Friday, December 19, 2008

Blizzard of the Century (at least to a southern girl....) :-)

You may have heard on the news, Michigan and other areas in the Midwest were hit with a bit of a snow storm. Yes - I am well aware that many of you are envious of the snow ....... I will admit, it is pretty. But you would probably change your mind if you had to drive in it.

To give you an idea of what it is like, I took a few pictures on my way to work this morning. That's right, even in a foot of snow you still have to work in Michigan; there is no such thing as a "Snow Day." Rest assured, I took these pictures while I was stopped at a light so my safety was not jeopardized. Look at these pics, can we say "zero visibility"???
I did tell you that this was taken during the day time, right? Looks like night to me!


I was having a bit of a panic attack at this point - a driver passed me going at least 50 as I was putzing along at 10mph :-)


As I mentioned, life goes on in Michigan, even during a winter storm. We had our holiday get-together for work today as well. Here is a picture of me with some of the folks that I work with at the community college:

L to R: Bonnie R (my partner in crime in the learning lab), Karen, Michelle (our department dean), Julie, Me, "Chevy Chase" :-), Bonnie D, Kelly & my boss Doreen

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Our Holiday Party - Dec 6, 2008

Jason and I hosted a Holiday Party on Saturday, Dec 6th. We had a lot of good food, drinks and played a gift game called "Let's Make a Deal." Each guest drew a number and then unwrapped the gift under the tree that also had that number. They could then "make a deal" with other guests and trade for something they liked better. However, there was a catch. Periodically throughout the night we announced "grand prize" winners based on which gift they were currently holding (and usually the grand prizes went along with the "not so nice" gifts) :-) Grand prizes ranged from giftcards to Target, Meijer and Red Lobster or the option to draw another gift from underneath the tree.

The game seemed to be a great icebreaker and fun was had by all. We also entertained with some performances with Guitar Hero and RockBand. Even with the snow we had a great turn-out and look forward to the next get-together with our Michigan friends!

Here are some pictures of our decorations and party:
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