Social Committee Update

The Overlook will have it’s first Holiday Open House on Thursday and Friday, December 5^th and 6^th. Come and share the cheer. There will be goodies and lots of vendors from our very own neighborhood. We’ll have holiday crafts and decorations, holiday buttons, Premier Designs jewelry, Southern Living at Home, home decorations by the Jenkins Group, Pampered Chef and Creative Memories. Stop by the Speights at 606 Walder Trail. On Thursday, the holiday store will be open from 5:30-8:30pm and noon until 8:30pm on Friday. Please feel free to bring your children. Thank you to Julie for opening her house to this event.

Our next Bunko game of the season will be Tuesday, Dec. 17^th. It will be held at Leslie Blasingame’s house at 511 Walder Trail at 7 pm. So please call Leslie at 481-2649 to reserve a spot. Bring a Christmas ornament or gift item of $5 for a  gift exchange. Once again, we all contribute $5 for the prize money.       

We are all looking forward  to the progressive dinner on both streets on Friday, December 13th. Georg'a Walsh of Walder Trail and Colleen Douglas of Texas Point have done an incredible job of coordinating this event. We want to thank them so much for giving their time and energy at this hectic time of year. The participants travel to different houses for cocktails and appetizers, soup and salads and  main course on their respective streets. Both streets will meet at the Kennedy's’ for dessert and white elephant gift exchange. A $5 reservation donation is being charged to go towards our holiday decorations for the front entry. Special thank you to the gracious families who have opened up their houses for the courses. The participants will have to dazzle them with the dishes they supply!  Please contact Georgia Walsh at 497-2706 or Colleen Douglas at 497-2031 for reservations or more information.

As you go through last year’s Christmas presents and put aside out-grown toys, remember we’ll have a garage sale in the spring!

Social Committee:  Colleen Douglas, Mary Jenkins, Nancy Lowrance, Valkyrie Meek, Nancy Lowrance, Nancy Townsend, Nancy Thomsen, Lori  Tomkewitz, & Samantha Kennedy

 

Christmas Trivia Quiz

1.  At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of what plant?

a.  Ivy

b.  Yew

c.  Holly

d.  Mistletoe

 

2.  The poem commonly known as The Night Before Christmas was originally titled:

a.  Santa's Secret Visit

b.  A Visit from St. Nicholas

c.  The Night Before Christmas

d.  The Midnight Guest

 

 

3.  Electric Christmas lights were first used in:

a.  1492 

b.  1895 

c.  1944 

d.  1976

 

 

4.  The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in which country?

a.  Canada  

b.  China 

c.  Mexico 

d.  Spain

 

 

 

5.  The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day.  It is also the holy day of what saint?

a.  St. Eustace

b.  St. Brigit

c.  St. Nicholas

d.  St. Stephen