Blake tie + complimentary drinks + Lady Gaga=Year End Gala

That right, last night was the company Year End Gala. Black tie attire was required, complimentary beer and wine was served, and music was played into the wee hours of the morning.  This was like any company end of year event I have ever been to before.  It was held at the Grand Hyatt in Doha. We all loaded the same buses we load every morning to take us to site, only this time we were not in red coveralls but in suits and gowns.  The drive was much shorter, just around the corner in fact.  Once at the Hyatt, all ladies were greeted with a red rose and the men rushed to the large oval bar serving wine and beer.  There was an endless flow of food/drink, dance hits, and thoughts of "Toto, I am not in Kansas anymore"

Here are the highlights....

• The Americans could only fill one whole table!  Good thing the tables fit 10 and not 12.
• Towards 10:30pm, bottles of wine started to become the table center pieces
• There were 3 carving stations; beef, duck, and turkey
• DJ was a Qatari in a kilt
• The desert station was to DIE for  (In retrospect, I should have started there)
• Scottish men in kilts dancing to Lady Gaga "Poker Face" and Shania Twain "Man I feel like a woman"
• Watching the leadership team cut a rug on the dance floor to "Like a Virgin"
• Being swung and twirled from line leader to line leader. Totally out of control! 
• 10+ nationalities singing Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer" 
• Can-can line for "Come-On Eileen" (yes, I participated)