Xmas Get Together

Over the weekend, I had a holiday party with some friends. These affairs are usually potlucks where everyone brings a little something for dinner. Scratch that, everyone brings alot of food for dinner. Quantities usually involve having enough to feed everyone. When you multiply that by the number of people present, it amounts to alot of take home. Some forcibly insisted upon. Others practicing stealth and underhandedness to make sure some items leave the hosts' home.

During this fest, we do a white elephant gift exchange. Participants bring a gift and place it in a pile. They randomly pick a number to determine the pecking order. As it becomes your turn to pick, you have two options: pick a new gift from the pile or take a previously opened gift. Sadly, the first person to pick is not afforded the latter option unless provisioned for. If an opened gift is nicked, then that person will have to go through it all over again. To keep popular gifts from exchanging hands too often, there is a limit of 2-3 steals depending on number of guests.

Its always alot of fun and always great to get together with friends during the holiday season.