Work White Elephant

SINCE I HAVE BEEN BEHIND I HAVE TO CATCH UP ON SOME
XMAS BIZ BEFORE WE CAN MOVE ON TO 2013 BIZ-

STARTING WITH MY WORK XMAS PARTY.
USUALLY WORK PARTIES AREN'T A BLOG WORTHY
TOPIC , BUT MY COWORKERS MADE FOOD WORTH
TAKING PICTURES OF !!

BEET  RISOTTO 

(USING BEETS , PARSLEY , AND FLOWERS 

ALL STRAIGHT FROM HER GARDEN.)

SOUR CREAM LEMON CAKE

VEGAN PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

THIS IS WHAT I BROUGHT.

IT IS THE SAME CABBAGE SALAD I MADE

FOR MY COWORKERS LAST YEAR BROUGHT

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND. 

(SEEN HERE IN WHAT I NOW LOOK BACK TO BE AS THE MOST

UNNECESSARILY LONGEST POST EVER.  THAT ONE SHOULD'VE

BEEN BROKEN UP INTO LIKE THREE BLOGGINGS , AT LEAST !!)

NOT PICTURED INDIVIDUALLY WAS THE INDIAN FOOD

MY SUPERVISOR MADE AS WELL AS THE SQUASH THAT THE HEAD

 OF OUR PROJECT BROUGHT.  I FORGET WHAT THE INDIAN FOOD 

WAS CALLED BUT I THINK SHE SAID IT WAS PALAK PANEER.

CUTE PLATES !

ALL TOGETHER EVERYTHING WAS SO COLORFUL !!

THIS WAS MY GIFT AT THE END OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT
EXCHANGE.  IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WE WORK ON A STUDY
THAT CONCERNS SMOKING CESSATION. 

IT IS SO GORGEOUS THOUGH !!!
I BROUGHT IT TO THE CRAFT ROOM.

I GAVE AWAY A RECORD BOWL I MADE FULL OF THE CLEAR
ORNAMENTS I MADE FILLED WITH BLUE GLITTER BALLS
FROM MY BIRTHDAY PARTY (SEEN HERE).  THE HEAD OF
OUR PROJECT ENDED UP WITH IT AND SHE LOVED IT.  YAY !!
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