Such a fun night with this guy last night!
And I really need to start using the flash on my iPhone. Whoops.
As I mentioned yesterday, last night was Jay’s company party which was an awesome time. I got to spend some time catching up with the guys and girls that he works with, and we definitely all had a few good laughs throughout the evening.
Originally, I wasn’t really planning on taking too many photos, but then one of Jay’s co-workers who reads the blog (hi, Tracey!) said I should totally got a pic of the food. Allllright, twist my arm!
The dinner was a buffet, and I loaded up with just about everything they had…salad, green beans, vegetarian lasagna, bacon horseradish scalloped potatoes(!) and chicken. It was all totally delicious and I finished just about all of it, except for some of the salad. Go figure.
Shortly after dinner, they also had a dessert buffet which we all totally dominated. Okay, maybe I dominated it, but still. There were a few different kinds of cheesecakes, a variety of sauces, and fresh berries…but then a little while later, we found out there was tiramisu.
So naturally, I made Jay go get me a piece to try. I had a few bites and left it at that, but it was goooood.
Once the food portion of the night was over, the entertainment started. The first entertainer was a magician, who had some pretty crazy tricks up his sleeve. I’m always amazed by magicians, if we’re going to be honest. I mean, really, how DO they do some of what they do? Boggles my mind.
The second entertainer was an escape artist called “Jason Escape,” who claimed he would be able to escape from a straight jacket WITH 75 feet of rope wrapped around him. As he was going through his spiel, he wound up looking around the room for volunteers. Sure enough…
Jay got picked.
He was most likely mortified, but he did a great job playing along, which made the whole skit even more funny and entertaining.
Of course, the escape artist did manage to get himself untied and out of the straight jacket, but I swear his limbs are just not normal. Ca-raaaaazy.
After the entertainment, there were some awards, and Jay’s team wound up winning the big award for the night, “Team of the Year,” which was really exciting, and totally well deserved.
The party died down fairly quickly after that, so we wound up heading out shortly after. No late night pizza this year, but it was definitely still a great night out!
This morning, we allowed ourselves to sleep in (almost 10 hours, baby!), then I did a little cleaning while Jay ran out to the store. While he was out, he ended up picking me up a decaf coffee from DD’s (swoon),
and now he has offered to make me oatmeal red raspberry pancakes for breakfast, just like my favorite ones from Café Madison. Talk about a great start to the day, right?
Danielle @ Truffles n' Treadmills says
That sounds like a fun night! Your dinner looks delicious and I lovee your nail color in the DD picture :)
Lisa says
Seems like such a fun night! I still have yet to try Dunkin Donuts coffee, well we don’t have one here, but I think I’m too addicted to Starbucks to try something else.
Marielle says
I would love to see a magician and an escape artist at a party, that’s so fun! Have a great weekend :)
Mallory says
You and Jay are such a cute couple. Very inspiring! It seems like you have such a great marriage. And Courtney you are just beautiful!
Courtney says
Aww, thank you Mallory! I consider myself extremely lucky to have the guy that I have. :)
Jenna @ Crazy Healthy Fit says
I just had waffles for breakfast, and those pancakes sound amaaazing :-)
My Neon Running Shoes says
Awesome start to the day! And sounds like such a fun night! You and Jay look great in that first picture :-)
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Can i come over for pancakes? Lucky girl! You sound like you had a good night last night. Me? I fell asleep on the couch at 6:30 and managed to coax myself into bed by 9. Yuup.
Courtney says
Bahahaha…you party animal! ;)
Khushboo says
Jay has official raised the bar for all men around ;)! Congrats to him and his team for winning the award!
Courtney says
Hahahaha :)
kim@hungryhealthygirl says
I could never pass up tiramisu! Looks like a super fun night!
Angel says
That sounds like one of the better company parties ive heard of! What does Jay do?
Courtney says
Haha, it was definitely fun! He’s a network engineer :)
Linz @ Itz Linz says
Def looks like a fun night! Over the summer my family went to Mexico and my grandpa went on stage for a “dance competition.” It was freaking hilarious and he ended up winning! (The crowd loved his moves – even at 84 years old!!)
Courtney says
Hahaha, that’s great!!
Ashley says
Looks like a fun night ! Will have to try bacon horseradish scalloped potatoes in the future, never thought of that combination before.
Courtney says
Yeah, I hadn’t either but they were awesome!
Nicole @ Fruit 'N' Fitness says
Glad you had a fun night! Jay sounds like such a sweet guy!! I love pancakes, i wish they turned out when i made them at home.
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake says
Oatmeal red raspberry pancakes? Um, yum! My husband worked late last night, so he’s still sleeping. I’m going to wake up him and let him know what other husbands of the blog world are doing! lol
Courtney says
LOL. Good luck :)
Avery @ Southern Belle Living Well says
What a great evening! Red raspberry pancakes? Take him up on that offer. Right. Now.
Lauren says
Aww! What an amazing husband! He was probably hoping if he made you those pancakes you wouldn’t post embarrassing pictures of him getting picked out of the group! ;-)
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
Ohhh tiramisu… be still my pounding heart. Sounds like a great night and perhaps even a better morning? You and Jay seriously make the sweetest couple. I hope the rest of your Saturday is just as good!
Melanie @ Beautifully Nutty says
What a sweetheart of a man! You so deserve it.
Sarah @PickyRunner says
That sounds like so much fun!!!! Obviously, the dessert is what does it for me but the actual event itself is really nice! I’m glad you guys had such a great night out, and that husband of yours is definitely a keeper ;)
alyssa says
You look GLOWING in that picture! Even without a flash ;)
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
Congrats to Jay and his team! And making you a pancake breakfast? That’s a winner right there.
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Aww, what a sweet hubby you have! He is definitely treating you right! I know they say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but let’s be real…it is totally true for us girls, too!! ;)
I have actually never tried tiramisu…I must be missing out, huh?
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
Wow, what a fun night and morning!! You guys are such a cute couple. :)
Michelle@Peachy Palate says
Sounds like a good night- pancakes sound AMAZING! Hope you’re having a good day!
Sara @ fitcupcaker says
Oatmeal raspberry pancakes, yum!
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says
Sounds like you had a GREAT night! I think when I do get pregnant one day the hardest part for me is going to be giving up caffine! I truly am an addict…maybe I should start trying to kick the habbit now so in a few years it is not as hard!
Stephanie @ Steph's Miles says
You have the sweetest husband ever! So glad you had a fun start to the weekend. Enjoy the rest of it!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
He picked up coffee and offered to make breakfast? You got a good guy there, hang onto him! ;)
Angela says
Magicians blow my mind also. SO crazy.
Natalie @ Free Range Human says
I think that guy’s a keeper!
Karen @ Runner Girl Eats says
Those pancakes sound fantastic! Glad you are enjoying the day :)
Brittany @ DulceVie says
Looks like you guys had a great time!!
Kate says
That sounds like a fun evening – the bread on your dinner plate looks fantastic!
And oatmeal red raspberry pancakes sound AWESOME. I might have to find a recipe for that somewhere!
x
Emily @ Hungry Delights says
Looks like a super fun night – congrats to Jay and his team for their award :)
Jessica @ Prayers and Apples says
I’m reading in the morning and that buffet food *still* looks delicious lol :)
Blogging Runner says
Oatmeal raspberry pancakes for breakfast sound amazing! :) Glad you guys had a fun night out!
Bek @ Crave says
Sounds like a great weekend! I love my partner’s work parties- they always have great food and entertainment.