Party, Party, Party!

You would think we were party animals reading the title. We are, at least last night anyway. First we went to the Red Hat Ball. All those lovely ladies in their beautiful dresses and hats. Some were so decorated you would think they would break their necks. But most had more feathers than a Peacock. No kidding! I just sit there staring at them because they are so elaborate, and beautiful. Mine just has a red and purple band and a couple of feathers. Now you would have to see one to believe it. I have no idea where they get the bright Red and purple feathers. They are gigantic, some at least two foot long. That must be a heck of a bird to catch in a exotic land somewhere and pull feathers from. LOL.. Then there is the dancing. When there is a slow one the husbands, or friend, get up to dance. But when the line dancing starts there are only one or two men. One of our ladies is 86 yrs young. She is up there doing the "Boot Scooting Boogie", " Electric slide" and all the other line dances you can think of. Others are in their 60s and 70s. They are amazing and so much fun to be around. I am one of the younger ones in our group. There are 2 sides of getting older and i love this side. I am doing things i wouldn't have done when i was young. I missed a lot believe me, you will too if you don't play as i am doing. Anyway the second party was at the condo with neighbors and friends. We played games, actually quizes, like telling the end of OLD advertisements, and i do mean old. And guessing the names of people in movies by the part they played. Some were before i was born so i didn't get a lot of those. Then we played dirty Santa. It's a stealing game, you put all your gifts in a pile, everyone gets a number. The # 1 player picks a gift, after that it's a laugh fest. When it's your turn you can steal from anyone who has gone before you. Some people hide theirs because they don't want it to be taken. But it is really fun. SO I hope your holiday parties are as fun as ours were last night. Have a wonderful Christmas, celebrate the birth of our Lord, and hope that Santa brings you wonderful gifts. And your New Year is filled with blessings.