{party animals} our blue blue christmas party

A and i throw a christmas party every year. we usually make ourselves crazy in the process, but we love it anyway. this year we threw a "blue christmas" party: blue champagne punch, blue yummies, and my favorite: blue stripey straws. everybody wore blue and much merriment was made. 
each year we pick a charity to include in the festivities - this year we asked our guests to bring a bag of dog or cat food to donate to a the north texas food bank. we ended up with tons of food for needy pets {thanks, friends}! our cats thought they'd hit the jackpot when they discovered all the food under the tree the next day. they were pretty brokenhearted when we took the food away, but then we explained the meaning of christmas to them and they were okay with it {i think}.