Friday, December 19, 2008

Christmas Party


We had our command Christmas Party tonight. MNF-I CJ1/4/8 threw a party for the staff in the front "lobby" of our building/palace. We easily fit about 200 people at tables in the room if that gives you an impression of size.

Preps for the party occupied a decent part of last week as we scoured the base for tables and chairs. In the fine tradition of Supply Officer scrounging, we (the staff) are now the proud owners of 40+ 8-foot tables at no cost, by virtue of finding a transferring unit trying to dispose of their supply before going home. Needless to say, the tables were a hit. The notion of eating dinner while sitting on the cold marble floor wasn't all that appealing.

They brought in dinner from the Dining Facility (DFAC) for us...steak and crab legs. Good meal, though King Crab legs are difficult without the proper tools. There were quite a few Gerber and Leatherman Multi-tools in use...something you would never see at a restaurant in the states. The 10th Mountain Division Woodwinds played holiday music for us during dinner and we also had a large white elephant exchange for about 40 people. That's probably a little bit too large, so it went on for way too long. I ended up with an ornament shaped Coke bottle...woo hoo! So, as the evening came to an end, we can chalk up a successful office party without all the usual issues caused by drunken office-mates. Of course, that also means we don't have any good stories to tell either...

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