For those of you who were reading about my progress in planning our ward Christmas party, I must give an update! It was actually a huge success. So much so that I’m hoping they don’t think I should be in charge of this every year. I have to admit that it added a lot of stress to my life during the Christmas season, which is already stressful enough as it is. So, I think I might have to pass if they ask me next year. The decor was the best part, I think. My Bishop originally told me that I … Continue reading →

I am stressed. I am not going to lie. The ward party is less than two weeks today and I have so much to do. I have sign-ups galore to deal with, and reminding people, making things, and doing the decorations. We have food to shop for, and caroling groups to coordinate, gifts to buy for the band that is playing. I wonder what the Bishop was thinking? I am such a high stress person. A worrier. I worry constantly about little details that the night of, no one will even notice, except me. Well, maybe there will be a … Continue reading →

The ward christmas party is only 3 weeks away. I’m starting to feel the pressure a little bit, and feel stressed out. I have a lot to do. But, the key to having a successful party comes down to one word: Delegation. In the church, we all have so much on our plates with callings and our own personal lives, but people usually feel they can help out in some small way. That’s why, this year I divided everything up for our party into the following committees: *Food *Decoration *Table & Chair only set-up *Kitchen Clean-Up *Gym Clean-Up *Caroling Leader … Continue reading →

So, I met with our bishopric this week to discuss our ward Christmas party this year. It is starting to take a little shape. I’m still excited about the idea, but it is a lot of work too! This is what we have planned for sure. We will start with a sit down dinner first. We have lots of elderly people in our ward, so we thought it would be nice to have servers at the dinner. This will most likely be our youth. We will pre-assemble the plates and pass those out so that people can sit and listen … Continue reading →

For some reason, the Bishop thinks I should be the one to head up the ward Christmas party this year. Why? I’m not sure, but I guess I should be happy that he has the confidence in me to do it. I’ve never planned anything like this before, and I’m a little nervous. But, alas, I have an idea and he approved it, so we are ready to start planning. I live in UT, so you would think I live in a bustling, large ward full of many cute little families, and lots of members. Not really. Our ward is … Continue reading →