Last night was our Christmas enrichment night. This is the fourth Christmas extravagganza I have been in charge of in the last five years. Honestly, I am a little burned out. Thank goodness I have really good committee members. We wanted to have a night that was uplifting and would help us remember the true meaning of Christmas. Mom (the creative genius she is) suggested we call the evening a "Christmas Lift" rather than Gift. Ahh, very clever. We had posters that said: come get your christmas lift, and made little gift shaped invitations (I went through 3 glue sticks making my half).
Our original plan was to keep things simple (four of my seven committee members have newborns) so we weren't going to decorate too much. Last year we went around the ward gathering alpine trees and christmas trees. The entire gym was surrounded by lit up trees. It was really pretty but it was a major undertaking. On Sunday (yes three days ago) we all realized that we were being lame and that we needed to do something. Enter Dave Fowles, a committee member's husband. He is a big fan of Christmas decorating and also happens to be an excellent craftsman. This is what he did for us. I mean he did the whole thing, except for wrap the presents though he did offer.
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This is the rest of the gym. We had seating for 72 people and had one empty seat. We served chicken cordon bleu (we made ourselves, crazy idea won't do that again), baked potatoes, rolls, beans & pie for dessert.
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After dinner we had a program in the Relief Society room. Some sisters played musical insturments, sang or shared holiday tradition ideas. We ended with a testimony meeting. The whole thing went well I am told. I couldn't enjoy it because I was worried about everything. This picture pretty much captures how the night was for me:
Sorry if I bored you with all the details. I have it on pretty good authority that this is probably the last enrichment event I will be planning for awhile. I thought I better document it.
4 comments:
You are very impressive! It looks like it turned out to be a great evening. Those of us on enrichment boards can all appreciate your efforts. I hope you get several nice comments from ward members. You deserve it!
This is great. It sure makes our little Thanksgiving enrichment look sad. We only had about 30 people (out of 100) compared to your 71. You must have a great budget. We had to do ours under $80.
I'm sure your sisters got their Christmas lift. Who knows how many really needed it and to walk in the cultural hall and see the effort that was made in order for them to enjoy and feel that lift lets them know how much they matter. I am all about keeping things simple, but sometimes that simpleness leaves a message that people don't care enough. Your ladies can't help but feel they are special. I'm sure it was an evening they won't forget for a while. I totally relate to the not being able to relax and enjoy. Been there, done that many a time. You'll have to let us in on the new calling that seems to be forthcoming.
Wow, that is so impressive! You do such a great job. I don't know who he is, but way to go Dave Fowles. I can see why you keep being put in charge. You might not want to get your hopes up though - you are probably going to be made ward activity leader, based on your track record.
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