A surprisingly enjoyable holiday party
Office holiday party today. This year, instead of renting out the back of a bar or catering in the office, our managers booked a private room at Dave & Buster's for all 40-odd of us. For me that translated to four games of pool with three different people, two rounds of bowling, shuffleboard, a bunch of skee ball, free food and drinks, and a healthy dose of mingling with people I don't always get to hang out with at work. Pool was the best; I hardly get to play these days, and beyond that, I'd forgotten what a thrill it is to hold my own in games with a bunch of guys.
And. When I cashed in my tickets from the skee ball, I found a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers. They're exactly the pair I was imagining on Wilson but haven't been able to find a picture of online -- light brown padded headband without teeth to hurt the scalp, darker brown thin antlers, and little gold bundles of mistletoe at each base. I wore them the rest of the afternoon and am still wearing them. They make me happy.
In sum, five hours there after only half a day in the office, fun and games and a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers, and I didn't have to spend a penny.
I feel good right now. It's been a while. It's nice.
ETA: And while we're on the subject of feeling good, big THANK YOUs to elynittria-not-noydb for the dreidel and fallen_arazil for the LJ gift certificate. They were such wonderful surprises.
And. When I cashed in my tickets from the skee ball, I found a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers. They're exactly the pair I was imagining on Wilson but haven't been able to find a picture of online -- light brown padded headband without teeth to hurt the scalp, darker brown thin antlers, and little gold bundles of mistletoe at each base. I wore them the rest of the afternoon and am still wearing them. They make me happy.
In sum, five hours there after only half a day in the office, fun and games and a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers, and I didn't have to spend a penny.
I feel good right now. It's been a while. It's nice.
ETA: And while we're on the subject of feeling good, big THANK YOUs to elynittria-not-noydb for the dreidel and fallen_arazil for the LJ gift certificate. They were such wonderful surprises.