Office Party

I was hoping to get off early today so that I can go shopping for something to wear to my office Holiday Party. That did not happen, but maybe I can talk Husband into hitting up the mall with me tonight.

Today is my very best friends birthday and I hate that we are so far apart from each other. I would much rather spend the weekend with her than with the people I see every week Monday-Friday. I mean, really, office parties are so fake. They are just never fun for me. They are always full of awkward conversations with people that I barely talk to and being "introduced" to spouses that I have met like 3 times before.

Even being with my friends is weird because after we meet up and give each other the once over we end up just standing around in huddle. We occasionally break up and tackle trying to be seen and talking to people, but we always end up back in the huddle. We never really get to be ourselves, you know, dancing, singing, hanging loose because we are surrounded by people that we are going to have to try to be professional with come Monday.

I have seen what happens to people who forget they are at a work event and drop their game face. It is like Monday morning quarterbacking. Everyone has something to say and whether people admit it or not it effects your career. Think about it. Do you really want that table dancing drunk girl or that guy who puked in the bushes running your HR department? Everyone in this room knows that they are being watched and is pretending to be having a good time swimming in this fishbowl.

So why are we calling this a party? Parties are supposed to be fun. Remember?