Yesterday was fun!

Yesterday was my retired teachers' Christmas luncheon held at my previous principal's church fellowship hall in Fincastle, Virginia. I love to travel to Fincastle- a very historical community in the Shendandoah Valley, it is the county seat of the locality where I taught for 30 years. It is always fun to visit with colleagues each year and catch up on their lives. Yesterday I got to sit at the table with my beloved principal. Everyone loves him- such a great guy to work for! As usual he played Santa at the door prize table.

This year they had more door prizes than people!

He called my name out first and I got the pick of the bunch! A great apple candle holder!


The Middle School sang a rousing round of Christmas Standards

and most folks were decked out in their new Christmas sweaters and decorative attire!
As I was traveling home I stopped in at my dear friend and Joshua's mom, Jan's home. Her tree is gorgeous!

She called it an "Americana" tree trimmed with a series of White House ornaments and ornaments from around the places in the US she and Kevin have travelled.