Tacky is an Understatement...

Date: December 16, 2011

Setting: The Three Lions Pub at Blackbaud Stadium

Mission: The 16 AS Annual Christmas Party

It was that time of the year where the Lions of the 16 AS gather together to celebrate Christmas and try to out "tacky" each other. The theme was "Tacky Christmas Sweaters". The Airmen were required to sport a tacky sweater, but the wives had the option. This wife did not get an option since my husband said we were in it together. 

Jim and I searched high and low for tacky sweaters but came up empty handed. We found matching cable knit V-necked sweaters at Goodwill. Jim's was green. Mine was red. We found some red and green stockings along with some Gingerbread people stickers and Silver sparkly puff paint. I created a Gingerbread scene on the stocking with lots of sparkle and then attached them to our sweater. I added some sparkly yarn to the cuffs. They turned out hideous which was our goal :-)

We made our entrance at the party and people immediately noticed that we matched. We tried to stay together so people would see that we were a set. We thought we were in the running for the "Holiday Flame" award, but we were edged out by another couple. Awwww shucks!

There were all sorts of tacky sweaters present. Colonel Hahn had Lion slippers attached to his shoulder and real lights on his sweater! Several guys had real lights burning on their sweaters. The best was there were two (not one, but TWO!) people dressed as "Uncle Eddie" from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! One of the Uncle Eddie's was even drinking out of a Moose head cup! 

We had a great time. I met some new wives that live in the Mount Pleasant area not far from us! But, I definitely missed my favorite (former) 16 AS wife, Lauren Coburn! 

Merry Christmas!