One of the holidays that was mentioned to me is coming up. It's called Christmas, and while it's traditionally a religious holiday, I've found that the majority of people celebrate it more as a friends-and-family togetherness and year-end celebration. There's a lot of music, winter themes, gift-giving, parties, traditional food, and significant abuse of the colors red, green, and gold.

Since Team RWBY (Ruby, me- Weiss, Blake, and Yang) is getting our own house soon, I figured we should have a Christmas-slash-Housewarming party on Christmas Eve, December 24th. There will be a Secret Santa, so make sure you bring a gift. Secret Santa is a game named after a fictional overweight man in a red suit who brings gifts to good children every year, except in Secret Santa you're only in charge of getting a gift for one randomized person at the party. That said, it will be taken out of the list of RSVPs so make sure that if you want a gift or to give one, you RSVP. Rules regarding gifts include a price ceiling of $100, no living creatures, no gifts that would cost more money in the long run for upkeep, nothing that is going to make a mess if someone opens it at the party, nothing illegal, and nothing that's going to cause more harm than good. The last rule is that you absolutely cannot tell anyone whose Secret Santa you are. It is called "Secret" Santa for a reason. And if you don't follow the rules, you're not getting invited to the next party.

[ To sign up for the secret santa, click here to go to the OOC sign ups post! ]

The location will be announced officially in a few days. If you aren't RSVPing, make sure that you know someone who is so you get the directions. Expected attire is dress but not formal. There's no need to show up in a tuxedo, but please don't show up in jeans and a t-shirt either.