We’re already in December, and very unusually, we’ve not had a single Christmas meal yet! That’s so unusual for us, but we only arrived back from New Zealand last Sunday! At this point in 2023, we were on our third! It’s a tough life, ehh?? 😀
We picked up Paul & Karen in time for the 6.30pm ‘kick-off’ at John & Trish’s – a regular yearly event in our diaries for the past 5 years! 👍
So, we were straight into Trish & John’s annual Neighbours’ Christmas Feast.
The Meal, 2024
With Trish doing most of the ‘heavy lifting’ in terms of the Turkey plus obligatory vegetables, things got off to great start with Rosi’s nibbles. Ann recreated her rather yummy Cranberry Sauce and Devils on Horseback, whilst Karen took care of her special Red Cabbage and Julie sorted out the Cheese for the legendary Cheeseboard (with a few extras from Trish). As usual then, a real team effort that was to be a real treat for the tastebuds! 😋
With John on Bar duties, we were soon into the Christmas Spirit and catching-up with what’s been happening in all our lives since we last got together as a group (which I think was LAST Christmas!).
All that was left was to sit down and eat – and there was plenty to share!
…followed by a traditional Dessert! (Who had all the Bailey’s Sauce???? – another bucket full needed for 2025!).
…and ending with the Cheeseboard! 😋😋 – that didn’t seem to last very long at all! 😯
With the eating out of the way, it was time for…
The Festive Quiz
This year, it was a much simpler affair (as the creators, we had both been all-consumed with getting ready for our holiday, leaving less time to be any more creative this year).
Trish drew names out of the hat for this year’s team pairs…
Paul and Trish
(Same as last year – what are the chances, ehh? Last year’s winners too!)
Julie and Rosi
John and Tom
Dave and Karen
Consisting of just five Rounds (4 questions per round) – mostly multi-choice – and with yours truly posing the questions and Mrs P in charge of scoring and crowd control, battle commenced!
Round 1: Festive Trivia
Round 2: Festive Sport
Round 3: Festive Music
Round 4: Festive Films
Round 5: Festive Abbreviations
With five points for a correct answer and 10 points for answering the occasional bonus questions, we were off!
As usual, it was a noisy but thoroughly enjoyable affair. My new Round of ‘Festive Abbreviations’ seemed to get the ‘thumbs-up’…
…with the above causing a lot of head-scratching (Answer: When Three Ships Come Sailing In).
An hour-or-so later, the scores were in! Paul & Trish handed over their crown to Julie & Rosi who scored a mighty 105, followed by Dave & Karen (65), Paul & Trish (45) and Tom & John (30). With prizes awarded, all that was left was chat more, eat more and drink more! (which we did, with ease!) 😀
Download a copy of the Quiz from HERE
What a great get-together! 😍😍
I’m not sure where the time went tonight! One minute we were admiring Rosi’s nibbles and the next it was close to midnight. Many moons ago, that would have meant we just carried on for another few hours – but not these days! We all called it a day around the same time, where we were home and ‘putting the cat out’ at just before 12.30am! Phew! We’re exhausted – but in a good way!
Merry Christmas! 🎅. The festive season has now officially begun for us!
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