{"id":27077,"date":"2022-12-19T12:37:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27077"},"modified":"2022-12-19T12:39:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:39:12","slug":"holiday-gatherings-with-my-pickleball-besties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27077","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Gatherings with My Favorite Ladies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love this time of year because it&#8217;s the one time that I can get together with friends who I normally wouldn&#8217;t be able to catch up with throughout the year because of our busy lives. Some ladies I see at league or in our other play groups but others are on different schedules and so we don&#8217;t get to see much of one another throughout the year. I wholeheartedly appreciate these gatherings that bring everyone together to celebrate our friendship. <\/p>\n<p>Holiday celebrations began two weeks ago with our &#8220;Second Annual Happy Hollitini Social,&#8221; organized by Debbie Fanning. <a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=25468\" >Last year we had it at Todd Brian&#8217;s<\/a>. This year Debbie picked Rain. I think because the girls love to karaoke and it&#8217;s just a super fun place to be. I enjoy the food there so I was all for it. Thankfully, I was able to get my Aqua Zumba class covered so I could join the celebration. Here&#8217;s a video I put together from that super fun night.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Annual Hollitini Christmas Gathering\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-KpmXCA3eIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a fun group pic from that night:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52551960846\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52551960846_a6b9083517.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These ladies fill my heart with so much joy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas Party at Cindy Egan\u2019s\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNT_lBDG6LA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The next night, a bunch of us were at Cindy Egan&#8217;s for some holiday fun and games. Here&#8217;s a group photo from that night:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52554262525\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52554262525_ba61e2c900.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our fabulous host, Cindy, made some delicious, festive treats for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52555258425\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52555258425_1da3348258_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52554789571\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52554789571_1cdcc1640b_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52555325473\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52555325473_39a2b7f1a2_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Celebrations continued this past weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/DbD2sbxxcm0\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when I met my Kansas City besties for lunch at Ocean Prime<\/a>. I met Molly Brave (then Williams), Joy Jackson, and Mary Ann Steinlicht while on a work project a few years ago and we&#8217;ve stayed in touch ever since. <a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20687\" >The three of them have even taken one of my Zumba classes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52567918409\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52567918409_2f14d8b046.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I feel so grateful to be able to take the day off work and join these ladies for lunch. It was totally worth the three-hour drive.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52567927079\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52567927079_bfaba0030f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our lunch at Ocean Prime was amazing. Brian and I haven&#8217;t made a trip to KC together in a while but I&#8217;m totally thinking it might be time for a weekend getaway so he can try this new restaurant. <\/p>\n<p>I am so grateful and blessed to have all these amazing women in my life. And I am equally grateful for the opportunity to spend time with them this holiday season to celebrate our friendship. Until next time, GNG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love this time of year because it&#8217;s the one time that I can get together with friends who I normally wouldn&#8217;t be able to catch up with throughout the year because of our busy lives. 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