The Green Elephant Party

So about 12 years ago I started this little thing called the green elephant party (not white elephant because I am a non conformist) with all of my high school friends, and after all this time, the tradition is still going strong!!! Most of us don't see each other more than this one time a year but we still make the effort to get together and reminisce, laugh about the old days, eat good food, and just have a great time. This year was hosted by Jen, and it was a blast. We had a great turn out and the food was delicious.

Then came the gift exchange. We all bring our gifts in a brown paper bag so as to disguise the green elephant, which is actually is a green buffalo candle, that is where the tradition started. If you pick the green elephant, you become the hostess for the next year. (oh, and if that's not enough, your prize package also includes a real green elephant figurine, a hula dancer doll, and a mini green santa hat, among other things).

This year the honor went to Becky. We have a big lighting ceremony and a swearing in during which you would think Becky had won Miss America, with all the flashing camaras. A few years ago we deemed Susan our Historian, and she keeps track of the history of this great event.

There was a big snowstorm that night and my friend Y, who's name shall remain anonymous, had to drive about 40 miles north. All in all we got about 8 inches of snow that night.