Last Tuesday we had our work Christmas pot luck and white elephant exchange. I was asked to take a pic of the whole group, which is how I got this shot. Otherwise it might have been a little weird for me to bust out a camera at a work luncheon, wouldn't it? I'll answer that - yes, it would be. Anyway, I am not a huge fan of pot lucks - something about a bunch of crock pots and food from a bunch of different places kind of grosses me out.
I really like the way this turned out. Like, pleasantly surprised. I snapped it real quick over my lunch hour and didn't expect much. Now I feel like I want to blow it up and frame it.
And now onto more important things: I love Step Into Christmas by Elton John so much. It is definitely my top 5 favorite xmas songs. Maybe even top 3. I could listen to it all year. Also in the top five is Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) by Darlene Love. She performs this song every year on Letterman's Dec. 23rd Christmas tradition show, which I make sure to watch every year. I also really love God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Barenaked Ladies and Sarah MacLaughlin....and the whole Mariah Carey Christmas album (obvi)...and basically anything Harry Connick Jr. does...
We had an event at work on Tuesday morning and my boss asked me to get a few pics. I didn't take any other ones that day, so I had to creatively crop this so as not to reveal any identities.
This was right before I almost passed out during the meeting, btw. I had to get to work at 6:45 (!!!!) that morning to set up for the event. When I got there, I immediatly began running around setting up for the event, I didn't eat anything yet that day, the night before I had done this really hard stair workout, so I was exhausted and sore from that, the room was super hot AND I had to stand in my heels for the entire 1.5 hour long meeting. About 10 mins before it ended, I was trying to figure out an exit strategy in case things got really bad. Thankfully, I didn't make a scene and excused myself to sit down and eat a bagel immediately after it was over.
The good news from this day though: my new nephew was born! I'll see him on Tuesday! Pictures to follow (obvi).
Now that it is getting darker earlier (waaaaaa!), it is getting more difficult to take pictures after work when I am at home with decent light. So, I decided I need to bring my camera to work and find some inspiration there. It actually comes at a great time too because I feel like I have exhausted my options at our apartment.
The trees at work have ridiculously amazing colors going on right now.
But for the record, I'm still not digging the fall. Still mourning the loss of summer.
I went out on my lunch hour to get some pics again today...and I think I have exhausted my flower options in the block radius around my building. Not that I couldn't take pics of other things, but I like the flowers. They are always a good subject - kind of like babies - babies and flowers are incapable of being ugly in a picture. And unlike husbands, neither of them can tell you when enough is enough.
This is my desk at work. Let me give you a little tour around... Let's start from the left.
-file cabinet, magnetic hanger that I got from Office Max that was the coolest thing I had ever seen. (is it just me who gets excited about office supplies?)
-That red balloon on the windowsill: it is a birthday balloon that has been passed around to everyone in our office for the past 3 years. It calls my desk home for a little under 3 months - until June 15th when the girl who sits next to me has her birthday.
-blah blah, work stuff, files, papers, projection sheets
-an actually really comfortable office chair
-out my window, I see: people walking their dogs (usually the same people), a girl training for some kind of run or triathalon perhaps? She does sprints in the parking lot once the weather gets nice, 13 lined ground squirrels burrowing in the ground and a tree that never loses its leaves in the winter.
-that plant on the right side of the desk. I got it from my boss for my bday this year. I almost killed it a week later. That's pretty awful, considering it literally takes residence an elbow length away from me. Since then, I have kept a close eye on it and give it the appropriate nourishment it needs
-up above: flyers, envelopes, name plate with my new name
-back down below: water, lotion, afternoon snack (apple)
-blah blah, more papers, phone, binder, other work stuff.
-on the ground: my new yellow purse that I got from Dizzy.
Fun stuff, hey?
I'm going to make an effort to go out during my lunch to get some pics. I am sick of the night shots with the low/artificial light.
On this day, I noticed that my favorite work boots have a crack in the sole. (tear) Here is why they are awesome:
-They are tall - tall boots don't fit over my calf most of the time, but these fit!
-The tall-ness also lends itself well to keeping me warm in the cold months
-They have a wedge heel which makes them WAY more comfortable than boots with a regular heel
-I got them about 2 years ago for $16 (marked down from over $100)
I found a product called Shoe Goo that might be able to fix this though. I'm crossing my fingers.
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