The Holiday Party was pretty fun actually!  I wasn't expecting it to be that great, and it probably wouldn't have been if Christy wasn't there with me.  It was really nice to have her there! 

A picture of Christy and Me before we went to the party:



The Feast
The party started out with a big feast... all kinds of food: cheesy noodle stuff which I liked, but unfortunately didn't eat much of; chicken fingers; all kinds of salad stuff for you veggie freaks out there; mashed potatoes; and there was other stuff I just don't remember because I didn't eat it!  Oh, dinner rolls!  But I didn't eat those either. 

Small Talk
We sat next to Mike from work to keep us company, and also the Marketing Director and her boyfriend or husband (not sure which it was).  We talked about all sorts of things: from the quirks of IT to the big execs of the company; oh and also we talked about PALMS - the Case Management System I'm building at work and how I'm a little concerned meeting the deadline.  It's a big system and for it to be done in six months which is what I unfortunately agreed to is really tough.  We also talked about DDR on the Wii... how I've been playing DDR for like 7 years or something crazy like that, but haven't it played it much on the Wii version.  It just so happened that the DDR on the Wii was there for the party for people to play.  Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2.  I'm sure you can guess what happened next...

DDR on Wii
So I played DDR on the Wii!  It was sort of awkward because the system was set up in a small, crowded room of people from my company (front row seats to watch people make fools of themselves, especially while drunk).  I was a little shy to play at first, but I didn't let it get to me.  After all, I had been playing DDR in front of loads of people for a long time... doing it in front of people I work with shouldn't be so bad!  Luckily, I wasn't that bad... obviously the best one there though, lol.  From what I'm told, people were pretty impressed that I could play the game so well!  One of the Associate Attorneys was like "I just don't understand, like... how do you do that game... you were awesome, your feet did crazy things...", yeah that guy had one too many beers.  I sit cooped up in my office programming all day while I'm at work... it's no wonder that people couldn't believe that I could actually DO THINGS other than programming!  And by DO THINGS, I mean they probably didn't expect one of those THINGS was being able to DANCE!  I did shake my bon-bon a little too much perhaps, but it's hard not to once you get groovin' to the music.  Especially on DDR, if you don't shake your bon-bon then you are probably not doing very well!  I sorta-maybe threw in some spins and fancy footwork too, but it was only because I wanted to SHOW OFF!  That's right, I like to dance and I like to show-off... I LIKE TO SHAKE MY BON-BON! 

The first few times I played it was with the Marketing Director, but I played a couple times with one of the executive committee members of the company.  No offense to him but he looked like a monkey that couldn't keep his balance.  It was pretty funny and he was a good sport about it.  Definitely made for a memorable moment at the party for everyone!

Oh yeah, Christy said a couple girls from my company were checking me out too!  That's nice to hear for a guy that is losing his hair!  ARGH!  Why the hell do I have to suffer through male-pattern baldness!  Why did I have to receive that gene!  Thanks Mom or Dad! Whoever passed that one on to me!  I'm thinking it was my Dad... he has a receding hairline as well, but mine appears to be worse unfortunately.  I used to have great hair!! I would rather have lost a toe... Ok, enough about my hair and my toes, let's continue the story...

The Cue Ball from Hell
The rest of the night saw me playing billiards against my boss.  I lost.  Three times.  I won once though.  Each time I had a partner and one was the Marketing Director's boyfriend or husband (or whatever).  I forgot to mention he's an IT guy, but that's not as important as him not being very good at billiards either (at least on that night).  I definitely need to play more pool...  At least I didn't hit the cue ball off the table like my boss did.  One time he hit it off the table and it came right at me.  Thanks to gravity no pain befell me.

Capitol Grill
While I was playing pool, my company was holding a raffle for prizes.  They gave out all sorts of gift cards and certificates and a Nintendo Wii with that DDR game.  I didn't win the Wii, but I did win $100 gift certificate to Capitol Grill in the Somerset Mall!  I'm told it's a very expensive restaurant and fairly fancy as well.  I don't know when or who I will be taking there, but I do have a girlfriend now and since the restaurant is expensive and fancy, I'm probably going to take her and probably sometime this month!  It's Christmas and New Year's!  One of those will make for a good dinner and fond memories; it was meant to be!

So after that Christy and I went home 'cuz she was looking extremely bored watching me play pool, lol.  A few times I caught her staring across the pool table at what I thought was another guy, but in fact she was daydreaming or something!  She didn't just do it once either, it was like three times!  Three times is three too many so I spared her from having to daydream again (or look at another guy!) and we left. 

Birthday Party
Saturday came and Christy and I had plans to attend a birthday party on her kids' father's side.  Their Dad wasn't there because he lives in Texas and is a douchebag, but loads of other relatives were there! It was a little awkward, but the people I met were very welcoming to me.  They were happy that Christy and I found each other, and I'm told they liked me - thought I was a "real nice guy".  That's because I am a real nice guy.  I'm a great guy!  I'm glad they thought so too.  There was food and drink, and dancing there too at the party.  I danced around with Christy and her kids and some other people I didn't know, and also danced to one of my favoritist songs: Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolph.  Download that song or go buy the single, it's good!

Sunday with the Kids
The little rugrats woke me up early again!  Not as bad as the last time they woke me up at 6:30am though.  This time the 2 yr old boy, Nathan, woke me up saying "Up!", "Up!", "Up!" but once I let him up on the bed, he rested there with us for about an hour and half.  That gave me some extra sleeping time at least.  The rest of the day saw us playin' with the kids, watching TV shows or movies, and pretty much just relaxing.  We did go to the store to pick up some meds for me (cuz I was STILL sick) and some groceries for making dinner and stuff.  I also found time to take a nap and work on my project for work!  A well-rounded Sunday I'd say.

This weekend Christy will be up again and we might be going to dinner at my cousin's house not far from where I live.  So tune in next week, again, and be sure to watch the ELF YOURSELF video below - 'cuz it's funny!