Christmas is such a great time of year. It is time to remember not only the greatest gift that God gave us - our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ - but also the many blessings bestowed upon us. It was no exception that first Christmas that the Java group shared together.
The gentlemen invited the group to dine in Guthrie and experience an "Old Fashion Christmas". They made dinner reservations and purchased theater tickets to "A Territorial Christmas Carol" to be watched at the famous Pollard Theatre.
The gentlemen picked us up promplty at 2:00 PM that Saturday afternoon. We girls gussied ourselves up and then bundled up in our nice winter duds. There was a chill in the December air and we knew that we'd be enjoying the outdoors walking down town.
It was such a great night! The merchants in downtown Guthrie were dressed in their late 1800's clothes and offered hot apple cider and goodies in each one of their stores. There were carolers on the corner and horse drawn carriages driving along the streets. It was a sort of magical night and one that we will always cherish.
The play "A Territorial Christmas Carol" is an Oklahoma take on Charles Dickens' classic. The setting of the play, of course, is in the old west. It was so very enjoyable, even if Jules got a little nervous every time a spirit appeared to old Ebenezer.
After such a delightful evening, we all exchanged gifts. We gave the distinguished gentlemen their favorite Peanuts characters - Mikey received Charlie Brown (who to this day is an important mainstay in the home of the Millers), and Robert got Snoopy.
Mikey, meanwhile, was hanging onto a little gift that he had for Jules, who was not quite ready to receive it...
I'll never forget something that Robert had said in reference to our little group, "Things will eventually change, and we will all go our own way, but the coffee group has meant the world to me." Little did we know how quickly things would change and the dynamics of our group would forever be different.
