{"id":7,"date":"2009-12-15T03:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.vohlafayette.org\/2009\/12\/15\/breaking-news-voh-christmas-party\/"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:38:37","slug":"breaking-news-voh-christmas-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2009\/12\/15\/breaking-news-voh-christmas-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News!: VOH Christmas Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both last year and this year we tried to make Christmas very special for our VOH girls.  Unfortunately, Christmas past sometimes does not have pleasant memories, and Christmas future is a scary proposition, so we try to make Christmas present the start of something new and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>This year instead of going out for a fancy dinner at a restaurant, we were treated to a fancy Christmas dinner prepared and hosted by the Berean ABF at Faith Baptist Church.  Our cook was Deb Trilus, and we feasted on a delicious extravagant spread of tasty treats.  Several of the couples from the Berean ABF took the opportunity to really SERVE the VOH staff and residents,  in part to show their appreciation for the amazing way the VOH girls serve all year long.<\/p>\n<p>We are so thankful for the selfless way our hosts served us, allowed us all a chance to relax and have fun, and made the evening very special for us all.<\/p>\n<div>Mingling prior to our big party<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-FkeznyI\/AAAAAAAABC8\/EckQXxRCHlw\/s1600-h\/DSC_0430.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-FkeznyI\/AAAAAAAABC8\/EckQXxRCHlw\/s320\/DSC_0430.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\">Being served by our friends<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-6hBxyxI\/AAAAAAAABDM\/SMhverbKGpE\/s1600-h\/DSC_0435.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-6hBxyxI\/AAAAAAAABDM\/SMhverbKGpE\/s320\/DSC_0435.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\">We loved the tasty treats we were served.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb_Rmw7_7I\/AAAAAAAABDU\/n2Vd44gvm6k\/s1600-h\/DSC_0436.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb_Rmw7_7I\/AAAAAAAABDU\/n2Vd44gvm6k\/s320\/DSC_0436.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It was so fun being all dressed up and being treated in a very special way.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-gtL2bhI\/AAAAAAAABDE\/zdzRuoPJPww\/s1600-h\/DSC_0432.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb-gtL2bhI\/AAAAAAAABDE\/zdzRuoPJPww\/s320\/DSC_0432.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\">The dining room was beautifully decorated for us.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb_r73ON5I\/AAAAAAAABDc\/sjp3MSGgbRk\/s1600-h\/DSC_0512.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/Syb_r73ON5I\/AAAAAAAABDc\/sjp3MSGgbRk\/s320\/DSC_0512.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\">Our fabulous cook, Deb.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/SycAFXo4xUI\/AAAAAAAABDk\/V3wvjbN5kyw\/s1600-h\/DSC_0514.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_YTHrFUaRjj0\/SycAFXo4xUI\/AAAAAAAABDk\/V3wvjbN5kyw\/s320\/DSC_0514.JPG\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both last year and this year we tried to make Christmas very special for our VOH girls. 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