Annual "Accounting Gang" Christmas Party

It’s become a tradition. I think this is the third time now that we’ve had the “accounting gang” over at our house for Christmas. We used to hold a party for the group at a fancy restaurant but some of that group found it a little too expensive for their budget and the places were usually so noisy that you couldn’t really talk with anyone other than the person seated on either side of you. Having it at a house allows for a lot more conversation and socializing. We had 13 people this time but we've had 12 to 16 people. That’s almost the perfect size for us as we can congregate in the family room for drinks and hors d’oeuvres, eat a sit down meal in the dining room, or sing along with the piano in the living room. And actually we did all three on Friday evening. Everyone seemed to have a good time and only reluctantly left when the evening was over.