Every year, I have been told, HB's throws a big party after the end of the holiday season for its employees. The store owners go all out, reserving a restaurant for the evening and giving gifts. The employees have been talking about it for weeks ( Read more... )

Last night Donna had a Christmas party.  It was really fun.  Board games and presents, what’s not to like ( Read more... )

The Walt Disney Family Museum had a Haunted Mansion-inspired event tonight. After all, what Disney creation embodies the Halloween spirit quite like Disneyland's haunted house ( Read more... )

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When I got to work yesterday evening, I felt as if something was already off. I thought perhaps I was off-kilter because I'd been thrown off my usual routine. I was working an evening shift instead of my usual morning one, and the parking spaces in front of the Clubhouse were full so my car was left in the side lot, which is small and tight and I'm ( Read more... )

If a table is set with free food, and a bar dispensing free glasses of wine is open, the whole world shows up ( Read more... )

My little niece** Kairi turned one on Thursday, so today her mother threw her a birthday party.  Seanie couldn't go because he was stuck at work - the curse of Sunday shifts - and I had to scoot off to work in the afternoon, but I definitely didn't want to miss Kairi's big day ( Read more... )

Every year, Seanie's family has a Sock Party. We all have a stocking with our name on it, and we buy little gifts to stick inside. Over the years it's evolved into quite the challenge, as it's getting pretty freakin' tough to find anything of quality for under $5 or even $10 ( Read more... )

Last night there was a Christmas party at Matt's house. (Matt is one of the people in our small group. It was our small group Christmas party.) Since it was a potluck, we had to bring some food, but I am useless in the kitchen (I can make potstickers, sometimes, but they didn't really match the Italian dinner everyone planned) and Seanie isn't much ( Read more... )

Rhi had a baby shower today.  It's her second one - first one was hosted by her mother - but I figure she's having twins, so two baby showers makes sense.
I was pretty late, even though Jeannie was kind enough to come into work early.  I had to run home and wrap up a copy of The Cat and the Hat.  See, the gift I had *actually* gotten for Rhi's belly ( Read more... )