and vintage party fun!