So it's Christmas Eve. To me, this is the one of my favorite days. Not so much for the present (which are a nice perk) but it's the one holiday in my family that everyone is together for. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. All 26 or so cousins, aunts and uncles. It's also the best day, culinarily speaking. The amounts of food that are prepared is obscene - it makes Thanksgiving look like a warm up. So I'm preparing to head to my Aunt's, and have a great night. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
My thoughts on whatever passes through my line of sight.
12/24/2003
12/16/2003
12/09/2003
So I just checked my friend Stacy's blog and she was complaining how this past snow bound weekend left no-one with updating their blogs. So I got the hint and decided to share a few thought.
Life's been ok lately - christmas shopping, prepping for my birthday, decorating the house and getting ready for my niece to arrive. (Place bets now on the due date). And then the snow hit. Who would have thought that the first weekend of December would have brought a Nor'easter.
Happy news on friday was that they decided to close the office early. So at 3:00 I happily went out to my car, popped in a new fun cd from my recent cd exchange (more another day) and brushed off my car. I then hopped in to drive away when I realized my wipers were not clean enough. So I hopped back out and somehow locked my car...with it running...and my bag inside. Luckily my boss was leaving and let me back into the building where when I called AAA, they told me because of the weather, they could only help those on major roads. Great, I pay them for service, but can't get it. So I call Saturn and after being transferred, I finally get a sweet lady who asks a million questions but finally says she can send someone out. And go figure, 45 minutes later AAA shows up on behalf of Saturn. So yeah to Saturn, boo to the AAA lady I first spoke to.
Life's been ok lately - christmas shopping, prepping for my birthday, decorating the house and getting ready for my niece to arrive. (Place bets now on the due date). And then the snow hit. Who would have thought that the first weekend of December would have brought a Nor'easter.
Happy news on friday was that they decided to close the office early. So at 3:00 I happily went out to my car, popped in a new fun cd from my recent cd exchange (more another day) and brushed off my car. I then hopped in to drive away when I realized my wipers were not clean enough. So I hopped back out and somehow locked my car...with it running...and my bag inside. Luckily my boss was leaving and let me back into the building where when I called AAA, they told me because of the weather, they could only help those on major roads. Great, I pay them for service, but can't get it. So I call Saturn and after being transferred, I finally get a sweet lady who asks a million questions but finally says she can send someone out. And go figure, 45 minutes later AAA shows up on behalf of Saturn. So yeah to Saturn, boo to the AAA lady I first spoke to.
11/07/2003
I have a wonderful friend, by the name of Brian. One of the many silly reasons that I adore him is because he loves his birthday even more than I love mine. This year he is turning 30 and Birfday Bash is all set, including a game of football and yummy Italian dinner. But that's not all - this year he has designed a logo and is having t-shirts printed up. Yes, t-shirts. And if that's not silly enough, he includes a program for his Birfday Bash. This program, each year, is to list what all of the "non-birthday boy" people are celebrating as well.
See it is this program that makes me think. What am I celebrating? It's actually not that easy. If I look at my life I can find a million reasons to celebrate. They range from the sentimental (another year of a happy healthy family) to the sarcastic (I survived another year at work), from factual (recent promotion and raise) to frivolous (I’ve discovered a love of Netflix), and even explore the trivial daily joys that make me smile (Angel & Buffy are both in syndication).
But in the end, I always wimp out. I can never find something creative and I pick the first thing that pops into my head (for the past 2 years I've moved in the fall so it was easy - this year, no move). This year, I am going the personal/family sentimental route – I’m going to be an aunt for the first time come Jan 1. So let’s celebrate.
See it is this program that makes me think. What am I celebrating? It's actually not that easy. If I look at my life I can find a million reasons to celebrate. They range from the sentimental (another year of a happy healthy family) to the sarcastic (I survived another year at work), from factual (recent promotion and raise) to frivolous (I’ve discovered a love of Netflix), and even explore the trivial daily joys that make me smile (Angel & Buffy are both in syndication).
But in the end, I always wimp out. I can never find something creative and I pick the first thing that pops into my head (for the past 2 years I've moved in the fall so it was easy - this year, no move). This year, I am going the personal/family sentimental route – I’m going to be an aunt for the first time come Jan 1. So let’s celebrate.
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