Christmas Time!!
The Christmas season was officially heralded in this weekend, at least for me. I watched a Christmas movie ("Home Alone", not as good as I remembered it), had a white elephant Christmas party, and put up my Christmas tree.
We (me and the team) had our Christmas party early since some people are heading to the states for various reasons. Carols were sung, food was eaten, stories were told, it was a good time. And, of course, there was the annual white elephant game. (For the rules, click here.) After all the opening and stealing, I ended up with some nice bounty (and no, you can't get this stuff here, it had to be shipped over) :
As you can see, there will be some serious chip dipping in the near future...
To top off all the weekend festivities, I found the (not quite real) Christmas tree under my bed, left by the family that lived here before me, and set it up in the living room. This is the first year I've put up a tree, I think last year me and my old roommates just strung Christmas lights around, and found they make great mood lighting. Anyway, here is my amazingly lifelike Christmas tree, accentuated by a nice off-balance tilt:
