Last night the Cruisers had their annual Christmas party. Each Cruiser who wants to participate in the gift exchange brings a wrapped gift. I stopped by Potomac River Running on Wednesday and picked up two mugs and two Christmas ornaments for Bill and me to give away. I paired them like you see below, and secretly hoped I’d win the “I Love Running” mug, because one can never have too much running stuff!
In the past we’ve always gone to Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse for dinner first, and then returned to Bill’s and my house for dessert and gift exchange. We added a new stop this year for added fun, though! We congregated at Joe and Suzanne’s house first for appetizers and drinks. I was so blown away by the delicious assortment of food that I failed to take a picture, but trust me, it was amazing! Oh, and did I mention that they served chocolate martinis?
With so many holiday commitments, we had Cruisers coming and going for different parts of the evening. Beth was able to join us for appetizers, but couldn’t stay for dinner. Amanda joined us for dinner, but couldn’t stay for dessert. Jerome… You get the point. It was so fun seeing everyone, and we really missed our friends that couldn’t attend.
Amanda, Shawn, and Alan
Bill and Deb
Half of the fun of going to a Japanese steakhouse is watching the food being prepared…
The other half is enjoying the delicious food! And catching the shrimp that the chef tosses toward your mouth!
After dinner, we headed to our house for desserts and after dinner drinks, but we were so full that hardly anything was touched.
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Keri was the winner of the two BAMR Bands headbands in my giveaway last week! I have contacted her, and look forward to her feedback on these cute and functional hair accessories! Thank you again, Katie, for donating two of your adorable headbands to my giveaway.
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- Questions:
- Have you attended any holiday parties so far this season?
- Do you like lobster? ~ I actually prefer shrimp, crab, and scallops over lobster.
- Who raced this weekend?
Sounds like a nice group of gatherings! No holiday parties for us yet this year, but the first will be Saturday.
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We had four parties last weekend, and made it to three of them. Enjoy your holidays!
Looks like lots of fun! We had our first MRTT Holiday party this weekend too. Always fun to see runners all dressed up and not in tights.
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I had to miss our MRTT holiday party because I was preparing for the Cruisers’ party. 🙁
Sounds like such a fun way to celebrate! I love japanese restaurants that cook in front of you!
Glad you got your mug- that is adorable 🙂
My favourite seafood is definitely scallops!
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Bill thought it was funny that I wanted it so badly since I don’t drink coffee or tea, but it’s perfect for hot chocolate! 🙂
We had our MRTT party last weekend and it was a lot of fun. I was hoping I would end up with a run ornament of some sort, but no luck 🙁
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I missed our MRTT party on Sunday afternoon because I was getting stuff ready for the Cruisers’ party. I was so bummed!
we went to a japanese steakhouse while on our honeymoon and it was SO fun! i love watching them cook right in front of you. sounds like a really fun night!
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So fun, and the food is so yummy!
I love parties that move like y’alls – perfect for people who can only come for part of the time!!! When our boys were little they used to hide under the table at Japanese steak houses (the fire show scared them!) – needless to say we quit taking them!!!
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I can understand how that sudden blast of a fire would scare little ones!
Those mugs that y’all got are so cute! And I think I have an ornament from that same company – my 26.2 Santa hat ornament has the same exact box/container as the ones you got. I think those gift exchanges where you get to steal from each other are a lot of fun – my family calls it ‘Cutthroat Christmas.’ We don’t play anymore, but when we used to have big get togethers on Christmas Eve everyone over 18 was allowed to play, and at one point we had nearly 20 people playing. It would get pretty intense, with couples working together and all!
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We had a smaller group this year so there wasn’t as much stealing. The first time I ever saw gloves with metallic finger and thumb tips for using with an iPhone was at one of our Cruiser gift exchanges. Those gloves got stolen over and over again!