Bruce's Christmas Do was very fun. His new house is beautiful!! The first thing I noticed was how well-lit it was - much brighter than the old house with lots of recessed lighting in the family room and living room. And, of course, everything is so new and perfect. After Bruce complained that everyone was congregating in one room, and not flowing into the family room, someone stood up and said, "I'm going into this other room to be by myself" just to make Bruce happy. It was pretty funny, but as Bruce said, eventually enough people showed up to necessitate splitting off into the other room. Doug Haverty kept telling people, "I made the coconut cake with FOUR eggs, so it's practically a protein source and good for you." There were so many other desserts, I didn't try any, but I'm sure it was delicious. Mark has difficulty finding desserts he's not allergic to, but there was a lemon bunt cake that was very lemony and he enjoyed that very much. Prisca Kim brought Korean pears that were the size of grapefruits! I always put the peanut butter pie in the fridge because it's best served cold, but then I always forget about it. By the time I brought it out, I think everyone was full...oops! Hearing Richard Sherman play piano was very fun. He played a medley of songs from Merry Poppins, but then started over and was repeating Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - we all looked at his wife, Elizabeth, and she just shrugged, but then Richard looked up at her and said, "Oh, did I already do that one?" We all laughed, and he went on to play "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Everyone was singing along to all the songs, which made the whole thing that much more festive. It was a very successful Do indeed.
