we work pretty hard :)

*photo by Tim White*

me, Crystal and Susan.

we work pretty hard at making things happen. sometimes we get cool little perks from the people we do things for....

these leis were one of those special things.

Missy McInnes is our Dean's wife. She's an awesome lady. She and her husband foot the bill for a faculty/staff party every fall, to welcome us all back to the academic school year. Our pr office usually handles all the details for this [and many others] event.

this year's theme was an Hawaiian Luau. replete with roasted whole pig.

She had these 4 purple and white orchid leis flown in from Hawaii yesterday morning especially for us.

How flippin' cool is that? all night long the leis wafted out the most beautiful aroma....
i felt... well... almost beautiful wearing such gorgeous flowers around my neck.