Every year here at Merlot we have a pumpkin carving contest. This one started out like every other contest. A flyer announcing that we were having a contest, a reminder email the week before Halloween and another reminder email plus me announcing it out loud around the office the week of the contest.

So I had found my cool pumpkin and found a pattern I liked and carved my pumpkin. Granted, I carved it the night before the contest as I tend to put things off sometimes but once I was done I was very proud of my pumpkin and couldn’t wait to bring it to work.

I got to work early on October 30th (judging day) and set my pumpkin up on the kitchen counter with it’s candle lit waiting to see the competition. One by one the employees came in…empty handed. After the last employee walked through the door without a pumpkin I got very excited. Why? Because I was the one that bought the prize for the winning pumpkin and now knew that I was the winner of the pumpkin carving contest.

Sometimes it pays to be the Office Manager and buyer of the prizes, especially when I am the one that wins! And here is the winning pumpkin and carver!

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