Ray and I went into work on Friday, even though it was still snowy and I have not been feeling well. My firm's Holiday Party was at noon, and Ray's was at 6. We had been planning on staying downtown overnight at the Vintage Park Hotel. We did the same thing last year, and it was a lot of fun.
There weren't a lot of people at work on Friday - the snow was pretty heavy on the Eastside and to the North and South, as well as being pretty slick downtown.
The picture above is of my Holiday Party at Benaroya Hall (which is across the street from my firm's building). Usually, it's so packed that it's difficult to move around, and there are long lines at the food tables. This year, there were a lot less people there. They had great food, catered by Wolfgang Puck. I ended up staying for about an hour or so hanging out with some of my friends, then going to the hotel to take a nice, long nap.
Ray's firm party was held at the Columbia Tower Club at the Columbia Center, on the 76th floor. His firm is a lot smaller, and had more of a family feeling. They had a catered dinner, open bar, contests, and dancing.
I've always heard stories of the women's bathrooms at the Columbia Tower Club - they were supposedly floor to ceiling glass windows with an awesome view of Seattle from each stall. Below is a picture from one of the stalls - not floor to ceiling, but definitely a great view! Each stall had their own sink. My pics of the stalls were quite popular with some of the men at the party - they had all heard of the famous toilets and wanted to see!
Ray bought a new kilt to wear to the party - below, I caught a pic of him is taking a picture for some of the girls in his office who were posing together.
