{"id":5776,"date":"2001-12-17T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2001-12-17T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sch1auh0s7.site.nfoservers.com\/wp_lew1slau\/?p=5776"},"modified":"2022-04-29T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:00:22","slug":"clifton-dwellers-christmas-party-2001-minneapolis-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewislau.com\/index.php\/2001\/12\/17\/clifton-dwellers-christmas-party-2001-minneapolis-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Clifton Dwellers&#8217; Christmas Party, 2001. Minneapolis, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The annual Clifton Dwellers&#8217; Christmas Party, 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The yearly tradition of exchanging gifts, basically all consisting of &#8220;white elephant&#8221; presents, limited to US$20 or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not the present that mattered, but the fun we had that day that was worth remembering\u2026 at least until the party NEXT YEAR!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5777\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image067-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5777\"\/><figcaption>Everyone who works at 310 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403 was invited&#8230;<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5778\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image068-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5778\"\/><figcaption>Maureen got a giant blow-up moose head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5779\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image069-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5779\"\/><figcaption>and this is what happened&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image080-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5781\"\/><figcaption>Trevor gentling blowing into our lovely moose&#8217;s ear&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image081-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5782\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image082-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5783\"\/><figcaption>Now what am I going to do with\u00a0<strong><em>THIS<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0thing?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image083-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5784\"\/><figcaption>Another popular present&#8230; the singing Christmas tree&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image062-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5786\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5787\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image072-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5787\"\/><figcaption>hat appears to be just a normal, cute Christmas tree&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image076-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5785\"\/><figcaption>&#8230; will spontaneously start singing Christmas songs&#8230;!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5789\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image078-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5789\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5790\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image086-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5790\"\/><figcaption>Now time for exchanging&#8230; people have one chance to exchange their own present with someone else&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5791\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image087-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5791\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image089-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5792\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image091-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5793\"\/><figcaption>The moose proved to be a popular item!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image092-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5794\"\/><figcaption>Yeah! I can hang this in my office!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image095-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5796\"\/><figcaption>Mary got a pretty metallic photo frame&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5795\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image097-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5795\"\/><figcaption>Well, I really would like\u00a0<strong><em>YOU<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to have this entire bottle of SUNFLOWER SEED&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image101-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5797\"\/><figcaption>I got the moose! I got the moose!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image102-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5798\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5803\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image103-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5803\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image104-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5799\"\/><figcaption>Maureen exchanged her fluffy Christmas tree&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image105-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5800\"\/><figcaption>with the\u00a0<em>SINGING<\/em>\u00a0one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image106-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5801\"\/><figcaption>Now what are we going to do with\u00a0<em>THAT<\/em>\u00a0in our house?!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"5802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image109-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5802\"\/><figcaption>All in all, a fun party. 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