Dec 20, 2013

Secret Santa Exchange at Work

I received an email a couple weeks back about the departmental Secret Santa exchange.  Since I started in December a year ago, I missed out on the exchange.  Here's what my Secret Santa "snuck" onto my desk while I was in talking to the boss today...

Day 1 - Orange Green Tea

 
Day 2 - Peanut M&M's and a Glass Tray
 
 
Just so you know... I did get full bag of M&M's, lol.  And no, I didn't eat them all.  I actually put most of them in the bucket I received on Day 1.  I also drank the tea.  Yum!
 
Day 3 - Floral Arrangement Diamonds
 

 
Okay, I do have to say that I am scratching my head over this gift.  We all filled out Secret Santa questionaires before the exchange.  I did not say I'm into flower arranging nor does anything in my cubicle even remotely would elude to it.  (Personally, I think this is a re-gift because the packaging is very scuffed up)
 
Day 4 - Penguin List Pad and Bag of Tea
 
 
 Day 5 - The "Big" Gift


 
On Day 5, we were to buy a $10-15 gift.  I received a vase.  (Yes, to go along with the re-gifted diamonds)  Paris, flowers, vases, birds... none of these were on my Secret Santa questionaire.  It's been an interesting exchange, that's for sure.  The BF asked me, "Did you open *that* and say: What the hell is this?"  LOL (No, I didn't.)

13 comments:

Katie said...

Too fun.

Vickie said...

Neat! How fun to do in your work place. =)

Shelleen said...

Sounds like fun. Glad that you like your new job.

Anonymous said...

Glad you had a secret Santa in your office.

Marl

Faith... said...

Sounds like a fun exchange! What was Day 3? What a cute bucket.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps another gift will show up that will go with it - like
artificial flowers for Christmas or something like that.

Blessings, Donna

Berly said...

But knowing you, you will find a use for them that no one else would have thought about! Great gifts!

Scooty said...

The diamonds are for the flowers that are coming later! Judi in Phx

Christina G said...

Well, a regift fron a coworker is better than one from one's MIL. We had something called a Yankee Swap at work.I am a yankee and never heard of it. Apparently, folks pic numbers to estabish an order and you go and pick a wrapped present but if you don't like it, you can steal someone else's present. crazy.

Faith... said...

well...the vase is not my style (or worth $10) but who knows - maybe you can find someone who might enjoy the birds and pass it along.

Akila said...

Lol, that's a whole lot of fun. We have secret santa on at out work place too and quite a lot of fun activities going on for the season. Lots of fun

glenda said...

That is always disappointing, especially when you go to a lot of trouble for your partner and obviously someone did not do that for you. I'm not much into that sort of thing, either, but I did have fun making a "fake" arrangement last year. You could do a couple with that vase...a spring and a winter. At the worst..you can donate it to thrift for someone else to be excited about finding :)

Rachel S-H said...

The vase is pretty!

We did an all-year Secret Pal at our job, and mine either got fired or got tired of it, because I got nothing after June. Oh well