Friday, December 13, 2013

2013 Annual Christmas Party

December brings many things, but one thing that we look forward to is Brad's Annual Christmas Party that we throw for his team and employees. We started this tradition last year and loved it so much that we decided to make it annual!

This year I was told to "not make so much food" because "we had too many left-overs." So, I lightened the menu a little and it actually worked out great! Last year, we had about 20 people and this year we had about 30 people. Brad invites all of the members of his team as well as their spouses/significant others. We ate tons of food, Brad handed out his gifts to his team, and we all participated in a White Elephant gift exchange.

I love the Christmas season and I love throwing a party!! I love decorating, all of the cooking and baking, and watching everyone have a good time. This is definitely one of my most anticipated parties of the year. Lots of planning and preparing goes into this one. I didn't take any pictures since a few people showed up early, but here is our Menu as well as what food "looked like."

Appetizers:
  •  Italian Herb Cheese ball with a variety of crackers
  • Spinach Bacon pinwheels
  • Christmas Tree vegetable tray with Southwest Ranch dip
  • Baked Brie with Cranberry sauce
  • Sausage Pepperoni Puffs with Pizza Dipping Sauce
Main Dishes:
  • Root beer BBQ pulled Chicken sandwhiches
  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
  • 3 Meat Pizza Casserole
Dessert:
  • Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
  • Santa Hat Brownies
  • Coconut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chip middle
  • Milano Santa cookies
  • Gingerbread Cookie Dip
Like I said, I didn't get to take any pictures, so here are a few pictures showing what everything looked like. I love party planning!


Merry Christmas!

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