Granite Ridge employees had a little fun yesterday with a carry-in luncheon followed by a white elephant party.  We enjoyed a lot of food and dessert!  Lots of dessert!!!  I think a lot of people around here will be making New Year's resolutions.

Then we enjoyed some Christmas carols lead by some of our talented co-workers.

And finally, the white elephant gift exchange!  The term white elephant refers to a gift whose maintenance cost exceeds its usefulness or the gift is a burden.  We had some people take the term very seriously! 

Sooooo we had a bird

A fish

Oh, another fish

And.......A gerbil (he even came in a ball)!

Don't worry, all of the animals ended up in loving homes.  We had a wonderful afternoon full of fun and laughs.  Everyone had a great sense of humor and was a good sport.  Hmmmm, I wonder what will have next year?