The Holiday Party

This year's office holiday party theme was "The Last Eight Decades", in celebration of the 80th anniversary of D's company. You could wear regular Christmas party attire, or you could opt for "Fancy Dress" (what the British call costumes). For last year's theme party, D didn't wear a costume -- and he took a lot of ribbing from his team. So here was the dilemma: the company CEO was in town from the US for the party, and he wasn't interested in being in Fancy Dress. Neither was his wife. But they are both good sports and have a sense of humor. Do we wear costumes or not? Hmmm. We decided to compromise: D wore his costume, and I went in regular Christmas party attire. (For the record, I WAS dressed in clothes appropriate for one of the last 8 decades...it just happens to be THIS one!) I'm sure that if you've seen my Thanksgiving post with photos of our trip to the Fancy Dress place, you're wondering which costume D chose for the evening. And the winner? Dressed in classic 60's British style, I present to you D, dressed as Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery: YEAH, BABY -- that's him with the CEO and his colleague, Disco Andy. Awesome. Here are some more photos from the party -- and can I just say that it was one of the BEST Christmas parties I've ever attended? Theme Christmas parties rock.