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December 01, 2018
Burnsville, MN
ULLR Holiday Party |
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Coordinators: Karen Holmquist, Nancy Sand, Diane Erlandson |
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| Neither
rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor ice will deter ULLRs from
partying! In this case, it was snow and ice – and lots of
it! Driving through heavy wet snow and ice, grasping the steering
wheel with white knuckled hands, straining to see through undulating
wipers valiantly trying to clear snow and ice off the windshield,
forty-five ULLRS and three musicians braved the metro area’s first
major snow storm of the season to come to the annual ULLR Holiday Party
on Saturday, December 1, at Gramercy Club in Burnsville. Due to
the weather, travel time was long – as much as two hours for Alan M and
Charlotte N. A few ULLRs decided the risk was too
great to travel, and stayed safe at home. Early arrivers helped party hosts Karen H. and Nancy S set up the GC party room. Craig N volunteered to shovel snow away from the entryway to the building plus part of the sidewalk. When he came back into the building, he commented he liked the shovel. (Maybe Santa will deliver a new shovel to Craig!) As the rest of the partiers arrived, coats and boots were shed, and driving stories were shared while enjoying beverages and appetizers. ULLR President Joan R welcomed us. Announcements were made. Then it was time to get in line to fill our plates with a delicious pork dinner followed by an assortment of dessert bars. All food leftovers were donated to a shelter. Following dinner, we were entertained by the Singing Hearts, a three-person group led by former ULLR Roger W. (Nancy S gave him a friendly reminder that it was time for him to renew his membership.) The song list included opportunities for us to sing along to some fun and sentimental Christmas tunes. Ten ULLRs were recruited to help with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by wearing reindeer antlers and holding up reindeer name signs as the song was sung. Ken M was Rudolph with a red nose. Most of our ULLR reindeers held up their signs on the right beat of the music, but a few needed some reminders from the others as the song was sung. It was lots of fun with abundant laughter. Branches of mistletoe were passed around. Roger W sang in Norwegian and sang a ski song he had written. We learned there were many places to Christmas shop when we heard I’ve been Everywhere Man re-written to I’ve Shopped Everywhere. The entertainment closed with Happy Trails to You – a fitting end to a lovely evening with ULLR friends in a building beautifully decorated for the season. Of course, such an event does not happen without much planning. Once again Diane E received all the event checks and prepared the name tags and table reservation tents. Patty F served as the official photographer. Hosts Karen H and Nancy S appreciated those who came early to help set up, greet people as they came into the building, bag nearly 50 toys for Toys for Tots, and help clean up the room at the end of the evening. When ULLRs left to drive home, they happily discovered the snow had let up, and the snowy scene outside was beautiful, including all the cars that looked like big white marshmallows! |
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