Holy Cow, I am so behind! Here is yet another attempt to catch up!
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Each year, the Bailey's throw an Ugly Sweater Christmas party, but we've never been to one, cause they lived in Arizona up until this past year! So I was way excited when Rachel told me she was continuing the tradition!
So, it turned out I was much pickier than I thought I would be, also, it seemed everyone and their dog were going to an ugly sweater party, so, even though there were a ton of ugly sweaters, there weren't many Christmas-y ones left. So after much deliberation, I decided to go with a gross green zip up, and found Tyler a terribly misshaped and shrunken sweater with a little girl's powder-blue turtleneck underneath. He looked absolutely dashing.
To top off my outfit, I wore costume beads and tacky jingle-bell earrings that Erin and I found at Wal-Mart. ...To think some women wear those types of earrings for real...
Party time:
The usual- good food, cute decorations. The unusual- hideous outfits.
The best part of this party? The photo booth and the white elephant gift exchange! Rachel set up a little studio in her dining area with a Christmas wrapping paper backdrop and cheesy props [including some awesome glasses I got from DI]. And of course the white elephant gift exchange was hilarious! There were some random gifts! For example, a home drug test, a t-shirt that says "i pooped today," a terrible mantle clock with a picture of the Last Supper [we provided that one], and a massive back massager that everyone fought over.
Here are a few pics from the party
Each year, the Bailey's throw an Ugly Sweater Christmas party, but we've never been to one, cause they lived in Arizona up until this past year! So I was way excited when Rachel told me she was continuing the tradition!
Preparation:
Immediately, I started my hunt for the perfect ugly sweater. Which, of course, means a few trips to the D.I.! [It's pretty much exactly like Goodwill]. They always have the best selection! [Provo's has a WAY bigger selection than American Fork's- for future reference].So, it turned out I was much pickier than I thought I would be, also, it seemed everyone and their dog were going to an ugly sweater party, so, even though there were a ton of ugly sweaters, there weren't many Christmas-y ones left. So after much deliberation, I decided to go with a gross green zip up, and found Tyler a terribly misshaped and shrunken sweater with a little girl's powder-blue turtleneck underneath. He looked absolutely dashing.
To top off my outfit, I wore costume beads and tacky jingle-bell earrings that Erin and I found at Wal-Mart. ...To think some women wear those types of earrings for real...
Party time:
The usual- good food, cute decorations. The unusual- hideous outfits.
The best part of this party? The photo booth and the white elephant gift exchange! Rachel set up a little studio in her dining area with a Christmas wrapping paper backdrop and cheesy props [including some awesome glasses I got from DI]. And of course the white elephant gift exchange was hilarious! There were some random gifts! For example, a home drug test, a t-shirt that says "i pooped today," a terrible mantle clock with a picture of the Last Supper [we provided that one], and a massive back massager that everyone fought over.
Here are a few pics from the party
