Employee of the quarter!

Every quarter in every division of our department they ask employees and supervisors to recommend a person as employee of the quarter based on the employee accomplishments and performance. The people that recommend an employee should write their reason and bring some good examples to justify their recommendation. Any way I got that award for the last quarter today! it was so unexpected to me and I was close to miss the whole thing! I was busy working on something and my co-worker told me are you coming to the award announcement in the conference room? it is always a surprise. I was debating with myself to go or not and I thought I had to go! I was not prepared for any speech and I came up with a lame one!!
The award includes Recognition letter, $200, a day off, Pin, Pen and personalized mug with my name on it!
It feels good to be recognized but I feel that I have to work even harder from now on to deserve it now!