The Ornate and Excessive Holiday Party

Guillaume and I were invited to a semi-famous holiday party in the neighborhood in December. Part of the fun of the party is that the dress code is always different. This year, we received a very elegant invite in the mail directing us to dress in an ornate and excessive manner. Unfortunately, Guillaume was already in France and couldn't go to the party. So, I went with Tara, Bill and Terry.

Figuring out what to wear was tough for me as I am definitely not an ornate and excessive kind of gal. Tara suggested that I wear a gold dress that I have that I usually use for weddings. I ended up wearing that, but it's more of a summer dress and there was a snowstorm on the day of the party. I had to walk to the party in the snow. I ended up wearing my Wellies and sweatpants underneath my dress and changed when I got there.

Tara and I met a lot of new friends at the party and had a great time. One of the highlights was when Terry, who lives upstairs from the party hosts, brought down Larry, his Boston Terrier. As a result of meeting Larry, Boston Terriers are my new favorite dog breed. Though, I think that Larry's just a charming guy in general and it would be hard to find another dog like him.

Pictured: Tara, Bill and Heather in front of the Christmas tree at Jeff and Andrew's place and (bottom, left) Larry.