Group Holiday Party: Dec. 17, 2004
We have our 2004 "1st Annual Sundae Luau" in the Chair's conference room in CPE - Connie joins us for the fun and food!
Curt and Scott enjoy their Sundaes
This is too much food! Can anyone say "sugar rush!!"
Enjoying good conversation
Time for the annual white elephant gift exchange -- Hyma is first to pick
Oh cool -- a Hotweels "Boogie Van", just what Hyma needs!
Close-up of the Boogie Van
Kate gets a "voo-doo whistle" (again, a much needed item!)
Emerson (Christine's son) enjoys the boxes! (who needs a gift when you have a box??)
Hyma watches as Kiko decides which present to pick
Kiko gets lots of little stuffed toys and cheese dip
Curt appears pleased with his Texas-shaped ice cube tray
Natalia gets some pastry stuff
Hmm...what is this actually? I'm not sure about this.... Does anyone want to steal this???
Nathalie's boyfriend (in the back) steals Kiko's gift, so Kiko opens another present (a cool Longhorn for the car)
John (Christine's husband) is ecstatic about a pair of candles from Africa
Abdel is also excited -- he now has a lock/calculator (perhaps to secure that Instron??)
Christine steals Hyma's Boogie Van (lucky Hyma), so Hyma steals Kate's voo-doo whistle
Kate steals Curt's Texas-shaped ice cube tray, and Curt steals the Longhorn from Kiko (so much stealing!!!)
Kiko chances a new gift and gets a box of Teddy Grahams (which Emerson immediately hones in on)
Nathalie decides to put an end to the stealing and opens a new gift as well - a mug and little toy animal
Emery enjoys hanging out (and turning the CDs on and off!)
Scott has the best number, and the ultimate pick of everything -- so, he steals Abdels lock/calculator (??)
Abdel opens the very last gift.....
A pair of Chinese "relaxation balls" -- neat! (he'll need this after long hours in the lab)
The group (L to R: Kiko, Curt, Kate, Hyma, Natalia, Abdel, Nathalie, Christine (with Emerson), and Scott
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