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What have I gotten myself into? It started out with a cheeky idea: instead of letting Zi use my oven to cook her Thanksgiving turkey (since hers is too small), why not just have the whole Thanksgiving shebang at my apartment? It has since grown into what can only be described as a community event. My family (mother, brother & gf, aunt, grandfather), Zi and her parents (and I would assume & hope Monette), and Teh BF's parents (and possibly one or more of his siblings). Forget a turkey, I'm going to need a damn emu. But you know what? I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. It's going to require quite a lot of planning and preparation, and I don't mean only the food. Teh BF's parents will be staying in our guest bedroom (I love that we have one of those, btw), and I'll have to make sure there will be enough places for something like 20 people to sit, eat, and socialize comfortably. My mother is finally going to meet Teh BF's parents. And Zi's parents. I will also, at some point that week/end, introduce my father to Teh BF's parents. It's going to be... interesting. Usually at about this time of the year, plans for the last 3-5 months of the year tend to materialize. I've been invited to travel to the Nashville area for Christmas with Teh BF's parents. Considering that my mother still reminds me of the year I "abandoned [her] at Christmas" because I had dinner with my then-boyfriend's parents in addition to having dinner with my family, I can't imagine this is going to go off smoothly. Well, I can *imagine* it will, but it's really not going to happen that way. I'm going through with it anyway. I feel that it's time I set a precedent vis a vis sharing holidays with two sets of families. I am aware that in my childhood there was a definite heirarchy of families (links to an old entry in this journal); in my adult life I intend to discontinue that behavior. As a step in that direction, I'm taking the reigns this holiday season. Thanksgiving is going to be as stress-free as I can possibly make it, and Christmas is going to be completely different. I've been saying for several years now that things need to change... this year they're going to! I'd say I can hardly wait, but... yeah. Holidays (:::shudder:::). Tags: adventure, bhu, christmas, holidays, teh bf, thanksgiving, the fam, z
current location: blue house up
current mood:  is that optimism, or naivete?
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Here I am, working on Saturday. I am lame. In order to assuage my feelings of lameness, I stopped at the grocery store on the way in to grab something for breakfast and pick up a lovely tea or something to sip while I work. I chose Snapple Classic Black Teas Earl Grey Tea. It claims to be "lightly sweetened," and I chose the Earl Grey variety because it had the lowest sugar content of the other Classic Black Teas varieties. I figured it would have a decent enough black-tea flavor and enough caffeine to wake me up, and since there really wasn't much sugar indicated on the label I thought I could deal with it. I was wrong. It is uniformly horrible. Blindfolded, I'd never know it was tea at all, let alone Earl Grey. It's like Earl Grey died, had a lovely funeral & memorial service, was mostly forgotten for the better part of a generation, and came back as a whisper in a great-nephew's ear during a late-night thunderstorm, which was then mostly forgotten again the following morning. Just like that. It has that weird, are-you-sure-this-is-really-sugar sweet taste that all Snapple beverages have (I should really have known better). It is almost, but not quite, exactly unlike tea. It is nearly palatable if severely watered down and very cold (read as: over ice. Lots and lots of ice). I am apparently not the only person who feels this way. At least my spinach pocket was good! In addition to terrible tea, my expectation of coming in to work and having a quiet, peaceful, productive morning has been dashed. I am sitting in the vicinity of a sour-faced woman listening to the worst music ever conceived of or recorded by mankind. I may not get as much done today as I'd anticipated. * sigh* Tags: product review, work
current location: work
current mood:  resigned
current music: worst. music. ever.
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Apparently between 6PM and 7PM is when all the HS girls like to go "lingerie" shopping with their boyfriends at Kohl's. Wait. What? You read that right. I encountered multiple clearly under-18 couples in the "lingerie" (read as: practical underpants and 'foundation garments' section - because, really, it's Kohl's) section mincing awkwardly about and trying like hell not to make eye contact or come too near to other shoppers. WTF? Is there something I'm missing? Did y'all go underwear shopping w/ your highschool BFs as soon as you got your licenses? Was I just behind the times? My first thought was, "Do your parents know you're bra shopping with this young man???" Does that make me some kind of Puritan? I mean, I go lingerie shopping w/ Teh BF on occasion, but... I'm not 16. Finally: holy $hi+, government. That was fast. Tags: bhu, i'm old?, money/bills, shopping!, wtf
current location: blue house up
current mood:  do WHAT now?
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Today must have been the day everyone I work with decided to go to the grocery store. I understand it's Sunday and generally when people do this, but I have never seen that many people I sorta-kinda-knew at that particular store. It was extremely busy and people were weirdly aggressive (you know, where they literally push you with the cart/basket but refuse to say hello or nod? That kind of aggressive), and it was all I could do to get all the items on my (small) list and then gtfo. And did I mention the guy who insisted on having a conversation about the relative price of the 3-pack bell peppers vs. the per-pound-priced loose ones inside the door? I'm all about the friendly, but there was something really off about that guy. I don't know. I'm also in the throes of springtime allergies. I try to stick to the non-drowsy antihistamines during the day, but the only advantage those have over the drowsy version is that I don't completely black out. Only partially ;) The non-drowsies make holes in my brain. It's entirely possible that I misinterpreted the whole experience. Shrugz0rz. Anyway. Yesterday started with a "spirited" 6-mile hike in the park, followed by a mini-marathon shopping expedition w/ Zi. I am such a pushover for Skechers. Also, I think I have someting to wear to Bec's wedding on Saturday (and how excited am I for that?? The WEDDING, not the clothes). Now I just need to know what time to show up (because yours truly lost the invite, like a champ). Heh. Today has been somewhat less rigorous, but I've still managed to get a lot of things done. Hurrah. Now I'm going to chill out some for the rest of the evening and get lost in a little Pratchett. Yay for mental vacations. Tags: bhu, omg shoes, shopping!, the park, work
current location: blue house up
current mood: content
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