Tomorrow is National Martini Day, but today is National Splurge Day (or National $plurge Day).  It’s probably fitting that a drinking holiday comes the day after a huge spending holiday.  You will likely need a drink after the fortune that you spend, or at least think about spending, on a great day of stimulating consumption.

I asked a few of our team members what they would splurge on today.

Martha's splurge- a vacation ending in Savannah, Georgia

“A 2 week vacation along the East Coast – New York to Savannah, Georgia, visiting museums, historical sites, etc.”  – Martha Kirkpatrick, Director, Member Services

“Haha I will try to think of something other than the iPad… although let’s be honest!” – Amanda Butterworth, Senior Director, Creative Services

“I would upgrade the rest of my flights in 2010 to First Class.  I might also buy some new Ferragamo shoes so I’m flying in style.”  – Yours truly (Alexandra)

“Prada shoes.” – Andrea Gibson, Advisor

Amanda's splurge- An Apple iPad. Photo: wired.com

On this spending day, I also started thinking about what I would really want to splurge on for Gibson Design Management or any of our other companies.  (more…)

In case you have not yet noticed, we like martinis around here…a lot.  I believe that my forefathers enjoyed a martini or two during prohibition when a martini–the Gibson–was named after us.  While some of us prefer the dirty variety and others like our drinks a little frutier, we are all raising a glass to this day–National Martini Day.

Let us know which martini is your favorite on our Facebook page at www.gibsondesignmanagement.com/facebook.  Better yet, post a photo of you and your favorite martini.  If you don’t have a favorite yet, look at our Facebook page for some great recipes.

Chin chin!  Cheers!  Salud!