Wilsonville 2017 Holiday Party

Familiar Fun: Celebrating the Holidays

Saturday, December 16th, Wilsonville-based employees gathered at the local Holiday Inn for our annual Houston’s Christmas Party. Upon arrival, employees were handed their usual gambling “funny money” and goodie bag, but this year the baggies contained an extra gift for attendees – a Houston’s branded Fifty-Fifty drink bottle. The bottles proved to be a big…

Employees enjoy the Kansas City's 2017 Holiday party

Totally Rad Holiday Celebration in K.C.

Houston’s Kansas City facility employees came together in 80’s prom style, on Saturday, November 18th, to celebrate the holidays. The party started off right with some delicious hors-d’oeuvres and great conversations. The delicious Italian buffet was provided by Trezo Mare. From stuffed chicken and roast beef, to salmon and a potato bar, the food is…

Annette Kramer and Jenny Johnston prepare to deliver the donated toys/gifts to the Les Schwab Toy Drive. December 2016.

The Season of Giving!

Christmas 2016 Toy Drive: The Beginning of a New Houston’s Tradition Guest Writers: Annette Kramer and Jenny Johnston We’ve embarked on what we hope is the beginning of a new holiday tradition here at Houston’s. This year, we wanted to find a fun and worthwhile way to give back to our local community during this…

Kansas City Christmas 2016

Happy Holidays from KC!

Kansas City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in 1920’s costumes…in the air there’s a feeling of… MURDER! Big Daddy Rob Jones hosted the event in the Embassy Suites Hotel. The evening’s main event was an interactive murder mystery set in an early 1900’s Speak Easy. Many of the employee’s attending took the theme to heart and…

Happy Holidays!

Wilsonville’s Christmas Party Returns to the Holiday Inn After a two-year hiatus, the Wilsonville holiday party returned to the local Holiday Inn. Holiday parties are often the highlight of the year, as they allow employees to mix and mingle leisurely without thinking about work, and this year’s affair did not disappoint. The doors opened at…

Setting Our Sights on 2017

The week of the annual Christmas party typically coincides with the annual meeting for our Outside Sales and Merchandising teams and this year was no different.  Houston’s flew in all six of the Regional Managers for a week of getting-to-know the office staff, vendor training, and learning of new goals and procedures for the upcoming…

Elf on a Shelf at Houston’s

The holidays just aren’t complete without plenty of festivities, and this year we were lucky enough to have a friendly little elf visiting us in the office to help spread Christmas cheer.  As the story goes, he traveled to us all the way from the North Pole to see what we were up to.  But…