Office Christmas "Do"
Fri Dec 10 2004

What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day!

So…well...it is often happens that when you haven’t got much expectations, things intend to turn out pretty well anyway…

Yesterday’s office party was all right…wasn’t in the office, actually, but in uni club…nice modern place…disco next door…noise, music…yummy food…candles on the tables…silly tooters (which we, of course, used as often as we could)…
The Boss was cute…the Speech was dreadfully boring, as expected…people generally cheerful and some people I’ve never seen before…

We’ve created a small company at one of the tables. A Company of Giggles, Mingles and Mischief’s. So our corner of the restaurant wasn’t particular quiet…and no wonder that by the end of the evening everyone capable of walking moved over to our table…And we laughed even more… we talked, we laughed…we laughed when next door party switched off their music and gone…we laughed when the restaurant staff cleaned all the other tables in there…took them away…dimmed the lights…there was still some wine on our table left …and we still laughed…we laughed when one of the restaurant managers came over to us and ask when are we going to leave…Boss asked him back: “what time do you close?” - “half-hour ago”…it was 5 min to midnight…[oh-oh]

It was an OK evening. Despite of me being a designated driver, I still had pleasant time…you can’t predict what kind of things one could hear, when one is the only sober among the drunken colleagues…[~still blushing, recalling things that being said and done]

Gave Boss a lift … to the office …he was so determined to use his bicycle to get home from there, he refused me to deliver him and his bike to his wife, saying that she would be worried, if I did so (?!) LOL…Finally got home by 1am, dragging with me another colleague of mine to stay with us overnight…It was a good night after all…

And it was natural to do anything except work today, suffering from afterparty syndrome. (not me, but why would I want to be different from everybody else? ;-) )
So today was an office Christmas decoration day for us here…
...boring...

7 Comments
  • From:
    Essenceoflife (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Dec 10 2004
    Sounds like your office really knows how to have a good time. I know what you mean about the things you see and hear when you're the only one sober at a party... all my holiday parties are like that this year... but it's quite entertaining, isn't it? Have a good weekend!
    -T
  • From:
    Dreamerbooks2003 (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Dec 10 2004
    Oh my .. From the opening lines I thought maybe you had a very juicy tale for us. not the designated driver.. Oh well. It does sound like you had a great time. I know what you mean about being the only sober one and over hearing too much! I am in that position almost every family get-together with my son (wife's family)
    It can get old.. but sometimes very funny.
    **Hugs** .. Glad you made it home safely.. (with overindulgers in tow)
    Sounds like you are a very good friend.
  • From:
    Ichandra (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 11 2004
    hey miss tick if it isnt the party lady at it again real time I admire you for having a good time when everyone else is getting plastered ha ha I dont have any problem saying not to liquor but when everyone around me is drinking then I feel left out
    I dont know why because all I have to do is look at a drink and I get high ha ha you know miss tick a cheap drunk
    have a beautiful week
    love ichandra
    ps I am looking forward to your january party
  • From:
    Teaeyegger (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 11 2004
    It is a direct correlation to that peace of music… for music surely does create the peace within me… it is said that music soothes the savage beast within us… for me that is s truth… a very humbling truth… my life has often been influenced by a peace of music or words written by others that inspire my mind and imagination… I have in all ways wanted to be more… and now the artist dwells on the threshold…
  • From:
    Labyrinth (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 11 2004
    office parties is a time to put down all those pens and close down those puters. ours will be on the 14th.

    hey, the pajama party i initiated was a success last night. we had a blast. now i need sleep cuz it lasted til 2am. lol. got that idea from ya. thanks.

    ori:D
  • From:
    IKnowHer (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 11 2004
    Happy to hear you enjoyed the Christmas party. let me wish that all the parties to follow during this season will bring you more fun and joy.
  • From:
    Bubbles1956 (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Dec 12 2004
    I used to be the designated driver (I liked it) every weekend while in the service. It is amazing the things you see and hear and remember lol. I still am a driver for the most part, I actually prefer it. I can have fun sober anyway, I love to laugh. Sounds like you do too. Way to go!
    Sheryl