Office Christmas Parties

Last night Joe and I went to not one, but two business Christmas parties, both were surprisingly more fun than I expected and at both parties I saw friends I haven't seen in months and did not expect to see on this night.  The first party was a quieter party that was held at the home of the host, the second party was held at an event venue place in the middle of the city.

The first party had soft Christmas music in the background, hor devours and beverages, in a gorgeously decorated home, the second party had a buffet dinner (beef tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, caesar salad, mixed sauteed veggies and lots of sweet treat nibbles..... food was really DELISH), and a really good live band, however..... the volume knob must have been missing from their equipment, because the sound level was so high, you literally could not speak with the person next to you without shouting and saying..... "excuse me..... I didn't hear what you said'!  This morning our ears (mine and Joe's) are actually still ringing and we both have a raspy voice!!!

However...... loud music, libations and a Christmas party atmosphere always leads to DANCING!!!!  And dance we did!!!!  Ellen Degeneres would have been sooooo proud of our older generation business suited men with no rhythm dancing to the oldies and looking like goobers flailing on the dance floor...... but it was a BLAST!!!!!  And I mean OLDIES!!!!!  Music from the 50's that still get you up out of your seat bobbing, shuffling, snapping our fingers, shaking our booties and feeling like we were at a highschool dance kinda dancing!!!!  FUN FUN and more FUN!!!!  We laughed til we cried at each other, watching those brave souls doing their 'signature break out moves', with the look of pure enjoyment splattered across their faces.  And the funniest thing we watched all night was the only female member of the band try not to let her bulging boobs pop out of her dress!!!  We were all waiting for the 'costume malfunction' to happen.... and I believe there may have even been some sideline bets on not only "if" her puppies would show, but at what time they would present themselves to the public.

I love getting all gussied up and gathering with friends from work, or the neighborhood and/or family and spending the evening nibbling, chatting, and dancing.  The night was soooo much better than I expected, and I was expecting a fun night.  But there is something sooo special with Christmas parties that have a magic, sparkly and good cheer atmosphere to them.  I saw friends that I didn't expect to see and that alone was a Christmas gift in itself.  My wish for you my fellow bloggers, is to get the opportunity (or two or three) to gather with your closest friends and family and enjoy the holiday season in good cheer with each other and celebrate the reason for this season.  Hopefully really good food will be involved too!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!