White Elephant Anyone?

Since we are having some renovations done on our offices and they are jackhammering the floor up and I can't think and even baby pictures aren't cheering me up.... I figured I'd relive the funness of last night and share it with all of you too!!

O.k. I lied - this baby picture did cheer me up a little......

Just for fun here's the history on a "white elephant" I love trivia!
A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth.

The term derives from the sacred white elephants kept by Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. To possess a white elephant was regarded (and is still regarded in Thailand and Burma) as a sign that the monarch reigned with justice and power, and that the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity.[1] The tradition derives from tales which associate a white elephant with the birth of Buddha, as his mother was reputed to have dreamed of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower, a symbol of wisdom and purity, on the eve of giving birth.[2] Because the animals were considered sacred and laws protected them from labor, receiving a gift of a white elephant from a monarch was simultaneously both a blessing and a curse: a blessing because the animal was sacred and a sign of the monarch's favour, and a curse because the animal had to be retained and could not be put to much practical use, at least to offset the cost of maintaining it.

So there is your history lesson for the day - how smart do you feel now?

Now to our white elephant:

The item of the night we first had to establish all the rules and write them down on a piece of wood with permanent marker so everyone was on the same page - typical stuff but by the end of the night we had 2 amendments: 1) You can't steal something if the person you are stealing from doesn't make eye contact - Jean added that one after she gave it a whirl to keep the snuggy from Julie - but Julie got her to look.

2nd Amendment - you may not use the item you draw until the game is over - like popcorn, snuggies, peppermint shot glassed (so cool) among other things......

Hot Item of the Night:

Snuggie in leopard print - pretty sure everyone is going to go out and get one now cause they're awesome and pretty cheap.  Gail got it, Jean stole it and Julie finished it up and froze it.

Gail rocked it out and her boyfriend Eric - yeah his shirt has a bar of soap on the front with a speech bubble that said "Rub me on your butt" - oh dears!

Jean went wild with her win and did a reverse wear, backlit halo pose - she was an excellent hostess for the event even if she is a bad looser!

Julie locked it down and went for the Andre the Giant standing on a chair I'm the winner and you're not angle.  "I'm here for your soul!"

The Best Gift Winner!

Hands down went to Mr. Ricky Davis for the contraption he build by a man for a man and endorsed by Chuck Norris!  The ultimate man tool!

It was a plunger, chapstick holder, coozie with full beer, toothpick holder, spatula and tongs, a knife, flashlight, remote control, beer bottle opener, and finally a toilet paper receptacle.  It was amazing!!

Mom and dad tried to figure out how to use the chapstick which was mounted inside the plunger and was just high enough that you could use it without getting plunger all over your face...... I don't know that I need chapstick that bad!!

Josh opened a millionaire starter kit which had lottery tickets but it got stolen by Eric - so he drew again and won me this fabulous bracelet!! (I got a old wine bottle with wax dripped down and greenery stuck in the top.....)  He also won a jar of beans....

Ain't no party like the Wampler, McNabb, Davis, Huecker, Badger party!