Beer for the Boss

My first year of working as a Speech Pathologist came to a close about three weeks ago.  This year went by so quickly, but in that short amount of time I met some really wonderful people.  This new environment ended up to be the perfect fit.  I had two wonderful mentors (one is family now), supportive coworkers and supervisors, a beyond caring secretary, and a fantastic boss.  It was a long journey to get to this point and I still have a ways to go with regards to schooling to complete a Masters, but I am so thankful to finally be where I am.  And to celebrate, I gave beer.  But... not just any beer.  One of my sites was an hour commute, which is pretty far.  One weekend, I stopped at a bakery to enjoy lunch with my mom.  This restaurant's location happened to be about half way to the site I was working at.  While we waited for the order, I noticed a beer that came from the same area where I worked.  I had to grab it... my mom had to add a few hand sewn kitchen (or shall we call them "bar") towels... and this had to be the perfect gift to end the year.  I still have two in the fridge waiting to toast in the new year when August rolls around.  Cheers to rewarding careers!

The Second Day!

These packages were not mailed, but hand delivered to the teachers I work with and to others who help with the students.  We actually got the idea to do teacher gift baskets from my speech mentor.  In the past, she has made baskets for her classes and fills them with goodies the teacher can use.  Such a great idea!  They were a hit with the teachers and students. 

Another fun idea is to take popcorn and tie it with a bow and tag.  On the tag we wrote, "Have a 'sweet' Christmas and a 'popping' New Year!"  Use kettle corn so the "sweet" makes sense.  This idea just came to us while we were grocery shopping and it seemed to be a hit with everyone.  Happy 2013!

Get ready...

this is happening soon at The Empty Space!!!