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afterallthistimeHubby and I bought a tree. A fake one, because a.) holy crap, trees are expensive, and b.) holy crap, pine trees shed (we had a real tree one year when I was much younger; that was the year we discovered that 1.) my dog loved - no, like, really loved - pine trees, 2.) my mom was allergic to pine trees, and 3.) pine trees are a bitch and half to clean up after, particularly if you have a carpeted floor). We got ours at Big Lots, because we are unflinchingly ghetto, and because Big Lots is awesome and has good deals on stuff. While there I also got a bunch of gift bags, Christmas cards, tree lights, and gift tags. Boo-yeah.
I know it's early, but time has been moving so quickly lately, I feel like I get up in the morning, and the next thing I know I'm getting ready for bed and it's night time, and oh my god where did the day/week/month go? I'm doing a mad dash to get Christmas gifts/crafts/errands done, partly because I honestly, genuinely like Christmas, and preparing for the holiday (making gifts for friends, writing out cards, decorating, baking, etc.) are some of the highlights of the year for me, but also because I'm afraid I'll wake up mid-December and realize, holy crap, I did none of the stuff I was supposed to do.
In the "mixed blessings" department, I will not, in fact, be hosting Thanksgiving this year, because my family does not want to be anywhere where they can't smoke (my apartment has a "no smoking" clause). I'm more than a little upset by this, because, really? I don't hate on smokers - I was a smoker, stopped because it was in my lease, really, and because it hindered my workout - but it's not like I look down on smokers or anything, that's petty and hypocritical. But it does kind of bother me that they couldn't go, what, a couple of hours without smoking (not even, because they can smoke on the property, just not in the house - also they live, literally, a mile away. I'm one city over. It's not like they're travelling). BUT - this is good, in that it's not yet one more thing I have to focus on this month, since I'm doing a ton of crafting, plus NaNo, plus trying to get back on track with things, like, oh, the penpals who I wrote to once and then forgot about?? Because I do that. A lot. Anyway, I told mom I'd bring a side, just let me know what, and we can have Thanksgiving over there. Whatev.
Mostly, I can't believe how close to the end of the year it is. Where did it go??
Also, up on the schedule for this week: meeting after work tomorrow (2:30 to 4:30), then gym; hosting dinner for Jamie and Dan on Thursday; no work Friday, but cleaning the house (like, really, really, on-my-hands-and-knees-scrubbing-the-floor cleaning the house on Friday (because I have the day off)), and travelling to Derry with my folks and Andy on Sunday to have brunch at Mary Anne's with my sister and her fiance. Still trying to work out plans for Saturday, if anyone has suggestions, hit me up, yo.
I know it's early, but time has been moving so quickly lately, I feel like I get up in the morning, and the next thing I know I'm getting ready for bed and it's night time, and oh my god where did the day/week/month go? I'm doing a mad dash to get Christmas gifts/crafts/errands done, partly because I honestly, genuinely like Christmas, and preparing for the holiday (making gifts for friends, writing out cards, decorating, baking, etc.) are some of the highlights of the year for me, but also because I'm afraid I'll wake up mid-December and realize, holy crap, I did none of the stuff I was supposed to do.
In the "mixed blessings" department, I will not, in fact, be hosting Thanksgiving this year, because my family does not want to be anywhere where they can't smoke (my apartment has a "no smoking" clause). I'm more than a little upset by this, because, really? I don't hate on smokers - I was a smoker, stopped because it was in my lease, really, and because it hindered my workout - but it's not like I look down on smokers or anything, that's petty and hypocritical. But it does kind of bother me that they couldn't go, what, a couple of hours without smoking (not even, because they can smoke on the property, just not in the house - also they live, literally, a mile away. I'm one city over. It's not like they're travelling). BUT - this is good, in that it's not yet one more thing I have to focus on this month, since I'm doing a ton of crafting, plus NaNo, plus trying to get back on track with things, like, oh, the penpals who I wrote to once and then forgot about?? Because I do that. A lot. Anyway, I told mom I'd bring a side, just let me know what, and we can have Thanksgiving over there. Whatev.
Mostly, I can't believe how close to the end of the year it is. Where did it go??
Also, up on the schedule for this week: meeting after work tomorrow (2:30 to 4:30), then gym; hosting dinner for Jamie and Dan on Thursday; no work Friday, but cleaning the house (like, really, really, on-my-hands-and-knees-scrubbing-the-floor cleaning the house on Friday (because I have the day off)), and travelling to Derry with my folks and Andy on Sunday to have brunch at Mary Anne's with my sister and her fiance. Still trying to work out plans for Saturday, if anyone has suggestions, hit me up, yo.
