It's All About the Cookies
December 24, 2006
The First Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange was a rousing success! I only recieved eleven RSVPs, but I think EVERYone brought cookies! Honestly, I lost count, but we were constantly having to shuffle plates and platters of tasty treats to make room for new arrivals. Traditional Christmas music played lightly in the background, and when you first walked in, the place smelled like a bakery. Once we had everything set up, people recieved a plate and went down the table picking out cookies they wanted. At the end, PixieChick covered the plate with festive green plastic wrap and I stuck a Christmas bow on top. And, voila! A plate of Christmas cookies for them to take home for the holiday!
All day long people came up to us saying how fun, wonderful, and special it was; how nice it was to spend a few non-working moments with co-workers over a cup of coffee or tea, or a glass of milk and a yummy cookie. There were lots of smiles (some of them were of the sugar-induced-manic-type, but still smiles) on people's faces on Friday. That's what it was all about; the whole reason PixieChick wanted to do this in the first place, and the reason I agreed it was an awesome idea: Smiling, happy people. There's nothing better in the world!
(This entry can also be found in my journal as a Holidailies entry.)