Christmas is coming :)
Its starting to feel so christmassy, perhaps its the endless number of christmas songs I have on shuffle. Mammy2 thinks I am now downloading songs I already have from myself. She’s very smart. There are so many christmas songs though. The shopping is nearly all done, a small bit to do this weekend , then wrap everything and put it under the tree. We’re very organised. The parties are nearly over, apart from my team one. We had the spud/mod drinkies and food on Sunday. It went really well and was a fun day out. With the exception of feeling a bit taken for granted. I go through the same feeling most years, and it goes away then. In fairness to the team, most of them are very gracious about getting fed and watered at a cost to myself. When you consider I don’t make any money from the site, it is a big deal. But to assume and then to wander off before the bill or a request for a tip has even been made is a bit much. I usually cover the costs and ask the team to cover the tip. Which isn’t too much to ask I think. You’re after getting a 3 course meal and drinks and a simple thank you would suffice and perhaps an attempt to pay for something, even though we all know I’m paying. I’m also not looking for a fawning all over just because we had our team night out. Add to that the fact that the restaurent we went to have gotten rid of their lunch menu for xmas which basically meant double the bill I had budgeted for. :O Anyhew, enough ranting! I’m not ebeneezer 
This week is busy central, so much so that I took last night off, did a small bit of work and hit the bed around 9.30. Tonight am catching up with the mate J for food and drinkies. Its been a while since we caught up. Tomorrow night we were supposed to be cooking dins for the kid when she called around to spend some family time, but she has decided she wants to go to Bots, our local italian restaurent for dinner. Apparently , dinner always tastes nicer when we are paying. Charming. I’ve also finally managed to get a date out of the tall snot as I like to call him C. Thursday night is dinner with him and Friday is my team night out. Should be fun considering I did no organising this year and its been so much more relaxing. I hope! We are finishing early and heading into town for around 4. I however can’t go mad on the day, as Mammy2 has done more calcuations and by her reckoning I should ovulate at the weekend. Which means those tests again. Which means no taking in of fluid for 2 hours. With a hangover, its not going to happen. So here’s hoping I’ll be the last person standing on Friday night. Mammy2 and her sister are heading to watch the Leinster game so if I get tired of my workmates and taking pictures, I shall meander to join them.
Its Mammy2’s team night out on Saturday so I shall be home alone with nothing but a large bladder and a bundle of tests to run. I have been entertaining notions of doing the final bit of painting
in the kitchen. I say entertaining because so far they have failed to materialise. We should really get cracking though.
Next week doesn’t look nearly as busy, I hope. I have next Friday and the following Monday off which gives me loads of time to potter around town and not be stressed. I tried this on Sat looking for a pressie for the niece. People seem intent on walking all over me though. I was carried along on a sea of bodies until I finally dodged into a shop to save myself. Its funny as there are always people milling around, but when you go into the shops there aren’t that many people at all? I bought lovely xmas socks, so I have a pair for most days leading up to xmas. Still searching for the xmas pantaloons. One of my colleagues suggested gold leggings. You can appreciate the response she got from me with regards that. I told her I wanted to look festive not look like I had walked off the set of Little Britain. I’m not sure I’ll get festive trousers before Friday. I have a red top and a santa had and christmassy socks. I need to get red shoes though, although I could wear my green docs. Hmmmmmmm….decisions!!
