The Divas with our holiday loot
My white elephant gift started with a hunt. A poem on a card put me on a quest to "find the cow".
The cow I eventually found was hiding about 40 silicone USA swim caps!
The next swim club festivity of the holiday season was a Sun Devil Masters bowling social. A really fun event, with lots of great bowling and tons of high fives that were handed out. One of the highlights was catching our new Local Masters Swim Committee chairman, Terry DeBiase goin' Gangnam Style.
Terry "Psy" DeBiase
The SDM Bowling Crew
My score was a pretty measly 110, but check out Chandler's 199! Five strikes in a row!!
Another fun event was the annual "Learning Ladies" day at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. I joined four wonderful ladies I've come to know through the Society for Technical Communication, for great conversation while taking in the beauty of the garden. We enjoyed lunch on the patio where we were entertained by dozen's of Gambel's Quail, Doves, Cactus Wrens, and a Roadrunner. The garden typically has interesting art on display throughout the many trails, and this year we were treated to some very interesting seasonal sculptures.
Summer
Winter
Fall, which was my favorite
This picture, which shows three of the four seasonal sculptures, provides some scale. Two of my friends are standing near the Spring sculpture. These works or art were huge!
Last but not least, was Christmas Day, where I spent a wonderful evening with my two lovely daughter's and Cheryl's boyfriend, Phil. Lot's of fun gifts, goodies, and Christmas cheer was enjoyed by all. So grateful to have been able to share it with my loved ones.
Cristina sportin' her Finn hat with Cheryl and Phil in their Christmas sweaters
The table is set, awaiting the festivities
Me and Cheryl with our Christmas Coffee
Phil and Cheryl at her father's house showing off their adorable holiday sweaters
Me and my lovely girls, hammin' it up
After noshing on some yummy treats, we headed out for a walk through the neighborhood, where I came upon the most adorable Christmas lights ever! It was a string of little marshmallow S'mores. There are two little marshmallows decorated like a little snowman, sitting on a chocolate topped graham cracker square. Too cute!!
