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Our 1st Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party was a smashing success!
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Eric and I rocked out his and hers Dollarstore Christmas socks! ;) More on our outfits later…
The last thing I made yesterday was SANGRIA!
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This bowl has a lot of history…it was my Father in Law’s mother’s bowl that was handed down to us!
It was my first time making Sangria. I was short on time so I didn’t make the traditional version with heating up sugar and water to make syrup, however my easy version still tasted lovely!
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle red wine
- 4-5 cans club soda
- Agave nectar (to taste) I used 3-5 T maybe?
- Lots of ice
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 lime, sliced
- 1 orange, sliced
- 1 bottle POM juice
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It was a big hit. Not too sweet which was really nice!
FOOD, GLO-RIOUS, FOOD!
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Eric made the veggie platter! Crunch, munch, crunch. Plus the gourmet dip (salsa + hummus)- so easy!
My Pumpkin Spiced Cinnamon Stix and Creamy Peanut Butter ‘Yogurt’ Dip (left) and Dark Chocolate Peppermint Spelt Cookies + Vegan crackers (right):
GLO BARS! They went FAST…I wish I had made more.
Our neighbors brought over meatballs, which the men promptly gobbled up. ;) Emily also brought over a Christmas Log Cake!
Alex brought Spiced Almonds and a tea towel from her recent trip to Barbados! Unfortunately, Emily, Alex, and Emily’s boyfriend Kyle had to leave early and we forgot to snap some pictures together! Oops!
Christmas Glow:
I also made this centrepiece out of a huge martini glass and bulbs:
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OUTFITS!
Eric bought a green turtleneck and red vest from Value Village (thrift store)! Merry Xmas visor is from Dollarstore.
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He sewed all of the Christmas decals onto the red vest himself!!!!
Yes, he sewed on santa too!
My outfit was made up of Dollarstore flashing antlers, Dollarstore Xmas earrings + jingle bell ring, OSGMOM’s Christmas sweater, a white v-neck tee, red plaid PJ pants, red nails, and Dollarstore Xmas socks!
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I felt so comfy and fabulously fashionable, of course!!!
Then it was time for door prizes and the male and female winners!
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We had a good turn out…there were about 20 of us throughout the evening! Luckily everyone gathered in the basement, so my main floor still looks CLEAN! ;) Love that.
We also had the heat turned down to just 64F so everyone didn’t roast in their sweaters!
The female winner, Jamie:
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Tacky Awesomeness.
And the male winner, Henrick:
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He’s Swedish and obviously super cool. Best costume ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
The winners posed with their loot! FYI- they are also MARRIED! lol. Could there be a cuter couple!?
Don’t worry it’s FAKE fur! I was glad I didn’t have to go all PETA on her ass. ;)
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Henrick won an Oral-B Pulsonic electric toothbrush. A HUGE thank you to Oral B for donating this fabulous prize for our party! Jaime won a box of candles and a ‘Peace’ 4-hook wall plate (not shown).
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One of the door prizes was a fabulous Jewelry hanger. Carly was over joyed! ;)
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It was such a fun night!
I only had 2 beers the entire night! I think this is the best I have felt after a big party…ever. ;) I definitely don’t drink like I used to. I find as I get older I realize that I don’t need to rely on alcohol to have a good time. Maybe it is just being more comfortable in my own skin?
I’m still fairly tired…didn’t get to bed until 2:30am and Eric not until 4am! lol.
SATURDAY:
- Clean up the huge mess of bottles (boy, those men drink like FISH!)
- Treadmill hill Workout (GOAL:
Speed 4.2, incline 15% for at least 35 mins) - Glo Bakery work- I had a huge influx of orders yesterday that need to be prepared to ship out. Don’t forget if you place an order this weekend, it will ship out first thing Monday morning!
- Still no word on my CTV interview…bahhhhhh.
- Laundry/start packing for trip
- Catch up on emails (I’m SO behind!!!!!!!!!)
Have a LOVELY last weekend before Christmas! HOW IS IT THE 20th TOMORROW?? I just need to buy one gift for Eric and I am done, thankfully!
What about you…do you have many gifts left to buy? Are you a last minute shopper or an early bird?
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Henrick is totally awesome. :-)
That party looked incredibly fun.
ahahha. i’m a little behind on reading your posts, but this party looks just fabulous!! Eric’s visor MADE that outfit haha. sooo funny!
LOL at Eric’s “outfit”. He looks like he could be a greeter for Zellers.
I love the leopard print on the mittens of your Christmas sweater!!!!