December 2009 Christmas Club Dinner at St. Jude Country Club

Happy New Year Everyone, Already several weeks have passed since our festive bookless Christmas dinner. In all, we had a showing of 17 people. The members in attendance were Becky, Cheryl, Christine, Ginnie, Jody, Lori, Sharon, and me. Junior members Makenzie and Kristen also joined us along with spouses. We began our evening at the Ferguson home where we indulged in an abundant display of holiday appetizers while strolling from room to room admiring their charming Victorian home. Neither Thomas Kinkade nor Currier and Ives could have painted such a classic Christmas display. One could take pleasure in one hollied nook, and, yet, eye another just as delightful. Needless to say, when it came time to depart for dinner, we had to pull ourselves away from the charming warmth of the Ferguson home. St. Jude Country Club did not disappoint us. The rustic lodge décor of the restaurant featured leather couches and hard wood floors. Fresh pine bows were laden on chandeliers and windo...