Unexpected

I just got home from our work holiday party.

Yes, it's a month after Christmas.

I wasn't expecting to enjoy it. We had to bring a trade and steal white elephant gift. We were also given "funny money" to bid in an auction. I went in thinking that I wouldn't come home with anything. After all, I've spent the last year getting rid of as much as possible. Never the less, the trade and steal white elephant round was... kind of a bust. There were a few things that got stolen a few times (a really nice woven blanket, and wine), but mostly we just stuck with what we got. This made our MC most displeased. However, the auction round? AWESOME!!! Each employee was given $315 of funny money to bid on items. I wasn't necessarily "I need to have that!" in love with anything, but I wholeheartedly enjoyed bidding just to raise the stakes. I got a basket with a really pretty necklace and earrings set (and other stuff I didn't so much care about). My better steal were two baskets I bid for. They included: three cookbooks, two cutting boards, one large bowl, and eight small bowls. The cutting boards and the bowls are all in the same pattern: yellow background with cherries. The gift I got in the trade and steal round was a cast iron brownie set and red pot holders (which match the red cherries!!!) And my brownies got rave reviews. All in all, it was a successful party.

I may have over-indulged... Time to unwind and relax with my kitties.