How cool is that, a lawyer who throws a party for his clients?!?!

This isn’t just any old party, either.  Guests are treated to shrimp cocktails, roasted garlic over polenta, beef filet, and an extremely well-stocked bar featuring gorgeously backlit bottles of Absolut.

The group is warm and fun, and in the cool ambiance of Locust Grove, it’s no surprise that the size of the party grows every year.

It’s good to be back at Locust Grove again and thinking about this season’s awesome weddings coming soon with the spring weather.  Can’t wait!

Locust Grove

Catering by Gino’s Pizza

But every once in a while a special event comes along, and the Indotronix holiday party is one of them.

We used to work in the corporate world years ago; it was long hours, pitiful pay and little thanks.  But these guys really treat their team like family and it shows.

They go all out with a smorgasbord buffet of Indian and Italian food, gifts of wine and chocolate for the grown ups, presents for the kids.  They even had a puppet show featuring Grover, Ernie, Burt and Barney for the little ones.

Check out the kids playing with the puppet spider in this photo.

These kids are so darn cute!  We danced, we hokey pokey-ed (yes, there is an occasional time when we can bust out some cheese in the appropriate environment) we sang and clapped our hands.

The little ones make me want to be a kid again.  Heck, they remind me that I am a kid.

That’s what the holiday spirit is supposed to be all about.  And that’s why I am so grateful that we were able to revisit our friends at Indotronix once again.  Happy Holidays!

They are a sweet, lively bunch who are like family to each other…and to us, too.  As the Commodore expressed in her speech, “I asked my granddaughter on Thanksgiving Day who was the oldest member of our family.  And she asked back, ‘Out of just the people at the table or everyone from Chelsea Yacht Club?’”

One of the past Commodore’s stood up to accept his award and say thanks.  “I always forget to thank my wife,” he admitted.  “Not because I forget my wife, but because she’s such an integral part of my life that I couldn’t do anything without her.”

The group boasts several adept ballroom dancers who love to waltz, foxtrot, rhumba and tango.  What a treat to watch them work the floor!  In a group whose median age is 61, they sure know how to enjoy themselves.

One of my favorite moments of the evening was watching the oldest member of the club, a spry young gentleman in his 90′s, tentatively join in to the Electric Slide.

It’s about family, fun and trophies for all that hard work.  Thanks for inviting us again, guys!

Villa Borghese