Just got back from my office Christmas party! We went to a fancy restaurant. Had to dress up and everything. And if I do say so myself I looked pretty darn good! It's been a while since I've had a real reason to dress up like I did tonight. It was fun all by itself!
Well it was just the 6 of us gals having a good time and trying to use manners, so we had a good time. And then my boss realized she had a huge hole in the armpit of her sweater. We were laughing so hard my abs already hurt...then a few minutes later we find out she had a hole in the other armpit too! Poor thing! All we could do is laugh!
Well the food was great. Fortunatley one of my co-workers spent 15 years living in Europe so she knew what half the menu was as well as the 'manners' most of us were lacking! I had crab cakes that were to die for and eggnong cheesecake! Plus a salad and a cheese sampler as my appetizer.
So the evening was great, we loved our presents, the waitress didn't shush us or ask us to leave, etc! So then the bill comes....like I said, there are 6 ladies including me that work in my office....only 6! And graciously our company is paying for our dinner through our reimbursement checks. We don't have our Christmas party with the rest of the company because they are over an hour away and always have it at a really inconvenient time. So our head boss said it was fine for us to have our own party again this year. Last year my understanding is the total bill was close to $200. (I didn't work there yet.) So her only thing was she wanted us to 'tone it down a bit' this year. So what do we go and do...we double it! And then some! Our bill came to $500.50 to be exact! Mine alone was $72.83! Needless to say I still had a great time, but I don't think I'm writing my entire meal off! Maybe just the crab cakes, thoes were $30. Oooohhh....and I still have to tell dh!
Well it was just the 6 of us gals having a good time and trying to use manners, so we had a good time. And then my boss realized she had a huge hole in the armpit of her sweater. We were laughing so hard my abs already hurt...then a few minutes later we find out she had a hole in the other armpit too! Poor thing! All we could do is laugh!
Well the food was great. Fortunatley one of my co-workers spent 15 years living in Europe so she knew what half the menu was as well as the 'manners' most of us were lacking! I had crab cakes that were to die for and eggnong cheesecake! Plus a salad and a cheese sampler as my appetizer.
So the evening was great, we loved our presents, the waitress didn't shush us or ask us to leave, etc! So then the bill comes....like I said, there are 6 ladies including me that work in my office....only 6! And graciously our company is paying for our dinner through our reimbursement checks. We don't have our Christmas party with the rest of the company because they are over an hour away and always have it at a really inconvenient time. So our head boss said it was fine for us to have our own party again this year. Last year my understanding is the total bill was close to $200. (I didn't work there yet.) So her only thing was she wanted us to 'tone it down a bit' this year. So what do we go and do...we double it! And then some! Our bill came to $500.50 to be exact! Mine alone was $72.83! Needless to say I still had a great time, but I don't think I'm writing my entire meal off! Maybe just the crab cakes, thoes were $30. Oooohhh....and I still have to tell dh!
