My family that was here all this past week left early this morning to head home to Orting, WA. About 13 hour drive, if you are lucky.. Apparently they were lucky.. 
A few weeks ago Lynn called to let us know we had reservations at the Maxwell Inn for our annual dinner and gift exchange..
Rich drove.. His vehicle seats all of us.. and barely fits all the gifts!!
Just as we were leaving from Clearlake Oaks, brother Rick was just getting home to Orting..
We arrived at the Maxwell Inn about an hour after leaving Clearlake Oaks.
The Maxwell is has been hosting our little gift exchange for a few years now. It is an old hotel with a lovely bar with taxidermy animals all over the walls.. And all of it is decorated so festively for Christmas!! Love it!
We did a our gift exchange having fun watching each person unwrap a surprise! We had a couple of cocktails while enjoying the unwrapping of gifts..
Soon we were on our way to dinner.. Seems like we sit in the very same place every year..?? We always meet the most interesting people. This year we met a bunch of cowboys on their way to “Old Mexico” to go deer hunting.. They all seemed to be having a GREAT time.. some more than others!
We brought a couple of bottles of wine to share with dinner. Dinner was fabulous! Even one better, one of the cowboys bought our dinner.. Merry Christmas to us..
Great night with Great friends! Merry Christmas Everyone!!
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