Savvis' Christmas Party 2011

I love this time of year and the opportunity to celebrate with friends and family.

This year we had the opportunity to have John's company party at our home again.

So fun!

Amazing food, great company and exciting game play.

Thank you to Beth for the planning, Drew for the gaming, and everyone for coming!

For all you Savvis fans...read on to the bottom for your original poem by Drew...so funny and all true!

Kids under 5 opening there fun gifts.

Twas the Month Before Christmas at Denver Saavis

by Drew

Twas the month before Christmas and all through the Denver Savvis Suite

The sales numbers and customer satisfaction were up, we couldn't be beat

Opportunities were written on white boards with care

In hopes that John Cecil soon would be there

The teams were all busy tucked snug in their chairs

While visions of new orders filled with firewall pairs

And Jim on his cell phone and I on the switch

Had just shut LIM down with not even a glitch

When came through the door which is always such a clatter

I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter

Away to John's office I flew with a flash

To see if his latest visit would bring us some cash

The conference room was full with a leftover mess

And the big deal team had left it causing Beth to stress

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But John Cecil's big smile and Vic covered with fear

Cause John had landed new clients from the North to the South

And a "Vic get me those quotes now!" came from his mouth

More rapid than children, the deals how they came

And he hooted and hollered and called us by name

Now Tony, now Lonnie, now Chris, Mark and Ken

Grab your laptops, your notebooks, and don't forget a pen

On Drew, on Jackie, on Beth, Mike and Jim

We've got deals to work, orders to push, delivery times to trim

So down to John's office all of us flew

We knew there was plenty of work now to do

And then in a twinkling I heard Jim's phone ring

And the walls vibrated with the loudness of that thing

As I rubbed the short hairs on my head and was turning around

Down the hall came Jim through his phone Laura's voice was the sound

Shane was on the line, the billing was not right

And Bill was upset and was ready to fight

We packed in John's office, not Jackie, she was on a call

But a yell of "just push them to my queue" came down the hall

For the success of the sales force was flung on John's back

Bob and Eric need more numbers and John, a new plaque

His eyes, how they looked at us, his attitude so great

In spite of the pressure, in spite of the date

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

We knew right then there was nothing to dread

He spoke all the words and put us straight to work

And filled all our tasks list and gave us a smirk

And laying a finger on his outdated phone

He tells Vic to stop with the slinky before it gets thrown

He sprang to the door, to Vic and Beth gave a whistle

And away they flew to lunch like a missile

But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight

Everyone be ready, we work late tonight!