The Chism Family hosted our 4th annual Reindeer Antler Party last Saturday night! We had another great turnout. Thank you to all our dear friends and family members who were able to attend. Joli did an excellent job baking, as usual. It is true that I have gained a little weight since marrying Joli, but there are good reasons: My Beloved Can Cook! Wow! You should have tasted those cookies! Unbelievable.

Joli’s job (besides the many hours shopping, cleaning house, taking care of kids, and baking cookies) was entertaining the guest! She was the perfect hostess. I got the privilege of working in the kitchen as the Barista. This years number one seller of coffee drinks was anything that had Eggnog in it! I kept trying to sell black coffee with no cream and sugar, but it was THUMBS DOWN! People wanted eggnog, vanilla, white chocolate, etc. I must say: it was fun making the specialty fufu drinks, and I enjoyed every minute. Why? Because coffee making still allows me to get in plenty of good conversations: people do have to stand there and wait for their cup you know! People kept asking me, “Did you work at Starbucks.” Nope. Starbucks was not popular when I was in high school, so I had to learn how to make good coffee by trial and error.

Anyways…we are now counting down the hours as we pack up and ship out to visit our East Coast Family: The Howard Clan! We leave on Wednesday morning until January 4th. We can’t wait to see you all. Thanks for reading. Until next time…signing off! Merry Christmas To All!