The parties continue....

So even after Christmas, we just kept on celebrating!!!  How great is that?!?!  I was so excited to have a fear free, 'covid be damned' get together.  It has been years, and although Pennie and Art couldn't make it from Maine, due to snowmeggeden 2022, we all had a blast.  

The stars of the show were Oma's Great Grandgirls - Harper and Lyla!  It's ever so fun to celebrate the holidays with the littlest among us.  

The Christmas Crackers were awesome!  Thanks Aunt Ruth Ann.

I remember these exhausting days and miss them dearly.  Hold tight Brad, you're a GREAT dad!

and to those I love beyond words......thanks for the party!  

Now that the Christmas celebrations were over, we turned our attention to 2023.

And New Years Day did not disappoint!  I decided to have a New Years Day party, instead of Eve, to shake it up a bit.  I had no idea how the party would go or even if anyone would show up.  I always have this crazy notion.  And after years of isolation, it maybe wasn't so crazy?  The party was in the style of an open house, come when you can and stay as long as you like.  Board games a plenty as well as food.  I was pleasantly surprised that it turned out to be a great day with lots of friends and family!  I felt like I was on cloud nine the entire day.  And I can't think of a better way to ring in a new year than that.     

It ranged from friends from long ago, to newly forged friendships.

And the dearest family that drove from afar to join and be schooled in Guesstures.  Or was that me getting schooled?  I surely can't remember as I had hostess duties to attend to (convenient eh?).  And a shout out to this group as they have all visited me in Glasgow too.  Now that's COOL!    

So honored to have these lovely ladies in my life.  

And the true core Dublin four!  

My soul sister Stacy!

And my dearest Debbie!  

Sequence was played with seriousness!

And I loved that you were one of the late gamers too Randy!!

Oma's wine from Montana?!?!?  hmmmm..... we had to cut her off!

Guesstures will remain one of my fav games ever, as it is hilarious!

Scott and Karen, you should be in this photo too!!!  I got a bit lazy with photo duties as the night wore on....

Thanks for stopping by Heidi!!!  

To my die-hards, and favorites, my ride or die's, that stay late and hang when I can finally sit down and play.  SOOOOOOO much fun!  

Other fun events I had during our short trip back included some of my favorite people.  I feel like I keep saying that.  And how lucky and blessed I truly am to have so many of these souls in my life!!

The true-ist and blue-ist of them all!  Thx for sticking with me through thick and thin!  Julie and Darcy - you are rare gems!!!   

And to finish it all off, Jackson and I ringing in 2023 in my favorite place at 455 College - in front of the fireplace in the master suite, complete with a roaring fire and s'mores!  

I literally had to leave the country to stop eating all of the sweets surrounding me in Michigan!

A special thanks for the ride to ORD Timbo!  

I hope to see you all this summer!

I think I might just have another party?  

A pool party perhaps?  

Stay tuned....

It's a clean slate - and keltic kitty is here for every bit of it!!!

Happy 2023 everyone!  I wish you all happiness, non-ending joy, and love!

❤️