Press conference survived, back in the office. Fearless president bought bottles of champagne for everyone on the team (Veuve Clicquot, 375 ml for most of the team, 750 ml for the leaders), flowers for the people who really busted their butts, and freshly made cupcakes for the entire office to celebrate. We are all giddy, and cheerful, and bubbling over with "We made it!" energy.

(I don't like champagne, but that's beside the point. I don't expect people to remember that when buying celebratory gifts for a team.)

Back to work. Back to life, back to reality. . .