Catch Up

Hello!

I know, I have been totally MIA lately.  I have been moving offices.  We're still in the same building, but I think I mentioned earlier that I had been evicted from my currentl cushy office, and I am in a smaller space (but, after some measuring yesterday, I discovered it was 1.5 sq. ft. larger than my other office option), and trying to get used to it in here.  Bonus:  I have two windows that look onto the street, and not into the alley, so I can entertain myself watching all kinds of crazy people all day.  Plus, I can see who is coming in the office.  Yay for being nosey.  At the same time, yay for other people being nosey (not).  My desk set up has my back to the door, so daytime posts might be fewer and further between.  Will work on that. 

In other news, I have been a complete lunatic getting ready for the holidays.  Or, avoiding getting ready for the holidays.  I have had to scratch my Turducken idea for Christmas Eve dinner, as I can't find a local butcher who will provide me with a completely boned duck.  Bastards.  I am thinking about lamb.  Who doesn't love a cuddly, soft baby barnyard animal?  For dinner?  We finally got our floors installed, and our dining room unassembled, then reassembled.  I am slowly decorating, and I mean SLOWLY.  I got the Christmas Tree up.  I have no decorated it.  Thankfully, it is pre-lit, so, it looks decent, even though there are no decorations.  I am itching to get those up.

I have not done a good job shopping.  I know, I know, I did the Black Friday thing like a crazy person.  I didn't do a good job planning out gifts for other people, so I didn't really get any.  The Hubs thinks we can manage to get gifts for everyone at Tuesda.y Mor.ning.  So, in advance, I apologize.  I want to kill people in the stores, so I am not going to them.  I should get on the ball and order some stuff from Amazo.n - best website ever.

What I need to do is clean my guest room, and then the rest of my house.  The guest room is critical, because I am unable to dress myself in the mornings before work.  I am currently wearing the most ridiculous ensambles to work, and I am  not necessarily proud of that.  But, you do what you gotta do, right?

I spent all of last weekend drinking myself practically to death, and I had an absolutly wonderful time doing so.  Several parties, then some down time watching movies with friends.  I really enjoy all the people I got to see and hang out with this past weekend, and I hope I get to spend time with them more in the future.  I am dreading this upcoming tax season, because I don't want to drop off the face of this social scene.  But this weekend, I probably should have put more of my time doing things that actually need to be done, like laundry and decorating, but, alas, I am lazy, and would put forth all my energy to being social and enjoing a festive drink.  Or a hundred.

As for cycle news, I am currently struggling through the side effects of Femar.a.  They suck by the way.  Kind of like the Cl.omid, with out the mood swings (OK, not as drastic mood swings), but everything else is worse.  Today, I am suffering from exhaustion, nausea, much joint pain, hot flashes, more nausea, and insomnia, although that was actually last night.  I have a monitoring appointment on the 23rd, so I guess we'll see if this treatment is working.  I am hesitant to take this drug again, the past few nights have been more than I can handle, and I would just prefer to skip to injectible drugs. 

So, there's all the housekeeping.  There's nothing else really going on, other than trying to mentally prepare for my in-law's visit from Crazytown to our house this Christmas Eve.  The Hubs and I have been chatting, and I mentioned the Turducken that will not be, and I think we have placed another wager on weather or not his mother will mention it.  I don't understand why they are getting all NORMAL on me?  I mean, I appreciate it and all, but it doesn't make for fun stories.  And that's sad for this blog.

I do have one funny story.  It's not a big story or anything.  But.  Sunday, I went to Church.  The priest talked all about the economy and rising prices.  How, if we had the extra funds, we should help out the Church.  We should.  How the stories and scriptures read that those who have two cloaks should give one to the man who has none.  I get it.  I am thinking about how wonderful this sermon is, how appropriate for this time of the year.

Then, this guy all of a sudden sits down next to me.  In the middle of the service.  I recognize him as one of the homless/crazy people that mingles out side my office.  I partly noticed the smell, first.  He often rides a bike around, and never once have I seen him wear socks.  He's always wearing pants and dress shoes, sans socks.  And now, he's in church, sitting next to me.

And I can't do anything else, except want to scoot over the opposite way. I am a horrible person.  Now, in a Catholic Mass, it is customary to offer a sign of peace to your neighbors, and shake hands during the service.  The worst part is, I just wanted to shy away, and not shake his hand.  As the priest finished up, I was freaking out, thinking, now how am I going to get out of this one?  The man was actually having a conversation with the gentleman in the next pew  up, and never even turned towards me to shake my hand!  Now, I was offended!  He ended up leaving shortly after that, but, yet another reminder about how I am NOT a nice person. 

I am listening to the radio, and Christmas Music is playing, and I am so happy.  This is my favorite time of year, and I have been listening to Christmas Carols since Thanksgiving.  I will leave you with two of my absolute ALL TIME favorite Christmas Carols, and the promise of house decorating pictures, as well as pictures of the new floor/dining room set up...once I find the camera, I will get them up.