A week ago, Candace and I joined her dad and some of her other family members for her dad's company's annual Christmas party at a hotel just off the beltway here in town. Although I'm a little fuzzy on the details, Candace's dad essentially owns part of the Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC), the primary (if not only) telecom provider in their neck of the woods up in Ellijay, so we actually got to sit front and center at this event, which essentially functions as dinner plus an awards ceremony for employees with a number of years at the company. From what I understand, pretty much everyone from the company (including servicemen and such) was there, and thus it kinda felt like the country folks had come to the big city for a night out.
Dinner was your typical buffet fare, but no alcohol was served (we saved that for afterwards, when we went to the hotel bar with Candace's dad). Afterwards was the awards ceremony, which was then followed by a fairly lengthy gift grabbing portion where tables were randomly chosen to go pick a gift out a large selection scattered throughout the front of the room. Although I could have picked up items as varied and interesting as a circular saw, a set of board games, a hunting knife, an animal trapper, or a bee-bee gun, I ended up going with an apparently entry-level paintball gun, which although cool, I'm not sure I'll end up using.
Anyway, the night was fun (even if a little long), and hanging out with Candace's dad and the rest of the family is always a good time, even if it means having to put up with so many Squidbillies... =)
Christmas Song of the Day: Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
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