| On December 13th, 2005, several members of JCRC and
their spouses had the pleasure of participating in the annual Christmas
Party. This year the event was graciously hosted by Dr. Jim & Melba
Crago in their beautiful residence.
It was obvious to all of us that many days
of planning and preparation were needed to make this event possible.
Everything was perfect from the Christmas Spirit shared among friends to
the Holiday decorations that adorned the home. Even Jim's workshop was
in pristine condition as the men went down to envy his fine collection
of R/C crafts.
The food was not only delicious, but the layout was so
beautiful that it should have been featured in a magazine! Perfectly
cooked turkey, ham and some of the best ever 'Bacon-wrapped BBQ Smokies
with brown sugar' were just a
small part of all the delicacies offered. One of the favorite sweets
were the 'snowballs' made from a mixture of chocolate Oreo cookies that
were smothered in white chocolate. Other items that made us all wish we
could just continue eating were stuffed mushrooms, spinach dip, hot
cheese dips, cheese ball, sweet
pickles, fudge, colored peppers, deviled eggs, assorted vegetables and on and on. Each
item was thoughtfully labeled so that you knew what you were eating, a
very nice detail. Just thinking about it again makes us wish we could go
back right now!
After an hour or so of conversation among friends, the
men went down to inspect the shop and enjoy R/C stories as well as
talking about our recent on-line & swap meet
conquests. Afterwards we all went back upstairs to enjoy R/C related videos
as we watched "Crasher 4" and felt the pain of seeing how 'other' R/C pilots make mistakes and succumb to the laws of flight and
physics.
This party won't be forgotten any time soon and to help us remember, we offer up these
photographs of the festivities, provided by Jim Crago. Our sincerest thanks go out to the Crago's for hosting
this year's unforgettable party.
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