Thanks Uncle Ernie!

Nate decided this week that he likes me being a manager at EY. We were lucky enough to enjoy some perks this week courtesy of "Uncle Ernie" (aka the Ernst of Ernst & Young).

The first perk came on Wednesday, when we had 10th row half-court seats to the Jazz came against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was pretty cool to sit that close - we actually watched the players instead of the big screen overhead. We were even close enough that Nate went down and talked to the players, giving them a little pep talk and some advice before the game. Unfortunately, it didn't work so well as the Jazz lost. But it was a fun game.

The second perk of the week was a promotion dinner for new managers and their spouses at La Caille on Friday. The partners in the office and their spouses were there too. Neither of us had been there before. The atmosphere is pretty neat. We knew it was going to be fancy when we walked in the door and they offered us ostrich hors d'oeuvres. I'm putting a picture of it below for those of you who haven't seen it. We had a little room on the top floor and our own taverness and server boy (the servers dress up in a French tavern style. Nate called the women's costume something else, but I figured I'd edit for him). We even had a nice view of the balcony out the back, where the occasional turkey, peacock, and other unidentified birds wandered by. We almost brought the turkey home for our Thanksgiving dinner - he was pretty big. I wasn't sure we could sneak him to our car without the valet guys noticing though. The flapping wings would probably give it away. The food was good too - we even got crepes for dessert, and they lit Nate's on fire. It was a fun night.

Oh, and by the way, February is getting closer!! We're all framed except the stairs (who needs those anyway?) - at least from our un-construction-educated perspective. We hope we get to keep the scrap pile in front for future projects.