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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Christamas Dinner at Ruth and Jimmy’s with friends

This year Ruth and Jimmy hosted Christmas dinner and we were invited along with Connie/Manny, Dennis/Marilyn and Lil.  There was a Christmas dinner up at the front of the park for anyone who wanted to come but we enjoy the smaller gathering.

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We arrived at Ruth and Jimmy’s condo about 2:45 and everyone was already there including this greeting party!

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Mitzi….

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….Bella and….

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….Ramona!

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The guys were comfortably seated and talking about….????…guy stuff I guess.

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The ladies were also chatting.

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Eric, Manny, Jimmy and Dennis….looks like Manny is saying something really important.

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The ladies (Ruth,Marilyn, Lil and Connie) moved outside into the sunshine on the patio.  A lovely warm afternoon at the Cerritos resort where Ruth and Jimmy rent. 

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The dining room all set up for dinner including the pointy hats! 

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Time to dish up.

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The seating arrangement was part of Ruth’s big plan with numbers under folded napkins and numbers under flowers to tell us where to sit but in the end we just all sat down. 

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Lovely arrangement.

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Dinner…ham and turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, creamed corn and green pea salad along with dressing, gravy and cranberry salads.  Yum!

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Connie between the flower arrangements that Ruth had bought for us all. 

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We were just getting ready for dessert when Dennis mentioned the nice sunset.

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Lovely.

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Ruth and Jimmy have a vacant lot across from them and can see the Riu Resort which is pretty when it’s lit up at night.

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Now we are playing games organized by Connie.  First Ruth gave us each a paper plate with a sticker underneath which she had linked to present bags for each of us.  They were pretty much gag presents.  Marilyn has a set of lacy red bikini underwear in her bag. Ooh lala!

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Eric got a really pretty fan.  We all had a good laugh at that but….

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….he really liked it!

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I forget what Dennis got!

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Eric wasn’t going to trade with anyone.   Lil got toilet paper and I got hot sauce.  We all had a good laugh. 

Then wehad to play “ draw the snowman complete with eyes, nose, arms with a line to show the ground.”  Connie gave us each a paper plate which we put on top of our heads to draw without looking.  Manny cheated!!! …..he kept taking it down and drawing.  Ruth won…again…just like last year.  Her’s was completely recognizable and mine looked like a 1 year old drew it.  What the heck.

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Dennis is holding Mitzi…a surprize because dogs are not his favorite thing.

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Eric picked Mitzi up and she stayed on his lap while he gently patted her. 

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Bella is pooped with all the excitement and is having a nap!

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Marilyn is looking at her snowman on the plate and having a good laugh.  I gave my hot sauce back to Ruth for a prize.

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Everyone had a really good dinner and an enjoyable evening with friends. 

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Dessert time.  Manny made pumpkin pie and there were chocolate cookies and Christmas cake too. 

By 8pm we were all pooped and ready to go home…pretty late for old people but we did get started at 2:30.  Felt like it was 11pm!

Thanks Ruth and Jimmy it was a great night!

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