Our family has deep German roots—my grandparents immigrated after WWII, and my maiden name, Schatz, means ‘sweetheart’ or ‘treasure’ in German. So in 2017, we fully embraced a German Christmas theme, and it was wunderbar! From traditional décor to festive treats, everyone got into the spirit of honoring our heritage in the most heartfelt (and gemütlich) way.
My book club read Murder on the Orient Express, so I thought I’d surprise them with a murder mystery dinner for our meeting! Each person got to be a different character from the book and use props associated with that person. We discussed characters, motives, and interesting behaviors. Clues were scattered throughout the house for us to discover and reenact the mystery. I played the Detective Hercules Poirot to lead the discussion and solve the murder mystery. Scott even joined the fun as our murder victim!
