After two long work weeks, which included a successful Grad weekend and Mother’s Day, those at the Justamere Cafe who sign the pay cheques decided it was time for a little celebration of the staff party sort! Considering that the restaurant was closed on Monday for Victoria Day, Sunday night seemed like the perfect opportunity to gather for a potluck and some stress relief! While some people like to go for walks to relax, take a bath, or get a massage, those at the Justamere prefer their stress relief to come in the form of food, drinks and dancing. So while the night began with the intention of feasting, it soon turned into a good old fashion kitchen party with lots of dancing!
Quite the spread!
The night began with a kitchen FULL of food – everything from potato casserole, rice salad, nacho dip, spinach dip, bruschetta, mini donairs, mini pulled pork sliders, bacon wrapped figs, cake, and chocolate covered bacon (which sadly didn’t make an appearance, because we all reached a point where food was no longer priority…)!
Mmm, No Justamere Staff party is complete without a bowl of meat!!
Some days I eat Vegan… and then some days I stand by the sink and eat from a giant bowl of meat with a fork.
The ladies were dressed their best, and the men looked equally as sharp! We all managed to stay relatively clean too, considering the smorgasbord of food covering all free counter space in the kitchen! There were some new faces and some old faces (Hi Emily!) and even a dog (Hi Caper!)
It never seemed to matter that there were at least 3 other rooms we could have hung out in, we always stuck to the kitchen… close to the food and close to the music.
Around mid-night the sing-a-long and dance party began! There were renditions of the Spice Girls, and other 90?s classics, but the favourite was definitely when the whole staff belted out Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and The Darkness’ I Believe in a Thing Called Love! Some of us can sing well, and some of us cannot (I belong to the latter group), but when you’re crammed into a room with 12+ people, no one seems to care what anyone sounds like. It only matters that everyone is singing the same song.
There came a point in the night where everyone thought it was time that Steph put her money where her mouth is, and to show off some of those dance moves that she had been bragging about for days… Thus began the dance party! Steph didn’t disappoint…
Go Steph! Go Steph! Go! Go! Go Steph!
But Mark soon swooped in to show her how it’s really done…
…And that’s basically all I’m legally allowed to show you. Take my word for it though, the night was fantastic! Some stress was relieved and we all became a little closer… especially after those jello shots and leg wrestling matches!
