Since my husband and I moved into our new home back in February, we were well overdue for a big family get together. What better time to do it than at Christmas?! We decked the house in head to toe holiday decorations (including a giant Santa in front of our home -- no shame), and made the house come alive with twinkly lights and a beautiful tree to match.
Rather than stress about preparing every item of food for the evening AND making the house spotless, we decided to do a potluck instead. Each family brought one food item, whether that be a big salad or a banana pudding dessert (YUM). It made life so much easier for us and helped us to enjoy the process of preparing our first party so much more. Our menu was as follows:
Appetizers:
Shrimp Cocktail
Chips and Sausage Picante Dip
Asian Salad
Entree:
Brown Sugar & Honey glazed Ham (made by my wonderful husband!)
Sides:
My mom's famous green beans (seriously, y'all, they're good)
Broccoli Casserole
Crockpot Mac & Cheese
Desserts:
Banana Pudding
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peppermint Bark
For after dinner entertainment, we decided to play the White Elephant game, where each person brought a wrapped fifteen dollar gift to trade at the party. We had some pretty interesting stuff! I made a "movie night" gift which included three movies (obviously), a couple bags of popcorn, and a bunch of candy. I won a ton of lottery tickets stuffed inside a Christmas coloring book, haha!
We had an amazing night! Here's to many more parties in the future!
XOXO, Bailey
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