Better than a poke in the eye

The results are in... my department (Inside Sales) won 2nd place for the annual Holiday Decorating Contest! Last year we came in 3rd for our elf wall (i.e., Christmas Tree of Wins). This year, though we didn’t nab the coveted 1st place position as planned, we did manage to move up a notch to 2nd. I guess that’s kinda like winning a Silver instead of a Gold, or maybe an Emmy instead of an Oscar? Any which way, 2nd place is better than 3rd and it's definitely better than a poke in the eye. Because as everyone knows...a poke in the eye really hurts.

Last year breakfast was the third place prize. This year for second place we'll get lunch, which really makes me wonder about that 1st place prize. Could it be dinner? And maybe a bottle of fine wine...or just wine? I don’t know…nobody’s talkin around here.

Without further adieu, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners…


Come on...elves are cuter than Charlie Brown and gang right?
Though it is hard to beat psychiatric help for 5 cents I guess.



Elves are Santa's helpers, yes?
Shouldn't that count for something (like 1st place)?



This years 3rd place winners...Suckas. ;-)

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Another day, another competition…
The Holiday season wouldn’t be complete without its annual heartwarming Ugly Sweater Contest. And this year’s winners are:
Scott (left) who walked away in first place with his amazing holiday outfit (I’m thinking the santa shorts cinched it) while Kenny (2nd to left) strutted his stuff into second place. A special thanks go to Marianne and Regina, our runners up. Love those snowflake earrings.