…holiday lunch at maggiano’s.

I started taking my management team to lunch there in 2000 (of course my documentation skills were not the best way back when I started…and apparently pretty spotty since then, too – I found only one photo from those ten lunches, from 2007). we’d get family style, have some wine, talk about stuff besides work and generally just have a fun, loud time. as my assignments changed, so did my management team. some years were definitely more fun than others! and lisa & janel were always two of my favorites (I can say that now, right?, since I don’t work there anymore!)

so glad I haven’t lost the tradition forever. lisa, janel & I met for lunch yesterday. we weren’t a big enough party for family style, but we had a great time and the food was delicious. celebrate together indeed.