today's the day! the holiday luncheon is here.
wednesday is my early day so i'm here at 7:00am. i sit down and get myself ready to run reports and whatnot and i'm assaulted with the cackling laughter of two women near me. this begins a wave of other people talking loudly and laughing. at seven!! it's too early. it's still dark outside. i say my morning hello to jen next to me and then put in my headphones. to drown out the noise.
8:30am email from manager. gift bags available. yearly tradition of various themed paraphernalia. this year it's a coin bank with a special dollar coin in it, date book and a decent pen. i was hoping for another set of glass tumblers. coin bank is staying on my desk. i don't need that at home.
9:30am email from manager. gingerbread houses are on display and open for judging. i wander over and my favorite is the pub with a drunk santa passed out in front, surrounded by miniature beer bottles. genius. and my group was worrying about being offensive. please. i wanted to do an "inner city g-house" theme (m's idea) that would have lots of offensive ghetto stereotypes. instead my group did a half-built house with signs out front that said "habitat for humanity." the other houses look like typical gingerbread houses: the old lady's house from hansel and gretel on an acid sugar high.
meanwhile i've counted six christmas sweaters, one lady with jingle bells who might be walking a little more bouncy than usual to make them jingle, and one person with green and red striped tights. this office is really getting into the spirit. the christmas sweaters are my favorite. not really, i can't stand them because they're so tacky...but maybe that's why they are my favorite. the tackiness. especially the ones with sparkles or the cardigan-style. for the old lady on the go.
we have a raffle today for random things. one of these is a microwave which i'm totally putting my tickets in for. my house needs a microwave and if i could get one for free...i would be thrilled.
only a half hour left before we all get on the school buses. i have my "fun facts" packet ready to go but sadly, i did not bring anything to color with. i'm sure one of the ladies with the christmas sweaters will.
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