I am all for respecting the pumpkin and the turkey, but yes, our Christmas plans are made. Granted, we have to travel and buying plane tickets ahead of time is a must, I can't believe I'm thinking about Christmas already!
I've been looking at tickets to New Mexico for a while. We decided that for the first time I'd spend Christmas away from my family. The hubs-to-be has a little sister, and with little ones Christmas day is still a really big deal, so my family will celebrate here on the East Coast the week before and be just fine with it. It's hard to believe that I'm old enough to have to choose where I'll be spending my holidays (it's not fun when the families are on opposites sides of the country) but here I am making that choice. It was hard, for sure. But I'm engaged now and definitely don't want to be without him on Christmas. We've never actually spent the holiday together, since our families are all over the map, so this one is a big deal for us. I'm excited, and definitely looking forward to some nicer December weather that what Boston will provide.
The best part is, we got a good deal! Ticket prices were SO high and we weren't sure we were going to be able to make it happen, but today, out of nowhere the ticket prices went WAY down, and now we're booked! :)
But that's so far away! For now I'll focus on my Halloween costume, then my Thanksgiving travels!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday Madness
How maddening is it that I don't have a pumpkin yet? I love pumpkins and I have yet to get around to getting one! Halloween is in less than a week and I have nothing to show for my holiday spirit. I went to Trader Joe's yesterday, but all they sell are pie making pumpkins, and I most certainly do not want one of those. I do have a mini pumpkin at work, but nothing at home.
I'm not sure that I want to carve said pumpkin, but I definitely want to have one. Last October I got a pumpkin in Vermont, which I did not carve, and it lasted, rot-free until February (well maybe not really that long, but it was a really long time). I would love to have another amazing ones this year, but I'll settle for whatever I can find.
I have to walk past the farmers' market today (poor me, right?) on my way home, and I'm hoping they will have a selection, even if it's not the best. I also need to get flowers for a friend's birthday today, so hopefully the cold hasn't scared the farmers away yet!
I'm not sure that I want to carve said pumpkin, but I definitely want to have one. Last October I got a pumpkin in Vermont, which I did not carve, and it lasted, rot-free until February (well maybe not really that long, but it was a really long time). I would love to have another amazing ones this year, but I'll settle for whatever I can find.
I have to walk past the farmers' market today (poor me, right?) on my way home, and I'm hoping they will have a selection, even if it's not the best. I also need to get flowers for a friend's birthday today, so hopefully the cold hasn't scared the farmers away yet!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday Madness
Yes, I do know that it's Tuesday. Yesterday was a little too busy and I didn't have a chance to wax poetic. But I'm here now with some more madness. The weather.
My mom always told me that people only talk about the weather when they have nothing else to say, but the weather here is worth mentioning! When we got back from New Mexico we were shocked by chilly 50 degree temps. Nothing too horrible, but they just kept dropping from there. We had a couple days of high 40's, but by the weekend we had rain and low 40's (definitely the biggest down fall of living in New England). Pretty gross if you ask me.
Saturday turned out ok, but Sunday was horrible from the time we woke up. It was rainy and windy and just about the worst weather to go out in. But we did. We wandered out to the suburbs to see my sister, only to also see snow. SNOW. Yup...October 18th and it was SNOWING. What the heck? Even for New England it's WAY too early for snow. I'm just not ready for the boots and mittens and constant runny nose that come with snow and winter.
The best part is, weather in Massachusetts is bi-polar...and the high today is 62.
My mom always told me that people only talk about the weather when they have nothing else to say, but the weather here is worth mentioning! When we got back from New Mexico we were shocked by chilly 50 degree temps. Nothing too horrible, but they just kept dropping from there. We had a couple days of high 40's, but by the weekend we had rain and low 40's (definitely the biggest down fall of living in New England). Pretty gross if you ask me.
Saturday turned out ok, but Sunday was horrible from the time we woke up. It was rainy and windy and just about the worst weather to go out in. But we did. We wandered out to the suburbs to see my sister, only to also see snow. SNOW. Yup...October 18th and it was SNOWING. What the heck? Even for New England it's WAY too early for snow. I'm just not ready for the boots and mittens and constant runny nose that come with snow and winter.
The best part is, weather in Massachusetts is bi-polar...and the high today is 62.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
gone, but not forgotten
Sorry for the lack of blogging, I've been on vacation. Hence why there were no new post, and no Monday Madness. It was so nice to get away, but it's also nice to be home.
Our vacation was to New Mexico to see the family, as usual. We had a wonderful time seeing friends and hot air balloons. I have so many pictures of balloons, and basically nothing else. Hopefully I'll get around to posting them soon.
On said vacation, I did two pretty major things. One, we bought our wedding invitations! We're doing all the typing/decorating ourselves, and that's not even close to started, but we bought the actual invites we'll mail, and all the fun stuff we'll need to put them together! We has something else in mind when we went to the store, but we came out very happy. I'm really looking forward to starting the process! It's going to be a lot of work, so we'll have to start soon. Luckily we got a new typewriter ribbon.
The second thing I did was get a tattoo. It's my second tattoo, but the first one I can actually see (tattoo #1 is on my back, and I never even think about it). This one is on my wrist. It's the longitude and latitude of my Alma Mater. I'm happy with how it turned out, but I slightly freaked last night, realizing what I just did. I think not being able to see my first tattoo didn't make me realize the longevity of these things. Oh well. It's not that I don't want to have it, because I wouldn't have gotten it done in the first place, but it's just so weird to see still. The hubs-to-be also has an arm tat, and he says it just takes some getting used to. He did a little panic dance at first too, but now he doesn't think about it even being there. I like that, and hope it comes soon for me. I'd like to stop staring at my wrist all day.
So now it's back to work and back to the grind. I love visiting, but home is comfortable. Too bad for us, we came back to winter starting in Boston. It was a chilly 35 degrees this morning, with an eventual high of only 47 today. It's days like these that I wish we never left the warmth of the desert!
Our vacation was to New Mexico to see the family, as usual. We had a wonderful time seeing friends and hot air balloons. I have so many pictures of balloons, and basically nothing else. Hopefully I'll get around to posting them soon.
On said vacation, I did two pretty major things. One, we bought our wedding invitations! We're doing all the typing/decorating ourselves, and that's not even close to started, but we bought the actual invites we'll mail, and all the fun stuff we'll need to put them together! We has something else in mind when we went to the store, but we came out very happy. I'm really looking forward to starting the process! It's going to be a lot of work, so we'll have to start soon. Luckily we got a new typewriter ribbon.
The second thing I did was get a tattoo. It's my second tattoo, but the first one I can actually see (tattoo #1 is on my back, and I never even think about it). This one is on my wrist. It's the longitude and latitude of my Alma Mater. I'm happy with how it turned out, but I slightly freaked last night, realizing what I just did. I think not being able to see my first tattoo didn't make me realize the longevity of these things. Oh well. It's not that I don't want to have it, because I wouldn't have gotten it done in the first place, but it's just so weird to see still. The hubs-to-be also has an arm tat, and he says it just takes some getting used to. He did a little panic dance at first too, but now he doesn't think about it even being there. I like that, and hope it comes soon for me. I'd like to stop staring at my wrist all day.
So now it's back to work and back to the grind. I love visiting, but home is comfortable. Too bad for us, we came back to winter starting in Boston. It was a chilly 35 degrees this morning, with an eventual high of only 47 today. It's days like these that I wish we never left the warmth of the desert!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday Madness
It's Monday again (how does that keep happening?) and the madness today is...colds! It seems that about half of the people in my office are sick with colds. They all sneeze and cough all day long in the office. IN THE OFFICE! Instead of staying home to get better, the come to work and spread their germs to the rest of us. I am less than excited about this. I do not want to be sick. I do not find it fair that I have to share my office with sickly people and their germs.
The reason these sick people are coming in is because they "have too much work to do to stay home." I understand that. I have a lot of work to do, and a unplanned, unprepared for day off would be hard, but putting the rest of the office's health at risk? That's just mean.
Since we're going to New Mexico on Friday (yay! I can't wait!), I REALLY don't want to get sick. So today I've been pumping the vitamin C, drinking lots of water, and making sure to wash my hands. I don't want to go overboard, but I really don't want to get sick! I just wish the sickos would stay home!
The reason these sick people are coming in is because they "have too much work to do to stay home." I understand that. I have a lot of work to do, and a unplanned, unprepared for day off would be hard, but putting the rest of the office's health at risk? That's just mean.
Since we're going to New Mexico on Friday (yay! I can't wait!), I REALLY don't want to get sick. So today I've been pumping the vitamin C, drinking lots of water, and making sure to wash my hands. I don't want to go overboard, but I really don't want to get sick! I just wish the sickos would stay home!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
october
I'm pretty sure it's March that's supposed to come in like a lion. Some one apparently forgot to tell October because holy freezing the fall has come today. When I checked the weather at 7am it was 40 degrees. That is not warm. 40 degrees warrants real jackets and scarves. I don't think I'm ready.
There was no summer...spring lasted forever. Now it seems we only had a few weeks of fall and winter is already here. I'm hoping today does not mean that it will be 40 from here on out, because I could use just a few more 70 and sunny days. Winter needs to wait.
And with that, holy cow it's October. Where did the year go? How could it possibly be the 10th month already? We've been over a year in our apartment, and in two weeks it will be a year ago that I started at my company. It definitely doesn't feel like that long ago.
There was no summer...spring lasted forever. Now it seems we only had a few weeks of fall and winter is already here. I'm hoping today does not mean that it will be 40 from here on out, because I could use just a few more 70 and sunny days. Winter needs to wait.
( the cute little pumpkin the director of my department gave me this morning)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
I did it
I survived the dentist. It was a pretty long hour and a half, but I made it through. My new dentist is wonderful and made sure I was fully numbed up before she started drilling. I told her about my anxiety at my first appointment, so I think when I sat shaking in the chair, she wasn't too surprised. But she did a good job, and I'm a lot less nervous for my next appointment now. (I have two more fillings to go. Never will I slack on flossing again).
The big excitement of my day was getting a new keyboard for my computer at work. I've never liked the old one I inherited when I moved to my cube, and today I asked for a new one. It's not brand new, but it's new to me, and SO much better than the old one. Is it sad that a keyboard is so exciting? I don't know. But the day isn't over, so hopefully it won't really be the MOST exciting thing.
The big excitement of my day was getting a new keyboard for my computer at work. I've never liked the old one I inherited when I moved to my cube, and today I asked for a new one. It's not brand new, but it's new to me, and SO much better than the old one. Is it sad that a keyboard is so exciting? I don't know. But the day isn't over, so hopefully it won't really be the MOST exciting thing.
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