Michigan Christmas

“Check out which Saturday in December works for you...7th, 14th or 21st? Or maybe we should just have a new year's eve party?

Anyways, I'm thinking BOB, and some fingerfood to pass. Maybe a white elephant "gear" gift valued at $15 or so, if you want. Our house, unless someone else wants to host it. We can have a little bonfire, plus the house open.

What do you all think?”

“wow, i wish i lived closer...BOBs and fingerfood sound like the breast party ever!! aaaanyway...”

“14th!

Oh, damn, that's my company Christmas party. The 7th I have two other parties to attend, one in Berkly and one in Lansing (which will I choose!), and the 21st I hope to be out of town.

OK, I suck, I can't play with you all in December. :(((”

“Beer, food and breasts....yeah, that's a typical MMer party!

J/K!”

“oohhhh, BEER! as in bring YOUR own...now i get it.
;-)”

“BOBs and fingerfood sound like the breast party ever!! aaaanyway..."
lyra
12:03:26 PM
11/12/02

lyra,,,,,,,,,,the thoughts that pass through my mind when you talk about BOB's, finger foods and breasts.........

you threw that one up too soft and easy”

“LOL! oh, i was just making a joke about the typo (or at least i think it was a typo). doesn't "BOB" have a singular significance on this site?

sorry...i'll stop! poor little innocent Christmas thread...”

“Big Orange Book?”

“Bob's do have a significance on this site, I thought of that as I was hitting "submit". Oh well. =D”

“The 7th or 21st, but I can't committ just yet, mainly because like all single men, I supposedly have a committment problem, hehe.”

“7th is out fer me. I have a show to do. All the rest of the dates work, as far as I know. I will be talking to K later to make sure. If everything works, I wouldn't mine offering up our house. I don't have a fire pit, which rules!, but I do have a fire place. What ever is easiest.”

“Darn, I was about to say the 7th would work for me. Doesn't look like we'll all be able to get together. I hate missing out!”

“Will this be a dysfunctional type of Osmond Christmas, if so, I'm definately in.”

“Osmounds/Osbournes Christmas sounds like good theme for the party.”

“The 21st would be interesting. K and I will be going to a wedding in Plymouth. We could stop by for a bit. Could work out great, actually.

I'm not opposed to either of the rest.

Just pick one and people will come.”

“I am soooo there!”

“lmao birch, you slay me!

I wish I could come but I'm booked every weekend until Christmas. Have a brandy and eggnog for me!

Speaking of Christmas, Wyatt is throwing a tantrum at this moment because I won't bring up the Christmas tree! Someone must have said something at pre-school or day care. Curse them!”

“Great idea, Sass, you rock!

I'd love to join y'all for a Christmas party.
I have unalterable plans on the 7th and the 21st. The 14th I'm free, but I may have to go to Jackson again that weekend.

On Dec 21st and the 22nd, I have a rustic cabin reserved up north for a play-in-the snow weekend. There is plenty of room for TT friends to join in. Great skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking nearby. If anyone is interested, I'll post more details.”

“Sass,
You are the hostess. Pick the date most convenient for you and the guests will come. I'll watch for more details and start planning what to bring! How fun is this?

PS I'm a little bit rock n roll”

“Okay, First off...BB, you are NOT free on the 7th, you are judging the TC2 entrees, silly.

I'm going to say the 14th. Looks like most of us are free that day. I'm sorry if it doesn't work out for the rest. =(

For the record, BOB stands for "Bring own Beverage" in this instance. I don't want any other kinds of BOBs at this function, it's not that kinda party! ;)

Q, would you like to bring the family or shall we find sitters? My first impulse is to sitterize Abby.

Significant others are welcome, of course.

More details to follow, closer to the date.”

“I thought I was in TN on the 13th. Damn!”

“I can skip out of the company Christmas party after dinner and come drink with you guys instead. :)

ARe you still volunteering your house, Sass? Let me know what I can do to help.”

“Yes I am, You can buy me a bigger house!”

“Man, That sure does sound like fun!”

“Come on up Binkley!”

“I'll have my daughter that weekend. But it's on the way to Michigan...sorta...I pass through there on the way to Michigan”

“I'm buying me a bigger house before I buy you one, Sass. Sorry!”

“selfishgirl.”

“Sounds like a plan, Martha Sass. As far as the kiddies go, sitters might be the call. I'll have to see if one of the Grannies ae around (My Mom hates it when I say that :) )

I will volunteer for anything that you need help with. LET'S HAVE A SHING DIG!!”

“whatnever, Sass! :)”

“I'm in. I've got the 14th marked (in ink) in the planner. I'll bring my own drinks, a dish to pass, a $15 gear gift and a sleeping bag. OOOOHHHH Can't Wait!”

“I am soooo there!”

“I'm struggling. Sounds like a blast.”

“Why do I have a job that makes be busy on the weekends???? Oh well hopefully I can hang with ya'll in January. Oh by the way I didnt get the email about the January thing does someone want to send it to me?”

“Where are you, AG? Hope to see you soon!

I'd send you that e-mail, but I don't have it anymore!”

“AG - you have mail!”

“We went shoppin' this weekend and got our white elephant goodies! Neat stuff, I wouldn't mind keeping. =)”

“smiley- I got hired full time at the camp that I worked at this summer. We do retreats for churches and other groups during the off season. Unfortuanatly for my hiking life with all you that means my job is mainly on the weekends.”

“I got the email thanks guys.”

“Sorry AG, I still had your own hotmail email address.

Hope to see you in January!”

“maybe we could do a michiganders TT revival trip with your campground AG- whaddya say?”

“Hey, just to clarify...

The white elephant gift exchange was not intended to be gag gifts. A peice of gear (or peices) right around $15.”

“FIFTEEN DOLLARS! What, do you think I'm made of money here, that it grows on trees in Ohio.

Sounds ok to me!”

“Forty dollars for you, big boot!”

“Yeah, Birch just left me a message. You guys threw me off with the white elephant thing! More of a gift exchange than a white elephant exchange.”

“OH! I still have to find out what time my company shindig is, I'll be over after the free food runs out.”

“SG - there'll be more free food at the sass/birch house! Don't fill up at the work party!”

“Really looking forward to this! If there is anything I can do to help, let me know.”

“Okay, Smiley...I have the correct term for you....it's a round robin exchange.

I'd kind of like to have some idea of how many people are coming. Please shoot me an email if you can make it. December 14th, 6:30 or so.”

“Hey, I'm coming to this shindig. Maybe some people want to hike in the morning? I've got my eye on some Metro places.”