wow, what a christmas party

i had a lot of fun last night. i got to see all of mom and dad's friends. in fact, i didn't see my mom or my dad for a couple of hours. it was pretty cool meeting everyone. i even managed to fall asleep in aunt beth's arms. i recognized a few people from before, namely kate b., neille, bizzy and sarah, but it was nice to cuddle with tamara, traci, mark and chirag. i am sure i cuddled with more people, but i cannot remember them all. i am still recovering today from being so social.

i must say, though, it did get a bit overwhelming by the end and i had a minor meltdown. thankfully mom and dad took me to my bed and created a nice little quiet zone for me. i could still hear Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" playing downstairs, but i kinda liked that.

oh, and watching mom and dad prep was fun. they explained how to make quiche, banana bread and artichoke dip while they were cooking. and mom threw in some tips for hosting parties. i like having them explain that kinda stuff to me.

[enter mom] the party was the perfect start to the holiday season for us...and it was great to have a steady stream of peeps throughout the night. it never felt too out of control (except maybe when i got a bit ahead of myself with maxing the volume on the Journey cd).

we did discover that we owned the world's worst christmas record. it had tracks from the likes of Randy Travis (that's a shocker, mike). oh, and DJ Rope-a-Dope (aka Roper) debuted. he played some great tracks, though the stevie wonder track he pulled out was about the worst stevie wonder track in the history of the universe. i didn't realize that stevie sunk to those depths during his musical career.

and i want to give a shout out to everyone who brought food/drink. i wish i had taken a photo of the table. we had added the insert to it to make sure we would fit it all and we still had food piling up in the kitchen. zoe even made doughnuts during the party. and one of the biggest hits was claudine's apple tart. people were talking about that tart all over the house. and the spread of cookies was outrageous. mike and i went a bit overboard with cooking as well, but it was fun.

our latest thing is to bring olivia into the kitchen and tell her what we are creating. we find that if we talk to her while we are making it, then she feels included and is less likely to get fussy.