"May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure. -Pierre de Coubertin Pierre del Coubertin was the man primarily responsible for the revival of the Olympic Games back in 1894. The PCG Olympics we hold annually strives for the same "joy" and "good fellowship" amongst the employees.
Every year we divide into 2 teams and Stacy has a intricate scoring system (hardly!). It's a friendly rivalry! After volleyball we head to the Los Gatos Bocce Ball courts for yummy appetizers and some serious bocce ball (again I jest, most of us play bocce once a year - at this party).
Bocce ball is followed up with Ping Pong, Foosball, Darts, and a new addition this year of Horseshoes, and then, the final Basketball Free Throw at the end. After the sporting events there is still The Awards Ceremony with itunes gift cards for the winning team, Dinner catered by Andale and Banana and Carrot Cake from Icing on the Cake! No one ever goes home hungry!
This party needs a crew with more energy than your typical office party and the PCG employees fit the bill! They're a hip young bunch; Brent and I feel like the old geesers in the group. This year the Olympics had 3 VIP guests: baby Hayden Hart, baby Killian Baird, and toddler Owen Schiller! The youngsters were definitely a highlight of the evening! 3 darling little boys!
This year was our 10th annual Olympics and our biggest turnout ever. By next summer Stacy will have transitioned out of PCG (expecting #2 and switching over to full time Mom) so I'll be losing my Co-Chair for party hosting! We'll have to invite Stacy (and the Hart crew) back but it just won't be the same party planning without her - we've had a pretty good thing going!
