Monday, December 26, 2011

The Gift Bags Were a Hit!

I've been carrying on about these gift bags I have been putting together for the gathering last night.  Well, here they are.


Here is a picture of the items placed in each bag.  Very simple and very elegant.  A bottle of champagne, chocolates, a box of Oreo covered cookies in a candy cane box and a homemade pumpkin bread.


This is what the bags looked like just before we left for the party.


And the dining room table just before we left.

It was an intimate group of our closest friends hosted by Paul and Barbara Silberstein.  I stopped by a little early and met Barbara at the front door and dropped off a tray of ham and provolone sandwiches on croissants and a cheese ball with crackers and tomatoes.  Her table was divine.   We stayed for a couple hours and then rushed back home to release Baxter from his cage.  He continues to recuperate from back surgery.  He was elated to see us, and we him.  I noticed this morning that his nose was a little pink from his attempts to escape his cage while we were gone.  While I would prefer not to see this, it is a minor issue in the big scheme of things.  A little bit of a pink nose from trying to escape the cage is quite insignificant when the bigger issue is a full recovery from back surgery.  He continues to improve and enjoyed his Christmas present today, which consisted of three new stuffed  "buddies", all of whom are about the same size as him!!  A wonderful day was had by all.

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