I was thrilled when I learned about the Christmas party with my co-Hivers. As we grow older, we attend fewer celebrations like this, so I'm excited to attend this one. Who else loves Christmas parties?
The venue for the Hive Cebu - Christmas Party 2023 is in Sacaan Tropical Breeze Resort, Tabunok, Sogod, Northern Cebu, Philippines. I am so thrilled because it’s my first time to visit the place. We will be having a Hawaiian-themed Christmas Party.
We arrived at around nine thirty in the morning. This is what the outside of the resort looks like.
Wow! The sea is calling. As soon as I arrived, I felt so excited to see the wonderful view overlooking the towns of northern Cebu.
We then went in. We parked our motorcycle in the designated parking area.
We also helped my mother 
We then went to the venue where our party is set to be celebrated. It was located at their function hall with a beachfront view. How magical. Here is what our venue looks like.
All thanks to miss 
For the first order of business, once you arrive in the venue, you need to fill out the registration form and they will give you a name tag with your Hive username. At the back part of your name tag is your designated name for the exchanging gift. What an exciting twist.
I got my name tag with my username in it and I submitted my gift with the corresponding unique code name of the person who will receive it. We all have our own unique code names that
I got a gift for Good Witch and I definitely have no idea who the Good Witch is. Her wishlist includes : White rubber shoes, Black Jeans or Bag. I got her a pair of black jeans.
The program then began and it was hosted by 
To begin with, everyone had the chance to flaunt their attires. It was sampled by
We decided to show off our outfits by walking in front of the crowd and posing at the middle. Although I was hesitant at first, I was able to push past my discomfort. Here are some snapshots of my co-Hivers rocking their Hawaiian-themed attire. We're definitely ready to party.
Everyone dressed up in their best Hawaiian attire for today’s Christmas party. The Hiver who had the best attire of the day would be declared the winner. After flaunting the attires, we were asked to form groups of five for the caroling contest. Although it was an impromptu event, we managed to perform well and had a great time socializing with our co-Hivers.
This activity really measures how creative and talented the Hivers are. We managed to prepare presentations in a short span of preparation time. We never say no to challenges. We embrace them gracefully.
For today’s Christmas party, I and 
We had two sets of players and the winners were 
It was also time to award the best-dressed participants.
It was then time for lunch.
Foods were catered by the resort and it was a solid ten out of ten. What a sumptuous lunch we all had.
It was time to do Exchanging Gifts. But since we all have no idea who the people we are giving gifts are, or who are we receiving our gifts from,
It is undeniably evident on everyone's faces that we all had so much fun. It brings everyone so much joy being able to socialize and get to know our co-Hviers even more.
To my surprise,
I could only remember the day when
Here is everyone striking a pose with the gifts received. Happy faces and happy hearts. Merry Christmas indeed!
To end the program,
We then had some picture-taking at the beachfront.
December 26,2023 - Sacaan Tropical Breeze Resort, Tabunok, Sogod, Northern Cebu, Philippines
It was such a fun and memorable experience. Being able to meet and greet people who’ve blogs you just read, are surreal. It makes me happy to be able to socialize with these amazing people.
The fun does not end there. We then dipped in the pool. It was such a perfect way to end the day.
Have a Holly, Jolly, Christmas everyone. Ciao! ☺︎♡