Here we are at the Supreme Court Christmas Party! It's an annual event for all Court employees and their families, and it's a fancy bash, lemme tell ya. There was plenty of food and drink, the Marine Corps string quartet was playing, and as you can see, there's a tree reaching toward the stratospheres. I think I'm about 34 weeks in this picture, and my Great-Aunt Mary says I look like I've swallowed a sugar baby watermelon. =) I took the Metro to the Court for the party, and after it was over, we walked a couple of blocks to Union Station to metro to Bethesda to babysit for some friends. Not too shabby for a very, very pregnant woman. I'm still feeling pretty good; no swelling so far, but it's getting harder to sleep at night. Sigh.
This was just a small part of the tasty goodies at the party. That table was the dessert table, where you could get eggnog, apple cider, and hot chocolate, as well as all the sugar and carbs one could ever want. David is on the left, leaning over and trying to decide what he wants. Notice the gigantic Christmas tree in the background. It's a live tree, and it's probably about 30 ft. tall, tall enough to touch the ceiling of the grand hall in the Court. Some hill top is missing you, big guy.
"Three French hens, two turtledoves, the U.S. Attorney General, and a couple of Supreme Court justices..." =) Apparently, it's an annual tradition to gather around the grand piano in one of the conference rooms at the Court to sing Christmas carols every year. Chief Justice Roberts led the singing for awhile, and then he handed the baton off to Justice Scalia (standing next to the woman in green). Justice Scalia is an enthusiastic singer. You might also notice a distinguished looking man wearing a red tie and looking up. That's Mr. Alberto Gonzalez. I think we were singing "Silver bells...it's Christmas time in the city," at this point. Merry Christmas from Washington, DC.
Here we are at the Supreme Court Christmas Party! It's an annual event for all Court employees and their families, and it's a fancy bash, lemme tell ya. There was plenty of food and drink, the Marine Corps string quartet was playing, and as you can see, there's a tree reaching toward the stratospheres. I think I'm about 34 weeks in this picture, and my Great-Aunt Mary says I look like I've swallowed a sugar baby watermelon. =) I took the Metro to the Court for the party, and after it was over, we walked a couple of blocks to Union Station to metro to Bethesda to babysit for some friends. Not too shabby for a very, very pregnant woman. I'm still feeling pretty good; no swelling so far, but it's getting harder to sleep at night. Sigh.
This was just a small part of the tasty goodies at the party. That table was the dessert table, where you could get eggnog, apple cider, and hot chocolate, as well as all the sugar and carbs one could ever want. David is on the left, leaning over and trying to decide what he wants. Notice the gigantic Christmas tree in the background. It's a live tree, and it's probably about 30 ft. tall, tall enough to touch the ceiling of the grand hall in the Court. Some hill top is missing you, big guy.
"Three French hens, two turtledoves, the U.S. Attorney General, and a couple of Supreme Court justices..." =) Apparently, it's an annual tradition to gather around the grand piano in one of the conference rooms at the Court to sing Christmas carols every year. Chief Justice Roberts led the singing for awhile, and then he handed the baton off to Justice Scalia (standing next to the woman in green). Justice Scalia is an enthusiastic singer. You might also notice a distinguished looking man wearing a red tie and looking up. That's Mr. Alberto Gonzalez. I think we were singing "Silver bells...it's Christmas time in the city," at this point. Merry Christmas from Washington, DC.
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