Hark the herald, the MINIs sing...
Glory to the Car Club Thing.

Oh, Come all ye MINIacs,
Coopers and the S's
Come and behold them
all in Alexandria.

Yes, if you sang these tunes...you can just feel the holiday spirit. With the holidays ahead of us, admist the planning of gifts for your MINI, you must be wondering what DC Metro MINIs is planning.

Hold onto your hats, kids...this will be a party not to miss.

Join us at Daks Grill in Alexandria for a night of great food and lots of fun.

Meet at the Daks on Richmond Highway (7629 Richmond Hwy) at 6pm on January 10th, 2004. Please bring with you a gift for a Yankee Gift Exchange (one gift person who wishes to participate). Just a thought, but this gift exchange would be the PERFECT time to regift some of your worst gifts this year. Just make sure it is wrapped and doesn't have your name on it. In case you get only the things you loved for the holidays, please use $20 as a maximum for a gift for the exchange. Rules on the exchange will follow.

I just got home from dinner with the events planning person; and I won't give away any details...but we are going to have a blast -- I promise.

Please RSVP so I can give Daks a headcount.

Santa's Little Helper,
PB

 

>>Hark the herald, the MINIs sing...
>>Glory to the Car Club Thing.
>>
>>Oh, Come all ye MINIacs,
>>Coopers and the S's
>>Come and behold them
>>all at the Mt. Vernon Inn.
>>
>>Yes, if you sang these tunes...you can just feel the holiday spirit. With the holidays ahead of us, admist the planning of gifts for your MINI, you must be wondering what DC Metro MINIs is planning.
>>
>>Hold onto your hats, kids...this will be a party not to miss.
>>
>>Join us at the Mt. Vernon Inn on the evening of January 10th to celebrate the Holiday Season. The evening will include a special dinner and a private tour of the mansion.
>>
>>Details will follow shortly. However, if you are interested, please let me know so I can get a rough headcount. Also, please let me know if you would interested in purchasing a special ornament designed for the occasion.
>>
>>Santa's Little Helper,
>>PB
>>

Dag nabbit, blast and hellfire!....we'll be in Key West!! Rats, I bet it'll be a good party, too.

Have fun you guys!

 

im in, cst ect? let me know

 

Please note the change to the location of the dinner. Even though this isn't what was orginally planned...it will be better and actually affordable. Please try to make this amazing post-holiday event.

 

For those of you coming to the Holiday Party here are the Gift Exchange Rules for your enjoyment…



1. All gifts should be wrapped, please try and keep them to under $20 in value. Feel free to re-gift that “dud” gift you got for the holidays! All gifts should be wrapped in such a manner that it is impossible to tell what the item is until it’s opened.
2. Make sure that the outer wrapping does not indicate who the gift is from. It’s ok to find out who the gift is from after it’s been opened, just not before.
3. Each person participating will get a randomly drawn number which will determine when they will get to choose a gift. We’re using BINGO ***** Paddy!
4. You CANNOT select your own gift at any time! (However if you want to work out a trade after we completely finish up, that’s fine).
5. The person with ball #1 will select first. They will open the gift and display it for all to see.
6. The person with ball #2 will then have the option of either taking person #1’s gift or selecting and unwrapping a new gift, and so on.
7. If a person has a gift taken from them, they then have the option of either selecting and unwrapping a new gift, or taking somebody else’s gift (but not the gift that was just taken from them -- if they get it back in future rounds awesome, but you can't steal back what was JUST stolen from you). Before a new person selects a gift, all persons before them must have a gift.
8. HAVE FUN!!! I know it sounds silly to say this. However, at a gift exchange like this sometimes participants forget that this is supposed to be fun and things get ugly…


I know it sounds a little complicated, but once we get started it will all make sense…


Now, some groups use a 3 steals and the gift is done rule. Personally, I don't care for that rule; but since it is becoming a source of arguement in my house. This rule will be voted on at the party!

Other important information:

There will be a set-price menu like the last dinner. While it will include soda, tea, and water; beer and wine and other adult beverages are your own responsibility. In addition, please note that Dak's is a popular cop hang-out. This is NOT the place to leave from impaired in the slightest way. Be safe, please.

See you all at Daks!!!

Hugs,
PB

 

What's the latest head count for this event ? My wife and I would like to attend but will not know until later this week.

 

>>What's the latest head count for this event ? My wife and I would like to attend but will not know until later this week.

Current count is 34 peoples in lots of MINIS...Let me know...we will make sure there is a space for you.

Thanks,
PB

 

Hope I'm not too late to RSVP. I would like to join everyone on Saturday night. Please count me in. Thanks, Maureen