Friday was my Christmas party for work and I had a blast. I met up with two coworkers before the party (the picture above is my soul sister and work BFF, Bri) for drinks and “prom photos” (the drink(s) helped me loosen up, something I always need for big social events!), and then we went to the party. Which was fun! And there was karaoke! I did not sing but was crying from laughter listening to some of my coworkers sing. It was the best. Afterward, I went back to a coworker’s apartment for a little after-party. I didn’t get home until after 3 am, which is a record for me. All in all, one of the best nights I’ve had in a seriously long time.
The high of my week was decorating for Christmas. Usually, I like to decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving, but my mom and I were in Savannah that weekend, so we finally managed to decorate on Sunday. Our tree is beautiful, our lights are strung, and sparkly garland borders our windows. I love how cozy and peaceful my apartment looks with all the decorations. I even got into the spirit at work and decorated my cubicle. A lot of the cubicles in my office are decorated, which makes for a super cozy work environment.
The low of my week was dealing with package delivery failures. I ordered a fun gift for my book club gift exchange (that’s on Tuesday, so I need it ASAP!), and I was told it was delivered to my front door, but it most certainly was not. Looks like a call to Amazon is in order. Fun times.
A podcast episode I loved was Brooke White on The Lively Show. I haven’t been listening to a ton of podcasts lately (I know… shocker for me!), and the ones I have listened to have been okay, but nothing spectacular. I listened to this episode of The Lively Show while driving up to Georgia and it was such a great one! I think I had a lump in my throat for the majority of the episode because gah, Brooke White! She has persevered through so much, and her story really touched me. She’s one of the few American Idol alums that I distinctly remember and really adore.
A blog post I loved was Shannon from Awash With Wonder’s guest post for Witty Title Here’s “Feminist to Follow” series. I am really enjoying Cassie’s “Feminist to Follow” series, and this post was especially poignant. Shannon is a beautiful writer and I love her message and how passionate she is about feminism.
But part of being human is to hope for a better world and to believe that you may play a role in making it so. Fighting for gender equality is one of the most important things we can do to make the world a better place – not just for women but also for men.
The best money I spent was $11 for a tabletop Christmas tree and decorations for the tree from Target. I call it my “Christmukkah tree” because the tree itself is blue and the tinsel is silver so… it looks like it’s celebrating Hanukkah. It all works out in the end, right?
My plans this weekend include a low-key evening in tonight (100% chance I’ll be cozy on the couch, watching a Christmas movie or two), going to SeaWorld tomorrow (sooo flippin’ excited!), and watching the Dolphins/Patriots game at a sports bar on Sunday. I am a Dolphins fan, I will be with a Patriots fan, and I’m pretty sure the Dolphins are going to lose. I’m just going to enjoy the game. Somewhat? If I can? Oy.
What was the highlight of your week?
I adore your dress!
I’m so glad to hear you had such a great time! 3 AM?! Oh my gosh, way past my bedtime too hahaha. We must both have old souls. 😉 Also, your dress looks great! Love it!
My highlight this week would for sure be the delivery of our new kitchen appliances yesterday!! They are so beautiful.
I don’t even remember the last time I was up until 3 a.m. I don’t even think I stayed up that late when we went to Vegas last year. I’m such an old lady 😛
My highlight was decorating for Christmas too! Well basically decorating the tree, it’s my favorite. And my apartment smells magical, I love it. And this weekend is our Christmas party and I can’t wait!
One of the things that bums me out about working from home is that I don’t get an office holiday party. Sounds like so much fun!
Wow, your Christmas party sounded super fun. And staying out until 3 am is impressive! We have Phil’s tonight and I am really excited for it as he has a lot of coworkers around our age and they are all so fun and nice. Then we have mine on Thursday and I feel so so about it. I am looking forward to introducing him to some of my coworkers, though, but maybe especially the ones I b*tch about to him so he can understand why I complain. 😉 Ha.
We spent last weekend in Jamaica, so it’s tough to pick a favorite moment! But if I had to pick I’d say the wedding as it was so beautiful and we had so much fun dancing on the beach!
You look gorgeous in that dress! Glad you had fun at the party!
I also loved the Brooke White episode on The Lively Show! I’ve been going back and listening to a bunch of older episodes too and I am LOVING it!
I’m so glad you had so much fun at your Christmas party! You looked beautiful. Our Christmas party is tomorrow night but it’s usually a very low-key night at my bosses house. Nothing crazy. It’s always fun though!