Today we had our Holiday Board Game Bonanza which required everyone to bring a holiday snack as well dress in tacky holiday attire. 

This year ugly holiday sweaters were impossible to find. I think this was due to the disproportionately large amount of elderly people in the area either buying all the sweaters or not selling them to Goodwill because they were/are still wearing them. Luckily my roommate Paul and I were still able to find nice (ugly?) coordinating outfits (see below). I had one of those magical Goodwill moments when I randomly looked over and saw two identical shirts - one with green stripes and one with red. We weren’t sure if it was cheesy enough but another shopper volunteered her opinion across the aisle with a confirmatory affirmative. Done and done. 

But my first holiday bean dip reflected not only my Christian and/or secular friends - but also my Jews as their Star of David tops the tree. I had to destroy a good amount of yellow pepper to get that star just right.  The red, green and black also represent the Kwanza in all of us as well - with the yellow as an added accent. 

The first official roommate holiday picture; sure our moms will love this one: