Friday night was the official Conoco Phillips Christmas Party (in October - I know!!!) and it was held at the London Zoo. The theme was bugs and the pre-dinner drinks were in the Bug House.

With Aaron currently working there, and me having work there in the not-so-distant past, it was really great! Not one of those dinner parties where one person knows everyone and the other person knows no-one. It was very, very posh with the guys all in black tie and the gals dressed up to the nines. So different to see the guys that I used to see in the office in open-necked shirts in a bow-tie and jacket (though they didn't seem to last long on most of the guys as they opted for comfort over style).

It was a great chance to me to catch up with the friends that I'd made while I was working there and they were all very keen to hear about how my new job is going, which by the way is going very well. My official title is Technical Manager and I'm in the Packaging department, which means I'm learning all about blisters, bottles and cartons for the pharmaceutical industry. I've been very busy already and can see that it will be a very rewarding position.