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It's been a while since we've had an "around the office" post here, so we wanted to vicariously invite all of you working this Christmas Eve (or catching up on KLASusers afterwards) to our annual holiday celebrations.

Whatever you celebrate: may your days be joyous and bright!

Two typical office tables, loaded with potluck dishes. Offerings included chicken, meatballs, roast veggies, sweet potato casserole, rolls, and a fruit salad with kiwi and pomegranate. There is also a pressure cooker on the table.

For the office potluck, we had an excellent array of holiday dishes, usually classics but often with a little something new. An office favorite is the soup that John Owen brought every year--that recipe was handed down to George who dutifully carries on the tradition.

The buffet line as Mitake, Katharina, Marion, and Katy load up their plates.Another table with desserts: a fruit tart, meringues, cookies, rice crispies, saltine candies, and a chocolate spread.

John, Katy, and Marion settling in at a conference table with gift bags and wrapped presents clustered in the middle, while Nancy, Tracey, George, and Lee go through the buffet line behind them.

After lunch, we have a white elephant gift exchange, with each person either opening a gift or stealing someone else's. There's always a lot of laughter, and just a little chaos.

On another night, we all go out for a more formal dinner, with families invited.

James, Mitake, Collin, and Sammy around a table. The buffet and another round table of Keystone staff are behind them.

At the next table are Kyle, Nancy, Katy, George, Marion, and Katharina. A beautifully decorated Christmas tree is in the background near a cozy fireplace.

Table three is host to Brian and his wife Aimee, Lee, John Carpenter, and John's wife Colleen

Finally table four has Mark with his wife Nellie, Dave Holloman with Cheryl, and Drea's husband Callie.

Not pictured: Drea, because she was the one making the rounds with the camera.

Mitake and James look on as Dave unveils a "Keystone Parking" sign, printed big and bright, although it still needs a second bolt affixing it to its signpost.

Dave brought a present for us all this year: new signage to try to keep the other tenants of the building out of our parking spaces!

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse of the festivities! You all are part of the Keystone family too, and we hope for a chance to see you in the next year's webinars and mini-conference--or even better, in-person at KLASusers 2027!

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