A Ception Christmas

My company may be small, but we can party like the big guys! 

This year, probably more than ever before, I'm so thankful for employment. And being able to celebrate the holidays with my company like this is just an awesome extra bonus. 

Co-worker, Dale, and his wife enjoy the indian food. 

I model food; it just comes naturally.

Sweet coworkers Donna and Germie.

Present time!

This is what happens when you're the youngest at your company by a god 10 years...you eat by yourself, dateless, and people take pictures of the single girl. :) I don't hate it.

Left to right: CEO Steve, Janet's BF, Jeffrey's wife (see 2 below), Co-worker Janet.

One of my bosses, Carolyn, and her soon-to-be hubby.

Purple People Eaters! (me and Jeffrey...aka Papa Ception)

The happenin' party; Not too bad for a tiny Pharmaceutical company!

Drinks, sushi bar, thai noodle soup bar, indian main course, dessert, and presents for all! Somehow I won a 19" flat-screen/flat-panel/HD/all that good stuff TV...crazy.  

(Funny side story re: tv - A couple weeks ago I decided to re-arrange my room to bring my hand-me-down mini fridge into my room to put my hand-me-down tv on so I could get it off the floor and actually watch it. Being the stubborn independent that I am, I was determined to move everything by myself. My determination got the best of me when I pulled my lower back trying to lift the billion-pound, old-school tv from the floor to the top of the mini fridge. I just remember specifically thinking, 'man, I really need one of those new flat tvs so I can be stubborn without injuring myself.' And the Lord answers even our silliest, most trivial thought-prayers.)

We were put here with a plan and a purpose

"...Remember, we didn’t just happenstance appear on this planet. We were put here with a plan and purpose. We were given the responsibility to govern the earth as humans.

I totally agree that we need to use caution and judgment and treat what we have been given with dignity and respect.

But this is God’s land. He created it. He understands it. He is in charge.

I am somewhat disgusted when we seem to take the glory for anything this earth has to offer. We are just lucky to be on it."

 

Excerpt taken from NieNie, on 12.2.09

 

So simple, so true.

She inspires me; the way she loves life, loves her family, loves God.

And her blog makes me giggle.

Me and hockey, who knew?

This city is making me quite the sports fan. I even surprise myself sometimes. I've watched more Phillies baseball this season than I think I have in my entire life and a few Sundays ago, I found myself willingly watching Eagles football.

Now one more to add to my list: First Flyers hockey game...in person! Against my sister and brother-in-law's favorite team, the Washington Capitals.

Hockey games are definitely much more exciting in person than on tv, but the fans are brutal! We had a lovely woman behind us that thought she knew how to play hockey better than the players themselves and proceeded to yell it at them, thinking they'd actually be able to hear her from the top section.

Other than that and the fact that we lost 2-8, the game was GREAT! Two awesome knock-outs: one of our players popped a Capital in the side of the head 6 minutes into the game; then in the last period, one of the Refs making horrible calls against the Flyers got hit in the head with the puck and fell flat to the ice. The entire crowd cheered, and I admit I giggled; kind of sad...don't worry, he lived :)

Lil' Kimmel on the way!

These two crazies are havin' a baby and I'm so freakin' excited!

Lauren, the best friend from college, and her husband, Cody, are expecting their first baby! Lauren is one of the most encouraging, patient, uplifiting and faithful women I know; partnered with Cody's sense of humor and strength in the Lord, they are going to make wonderful parents. And that little bun in the oven is going to be one blessed baby.

Congratulation Cody and Lauren, I can't wait to meet the little one!