I have been so looking forward to today! Believe it or not, ten years ago today, I became a financial aid counselor. I was still in my last semester of my senior year (full time classes), so I worked probably 30 hours a week and essentially had no life. The Monday after graduation, I went full time. But since today was the anniversary of the official beginning, I threw a party to surprise the office!
(By the way, I loved the looks on my co-workers' faces as they walked in, saw the party setup and thought "Oh shoot - did I forget a carry-in?) Hee, hee hee. I set up the party in our break room. I brought in pictures from my first day on the job, made top-ten lists, and brought in pictures of the best (which often meant the worst) hair experiments and disasters of the decade!
And of course, what party is complete without treats? I ordered Flour Child Cupcakes (link in sidebar) for my party. These are THE BEST cupcakes. If you were at my 30th birthday party, you had them then too! I ordered chocoholics with M&M's on top - because I'm the M&M girl at work!
Heaven in a paper cup. And don't you EVEN think I'm kidding.
The people at work seemed to have a good time - and despite being holed up in my office (literally) for the rest of the day working on a never-ending report - I had the greatest day! And of course, this never hurts a day....
My parents surprised me by visiting and bringing flowers! I l-o-v-e flowers, so this was the best!
Heaven in a paper cup. And don't you EVEN think I'm kidding.
The people at work seemed to have a good time - and despite being holed up in my office (literally) for the rest of the day working on a never-ending report - I had the greatest day! And of course, this never hurts a day....
My parents surprised me by visiting and bringing flowers! I l-o-v-e flowers, so this was the best!
Math is not my favorite thing in life and I've never tried to hide that. Because it's not my friend, my job can be a definite challenge for me at times. But I am so thankful to have a job. So thankful to be able to say I've done the same thing for ten whole years. That's not entirely common in people my age! And I'm so thankful to work with such an outstanding group of people. Sure, we all have our quirks, but after spending today celebrating with them, I realize how blessed I am to have so many fun-loving co-workers.
And I'm thankful for my students, too! In the last two days, four of them have stopped by just to say hi. They are such blessings!
7 comments:
Congrats, girlie! I'm proud of you! (and I wish I worked in your office so I could have a cupcake!)
I have two left...you could be here by 11:15!!! :)
Oh how fun! Um, those cupcake pictures are evil. How dare you make this pregnant woman's mouth water? I'll be hitting the vending machine at work shortly. :-)
Your post reminded me how much I miss working at IWU. The financial affairs office knew how to throw a party for anything and everything, and the food was always to die for.
Congratulations on the accomplishment!
Sarah - SOOOOOO sorry to cause you hunger pangs. :) Should I eat the last one for you?
Bekah: Your folks are just so awesome! As parents go, I'd have to rank them high up there!
It's great you blessed others (and yourself!) with your party!
I'm proud to call you my friend!
Tsofah - They are pretty great!!! :)
I finally got to catch up your blog! I'm so glad your party was an awesome success! I'm proud to be your cupcake supplier! I sound like a drug dealer...
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