Company Party

A few weeks ago my company started a Rock Band competition with teams playing each week for the 3 weeks leading up to the company party at a local waterpark. I must admit that it was pretty cool getting to play Rock Band at work for 3 weeks. My Guitar Hero skills have declined slightly since I haven't really played since my roommate (fellow Guitar Hero and biggest competition) went on her mission 17 months ago.

And then it came time for the summer party. Don't worry, my team got 7th out of 9 teams--it's fine. But we did win best make-up and won $100 (yes, we dressed up at work, and I drew a star and skull-and-crossbones tattoo on my arm, complete with heavy eyeliner)!



I redeemed by prize at the party last night, which was at a local waterpark. My sister Stacy and husband Pierce came to play with me, and we had a blast! No, we did not ride the same ride nearly 10 times so that we could touch the top with our foot . . .



That's not us, obviously, but that's the ride. The first time I stretched my foot to reach the top, I said, "Ohhh! I touched it!" I was about two feet away, but I had high hopes of touching it. I never touched it. I got a brutal cramp in my foot, though that lasted for the rest of the ride.

It then came time to announce employee giveaways. Pierce said he had a feeling my name would be called--of the hundreds of employees who were there, mine was one of 35 names called. Go figure! But we couldn't just walk up and claim our prize; it was a competition. We had to stand at the top of the wave pool holding a float, and when they said "go" we had to swim to the deep end and grab a floating ball. There were only 26 of them, so no guarantee that you'd win. Well it didn't start out well when I fell in 6-inch deep water. I later asked Stacy how I fell and she said that a boy next to me ran into me, so I fell into the guy on my other side, who in turn pushed me the other way, and boom! I found myself face in the water--second to last person in the race. Embarrassing! But I was probably the third person out of the water, so I'm going to go ahead and brush my shoulders off. I ended up winning a $200 GPS! The announcer (my boss) said, "Now you have no excuse to be late to work!" I didn't hear the punchline and just started to walk off the stage and then I heard, "I don't think she heard the joke." Nope. Sorry, Dave.

I came out a winner last night. With $25, a GPS, and 2 camping chairs (the employee gift), I definitely had a good night. Oh yeah, and I got to ride water slides and eat funnel cakes and dippin' dots--all for free! I love where I work.

Oh yeah, and I'm working at the Real Salt Lake game tonight and get to go to the game for free. :) We're playing a really good team from Mexico, Club America. Here's a pic of us volunteers in our sweet outfits from the first game in April.



I'm wearing about three layers in this picture because it's still really cold in April.