A (Mindfly) Christmas Story
Another year, another Mindfly party. Things were a little more laidback this year, compared to the great Mindfly Murder Mystery of 2008, but a good time was had by all as we took some time to toast another year gone by at the Mindfly Christmas Party.
The activities started at the studio by ceremoniously un-decorating our holiday tree and mixing the contents with hot beverages from Starbucks. Fellow Bellingham web design/development virtuoso Nathan Carnes even stopped by to help us celebrate the end of the year with a drink, as did Heather’s family (baby Linnea and the dogs did not, however, partake in the holiday cheer).
The party traveled to Extremes Sports Grill for a yummy dinner of pizza, pasta, and salad. They even set up a Wii for a little bowling while we waited for our meal.
After dinner, we had a White Elephant gift exchange. The rules in this exchange stipulated that the giver could not spend any money on the gift, so the presents consisted of various items that each of us had lying around at home. Gifts ranged in type from half-finished craft projects to several dozen pocket knives. Unfortunately, no one at Mindfly exhibited the cutthroat stealing strategies that I’ve come to expect from my own family. Instead, people politely swapped presents after the game to get what they really wanted…if they wanted anything out of the mélange.
The evening finished off with a game of Celebrity, which turned out to be rather difficult if you hadn’t brushed up on current Russian political figures, and conversation about holiday plans.
From all of us at Mindfly, happy holidays! We look forward to sharing our musings on the world of web design with you in 2010!