Holiday Cube Decorating Contest

If there were such a thing as a fun week at work, this week would have been it.  Our department had a cube/office decorating contest.  I work in an Ad Agency in Finance and believe me we DO NOT normally have fun.  Let’s just say that we have a very competitive group.  My photo’s don’t show the full realm of the Christmas decorating.  There was stuff hanging from the ceiling and spilling out of all the cubes.  It literally looked like Christmas threw up.  It was the first time all year that I have heard laughter coming from the cubes.  I’m not saying that laughter is not heard within the agency but it usually comes from the offices.  I’m just saying.
First place and winner’s of a day off went to a collaboration by my two employee’s.  Go billing team!!!  Here is the winning design. 

Second place and the winner’s of a half day off went to the A/P girls.  Personally I thought they should have won first place but I was not a judge.  The event was judged by our President.  Impressive, huh?

I am a Manager so I didn’t feel I should win but that I should participate so this is what I did.

Yes, this is the gray cube, my second home.  I have a wall and window and feel fortunate.  It doesn’t take much to please this simple girl.
The judging was followed by a departmental Holiday party, white elephant gift exchange and wrapping party.  Finance and Human Resources adopted a needy family this year so we wrapped all of the gifts together.  I came away with a killer white elephant gift.  Nice, huh?  Especially since I took something pretty cheesy as my gift.

Aren’t these pretty?  I feel like the winner for ending up with these.