13 years of terrorizing Christmas trees …

Way back in the 20th century, when I was just beginning to replace my records with CDs and the constant ringing of mobile phones was still a twinkle in some demented elf’s eye, Lara Edge and I pondered Christmas. We

my first desecration party was a total blast. it involved a plane trip from harrisburg to dixie and a weekend full of revelry and catching up with old friends. this was a weekend when we spent what seemed like a month trekking back and forth to the airport in search of the montana contigent, their luggage, and any delta flight that would actually leave the knoxville airport. a good time was had and i felt like i was 20 years old again.

i did not hesitate to accept another invitation last year but things did not work out so well for me the second time around… upon arrival, i was held captive by a renegade group of “merry maids” and came down with the stomach flu just hours before the other guests arrived. i ended up sleeping in a large walk-in closet during the party and scaring the dickens out of some small tyke who was searching the house for a rumored ghost. fortunately for me, i had carpooled with the escoshafvoogds and they dragged my lifeless body back to virginia until i recovered enough to return to pennsyltucky.

i had hoped to attend the festivities this year but work obligations will not allow me to do so.

thanks, bob and lara, for hosting this gala event for the past 13 years! it’s a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

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