The CG gang!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
White Elephant Party
This is your early reminder of our upcoming annual CG Christmas party, at Ross and Rachel’s house, on Friday, December 19th. Socializing will begin around 7:45, but the actual event may not start until closer to 9, to allow for our Southland Singers to arrive from the Friday night service. (This bodes well for all you late arrivals!).
The basic plan is for use to have a variety of Christmas snacks, a showing of the cartoon version of the Grinch, and a white elephant gift exchange. The basic rules of the White Elephant exchange is that everyone should bring a gift (of approx 10 dollars in value). It can be a nice gift, a gag gift, or a combination of both. (In recent years, the combination gifts have brought the most entertainment value. I seem to remember it rather interesting to watch people fight over a tacky gold purse to get the Starbucks card inside). Gabe will explain the rules the night of the party, but the brief version is, we all draw numbers, we draw a gift at our number, 2 exchanges can occur during each turn, Number 1 gets to also exchange last (so good number to have!). And Gabe often has an extra gift for the person who is deemed to have the most pitiful gift.
The basic plan is for use to have a variety of Christmas snacks, a showing of the cartoon version of the Grinch, and a white elephant gift exchange. The basic rules of the White Elephant exchange is that everyone should bring a gift (of approx 10 dollars in value). It can be a nice gift, a gag gift, or a combination of both. (In recent years, the combination gifts have brought the most entertainment value. I seem to remember it rather interesting to watch people fight over a tacky gold purse to get the Starbucks card inside). Gabe will explain the rules the night of the party, but the brief version is, we all draw numbers, we draw a gift at our number, 2 exchanges can occur during each turn, Number 1 gets to also exchange last (so good number to have!). And Gabe often has an extra gift for the person who is deemed to have the most pitiful gift.
Monday, November 17, 2008
CG Thanksgiving Potluck -Friday 11-21
Event Info
Host: CG
Date:Friday, November 21, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Location:
Ross and Rachel's House
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Potluck, Friday, the 21st at 6:30 PM at the home of Ross and Rachel. So far on the menu: meat, chicken casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, Deviled Eggs, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. Other items needed will include drinks, side dishes, and desserts.
Host: CG
Date:Friday, November 21, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Location:
Ross and Rachel's House
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Potluck, Friday, the 21st at 6:30 PM at the home of Ross and Rachel. So far on the menu: meat, chicken casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, Deviled Eggs, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. Other items needed will include drinks, side dishes, and desserts.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Pumpkin carving
Time for our annual pumpkin carving event this Friday. Bring your pumkins, and perhaps we can put some photos on the site, and "vote" for our favorites!
Visit to Pachuca
Jerri and I had a wonderful trip to Pachuca. I loved getting to see people I connected with on the mission trip this summer! Just wanted to share a couple of photos! The food was fantabulous!!!
A view of pachuca!!!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Gabe in the Philippines
Greetings Friends!
After our ordeal in Houston, I have continued on to the Philippines. OK, this may seem petty to those wealthy world-travelers among us, but I had my intial Frist-Class experience! Here are the first two courses of a 5 course (maybe more) meal.
Everything you have seen in the movies is true, from the hot towels, to the larger bathrooms to fully-reclining seats which helps on a 15 hour flight. Next, the hotel is rather spectacular. Not quite Disney, but inpressive in its own way. Here is the building of my room.
Here is the view across the 5+ acre saltwater swimming pool. There are 3-4 other swimming pools plus a coral reef, spa, fishing pond, lots of activities for kids, 4 restaurants, a private beach, scuba . . . I wish my family was here to enjoy the experience. I don't, however, wish to attempt a 30 hour travel experience with two small boys. Here is a satellite view:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=10.261457,123.983803&spn=0.002513,0.005472&t=k&z=18
More updates later, or see you at Connection Group!
Gabe
After our ordeal in Houston, I have continued on to the Philippines. OK, this may seem petty to those wealthy world-travelers among us, but I had my intial Frist-Class experience! Here are the first two courses of a 5 course (maybe more) meal.
Everything you have seen in the movies is true, from the hot towels, to the larger bathrooms to fully-reclining seats which helps on a 15 hour flight. Next, the hotel is rather spectacular. Not quite Disney, but inpressive in its own way. Here is the building of my room.
Here is the view across the 5+ acre saltwater swimming pool. There are 3-4 other swimming pools plus a coral reef, spa, fishing pond, lots of activities for kids, 4 restaurants, a private beach, scuba . . . I wish my family was here to enjoy the experience. I don't, however, wish to attempt a 30 hour travel experience with two small boys. Here is a satellite view:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=10.261457,123.983803&spn=0.002513,0.005472&t=k&z=18
More updates later, or see you at Connection Group!
Gabe
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