Posted on December 27, 2011
Biblical Lamps, Singing Coal Miners Video, Redneck Wine Cups
What do these three things have in common? Christmas at The Door Store and Windows!
Every year at our company Christmas party, we exchange White Elephant gifts. Specifically, we search our closets, basements and garages for special items that we’d really like to pass along to a dear associate. The idea is to “pass the trash” – so to speak!
After five years, we have become very good at this game. The “presents” have become more unique and cornier – everyone vying for the biggest laugh. The funny thing is – during the gift exchange, we have the choice to pick new OR to steal an already unwrapped gift. More often than not, we are stealing gifts. It only goes to show that one man’s trash is indeed another man’s treasure.
We had special gifts this year! A couple of years ago, someone brought a plaster statue of Queen Esther (of Old Testament fame.) Queen Esther languished in the basement until Kevin decided to regift by making it into a lamp! Michelle opened the lovely lamp which Dena promptly stole. Dena wanted that lamp bad! Apparently Queen Esther was a favorite Bible character of Dena’s 21 year old daughter Candace. On Christmas Day – as a joke – Dena presented the lovely lamp to Candace as her first gift, something she needed for her new apartment. The Shoemaker family got a big laugh out of the gift.
We owe a big shout out and thank you to The Cheddar Box in St. Matthews who catered this year’s meal. It was delicious. Listen to this menu: beef tenderloin with mushroom gravy (flavored with sherry), Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, green beans almondine and spinach gratin. The cake choices included Chocolate Ecstasy and Carrot Cake. (I had a sliver of both, and can confess that I couldn’t pick a favorite.) We are still talking about our meal.
So check out our pictures and the fun we had!