Jill's First Christmas Tree

Rick mentioned that what would make his day is to see his name in lights. Well, naturally I am in the business of making Rick's day. Dan and Dawnlyn helped me drape his name in white Christmas lights. Upon the grand reveal, Rick had the gall to ask if the lights blinked. I said "they sure do!" as I pulled the plug in and out of its outlet.

After work, I swung by Andrea's Christmas Cookies & Cocktails party, where I got to see a number of friends from URS and her new City of Austin coworkers. Then it was a mad dash to the home to pick up Jack before circling back north to Jill's house.

That night, I looked at a few more lights as Michelle, Cyndi, and I proceeded to decorate Jill's very first Christmas tree in her very own house.

Jack cheered us on as we decorated the tree.

Jill put the finishing touch on the tree with amplified crowd directions and tweaking instructions.


Look at that finished product! Cyndi, Jill & Zach, and me with Duke (Michelle's rescue dog)

After decorating the tree, we engaged in a riveting game of Pictionary. It was a close game but ultimately Jill and I conquered. Cyndi was not appreciative of Michelle's witty strategy to draw random pictures to confuse and throw off Jill and me during All Play - perhaps only because we somehow did guess the unlikely phrase 'Grey's Anatomy'.