HOWEVER--I had picked up a nifty sweater vest at Savers in April. So I proposed a fun and festive FHE--Ugly Sweater Bowling and Hot Chocolate. Who doesn't like these two thing rolled into one fun package? I know I do. Look how excited Inger is!
Here are the "good looking" couples and their "adorable" sweaters--check out Louis' slightly pervy Christmas shirt
Inger showing us a preview of what's to come in, oh, 4.5 more months. This seemed to freak her out a little, since her lil bun in the oven looks more like bread bloat, less bowling ball at the moment
We had some seriously good form on the lanes--especially Evan, who showed off a great spin and the winning score
Every time I got a strike or a spare, I did my elfin' jig. Too bad I didn't get it on film--it's quite charming.
Around this time, the alley manager came over and let me know that "while my holiday spirit was fun, my camera flash was really bugging the hardcore bowling leaguers, and I could only take pictures without a flash from that point on out." Okay, dude. I understand. I would NEVER dream of disrupting the reverence expected on League Night. Flash off.
We dined on some classy fare--bowling alley styleThen the real fun started, Travis "The Topper" Murdock started regaling us with tales of his eagle scout days. His story went a little something like this--"my eagle scout project was rejected because it was too good, too big, and took too much time." He asserted his project took 500 hours and that the end project was a huge cabin of some sort. We garnered a guess that he really built a brokedown kiosk that took a week.
Travis immediately got on the phone with his father to try and back up his story--then he realized it was 11, and his dad would have been in bed for hours. Lucky break, buddy.
Thanks to everyone for another fun night. For those that wanted my homemade cocoa mix, here you go:
Kaari's Cocoa Mix
2 cups nonfat dry powdered milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup cocoa
1/2 cup non-dairy creamer like Coffeemate
Dash of salt
Add 2-4 TBS of mix per mug of water. Top with marshmallows and enjoy!
2 cups nonfat dry powdered milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup cocoa
1/2 cup non-dairy creamer like Coffeemate
Dash of salt
Add 2-4 TBS of mix per mug of water. Top with marshmallows and enjoy!
3 comments:
You are the best elfin bowler this side of the North Pole! I'm really glad you documented Travis' topping. In a few months I get the feeling he will deny that conversation even took place. Now if I could only find a job that would let me curl up and take a nap under my desk; things would be perfect!
Hey, how come this post never showed up on my bloglines?
And why can I only think about wings now? Yum.
You are a perfect elf. But Louis' shirt is my fav.
This showed up on my bloglines today too. Weird.
I love that the hard core bowlers didn't like the flash. I kind of get the heeby jeebies around the hard core white trash bowlers in their own shoes with their custom balls. I would actually be mortified if I was a really good bowler.
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