This day is draaaaaging--vents, flamefuls, randoms, AWs?

[preppy]

This is part vent and is prob flameful but tonight we have a team builder for work in the north end, it's a dinner at 7 at Lucca. I have zero interest and don't want to go. It is starting too late, everyone else lives close by and is going home first but I don't have time to drive out to the burbs and back, I am usually asleep by 9 (how lame am I?), and there is no great place for me to park my SUV.

Am I a brat because I don't want to go? Also what should I do to waste time until the dinner, cause I don't want to just stay working late since I do that enough anyways.

[vtdiamond]

Agreed, I feel like this day will never end!!

Flamefuls - I just started reading this trashy book and want to head home so I can read more, I'm kind of hooked.

Random - I'm trying to pick out welcome bags for the wedding, I'm on this site that sells like a million bags in bulk and can't decide what the hell to get. Any suggestions on what you ladies would want to receive?

[vtdiamond]

Mar 14, 2013 13:26:00 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Mar 14, 2013 13:18:38 GMT -5 preppy said:

This is part vent and is prob flameful but tonight we have a team builder for work in the north end, it's a dinner at 7 at Lucca. I have zero interest and don't want to go. It is starting too late, everyone else lives close by and is going home first but I don't have time to drive out to the burbs and back, I am usually asleep by 9 (how lame am I?), and there is no great place for me to park my SUV.

Am I a brat because I don't want to go? Also what should I do to waste time until the dinner, cause I don't want to just stay working late since I do that enough anyways.

Go shopping?  Copley, Downtown, Fanueil Hall.

I wouldn't want to go either.  Team building events should be during work hours.  /gavel

Agreed, that is annoying, I wouldn't want to go either.  I like Rock's idea of shopping.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

I have a flameful: there are several vegetarians here this week, from one specific, highly vegetarian country. They have complained every. fucking. day. about the food. To my staff, to me, to other participants, to our caterers. The problem is not that they aren't getting vegetarian food, it's that they don't like it. I am this close to saying, "If I went to your country, I wouldn't order a fuckin steak. So shut up." We're having a clambake tonight, and they're getting veggie burgers. One of my staff members asked if we should switch it to something they'd like better, and I said no, (even though the caterers probably would have done it). Because fuck them.

Also, I went home last night and got a bacon cheeseburger, the least vegetarian meal I could think of.

Also-also, my husband figured out last night that the faculty chair has the same last name as a recent Batman villain. So all last night he kept talking in that voice, and saying things like, "you will endure, vegetarians." And "(Nationality) take back your cafeteria!" And now that's all I can think of when I see any of them. heh.

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 13:26:41 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Mar 14, 2013 13:26:00 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Go shopping?  Copley, Downtown, Fanueil Hall.

I wouldn't want to go either.  Team building events should be during work hours.  /gavel

Agreed, that is annoying, I wouldn't want to go either.  I like Rock's idea of shopping.

You ladies are right. Shopping it is. But really, a happy hour close by to the office would have been great, there is no reason to make work last from 7am to 11pm today. Ah. I will be useless at work tomorrow.

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 13:26:04 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Agreed, I feel like this day will never end!!

Flamefuls - I just started reading this trashy book and want to head home so I can read more, I'm kind of hooked.

I'm trying to pick out welcome bags for the wedding, I'm on this site that sells like a million bags in bulk and can't decide what the hell to get. Any suggestions on what you ladies would want to receive?

When we did welcome bags for our wedding I put everything in nice medium size brown bags with handles. It was cheaper and I didn't think anyone would use the cheapo beach bag if I bought them. I added personalized tags and ribbon. Let me see if I can find a pic for you...

[preppy]

VT- found it! Here is a pic our photog took of our welcome bags:

[vtdiamond]

Mar 14, 2013 13:43:39 GMT -5 preppy said:

VT- found it! Here is a pic our photog took of our welcome bags:

Oooh pretty, love them!!  Looks like you used aqua too which is what we're using.  What did you put in your bags?

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 13:45:12 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Mar 14, 2013 13:43:39 GMT -5 preppy said:

VT- found it! Here is a pic our photog took of our welcome bags:

Oooh pretty, love them!!  Looks like you used aqua too which is what we're using.  What did you put in your bags?

We had personalized coozies, hand sanitizer, water bottles, mini key line tarts, info on when/where all the events were, and these personalized maps so people knew where everything was being held:

[vtdiamond]

Thanks ladies, it's looking like we have our final headcount for the wedding with 35 guests (including us).

Now need to get the wedding bags ordered and find stuff to put in them, great ideas!

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 14:22:50 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Thanks ladies, it's looking like we have our final headcount for the wedding with 35 guests (including us).

Now need to get the wedding bags ordered and find stuff to put in them, great ideas!

What kind of decor are you doing? I feel like we will have similar wedding pics since you are doing aqua and also having a DW:)

[LoveTrains]

I am that the Philly airport and my flight doesn't leave for another 2.5 hours. I am BORED. I did download all of season 1 of breaking bad onto my iPhone, though, to watch on the flgiht. that is just over six hours of programming. I hope my iPhone can hold a charge that long.....

[MixedBerryJam]

So I had a checkup this morning and my pcp tells me he wants me to see my gastro guy. I say "Okay, I'll call him." So I'm sitting here at the computer this afternoon thinking to myself, "I wonder how long I'll procrastinate calling gastro guy" when the phone rings. It's gastro guy's office, saying "Yeah, your pcp said you'd probably procrastinate calling, and asked us to call you directly." I have an appt April 4. Gah.

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 14:27:32 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

I am that the Philly airport and my flight doesn't leave for another 2.5 hours. I am BORED. I did download all of season 1 of breaking bad onto my iPhone, though, to watch on the flgiht. that is just over six hours of programming. I hope my iPhone can hold a charge that long.....

Breaking Bad is sofucking good. I hope your phone lasts!!

[vtdiamond]

Preppy - Our colors are aqua and fushcia.   We're using a lot of bougainvillea and pink ginger flowers!

[vtdiamond]

Mar 14, 2013 14:49:28 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Mar 14, 2013 14:40:24 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Preppy - Our colors are aqua and fushcia.   We're using a lot of bougainvillea and pink ginger flowers!

How long did it take you to be able to spell "bougainvillea" without having to think about it?

Lol,  I've had to use it in multiple wedding planning emails so I have it down now

[preppy]

Mar 14, 2013 14:40:24 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Preppy - Our colors are aqua and fushcia.   We're using a lot of bougainvillea and pink ginger flowers!

It sounds beautiful! I can't wait to see pics!

[elfinia7]

I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday and have had to continuosly remind myself that it's actually not. It's made for a very long day.

[fuddyduddy]

My parents are visiting this week. We spent today walking about half of the Freedom Trail and exploring Boston. I am so glad that they are here, but I am stressed about my upcoming exam since I have not been able to study.

Also, I dipped my toes in the dating pool and am really enjoying it.

[Lilac]

Vent: My team needs to get a HUGE report out to our customer by next week (it's the results from two years worth of testing on a multimillion dollar system). We've been working on analyzing data and writing it for 2 months now. I've been working 12 hours days all week. Tomorrow is an "off-Friday" for my company and I have to go in and work all day. I'll be working Saturday too if we're not done. It sucks. I just want sleep in!

AW: I emailed DH from work around 7pm telling him I wouldn't be home until ~8:30 and mentioned I wanted to make cookies tonight to share with everyone who's coming in tomorrow. I got home to find cookies baking in the oven. He's the best!

[fuddyduddy]

Mar 14, 2013 20:41:08 GMT -5 Lilac said:

Vent: My team needs to get a HUGE report out to our customer by next week (it's the results from two years worth of testing on a multimillion dollar system). We've been working on analyzing data and writing it for 2 months now. I've been working 12 hours days all week. Tomorrow is an "off-Friday" for my company and I have to go in and work all day. I'll be working Saturday too if we're not done. It sucks. I just want sleep in!

AW: I emailed DH from work around 7pm telling him I wouldn't be home until ~8:30 and mentioned I wanted to make cookies tonight to share with everyone who's coming in tomorrow. I got home to find cookies baking in the oven. He's the best!

I hope work eases up soon!

He is pretty awesome. Enjoy the cookies!

[vtdiamond]

Mar 14, 2013 17:20:28 GMT -5 fuddyduddy said:

My parents are visiting this week. We spent today walking about half of the Freedom Trail and exploring Boston. I am so glad that they are here, but I am stressed about my upcoming exam since I have not been able to study.

Also, I dipped my toes in the dating pool and am really enjoying it.

Yay, have fun!

[vtdiamond]

Mar 14, 2013 20:41:08 GMT -5 Lilac said:

Vent: My team needs to get a HUGE report out to our customer by next week (it's the results from two years worth of testing on a multimillion dollar system). We've been working on analyzing data and writing it for 2 months now. I've been working 12 hours days all week. Tomorrow is an "off-Friday" for my company and I have to go in and work all day. I'll be working Saturday too if we're not done. It sucks. I just want sleep in!

AW: I emailed DH from work around 7pm telling him I wouldn't be home until ~8:30 and mentioned I wanted to make cookies tonight to share with everyone who's coming in tomorrow. I got home to find cookies baking in the oven. He's the best!

Uggh, good luck this weekend Lilac
 :Y: for your DH!

[fuddyduddy]

Mar 15, 2013 7:25:42 GMT -5 vtdiamond said:

Mar 14, 2013 17:20:28 GMT -5 fuddyduddy said:

My parents are visiting this week. We spent today walking about half of the Freedom Trail and exploring Boston. I am so glad that they are here, but I am stressed about my upcoming exam since I have not been able to study.

Also, I dipped my toes in the dating pool and am really enjoying it.

Yay, have fun!

Thank you, I will!

[rikki]

FD- So happy to hear about the dating pool!! Keep us updated if there are any great (or crazy!!!) dates.

[fuddyduddy]

Mar 15, 2013 7:32:42 GMT -5 rikki said:

FD- So happy to hear about the dating pool!! Keep us updated if there are any great (or crazy!!!) dates.

Thanks! I went on a date with a guy that would not stop talking about himself. I realized after I left that he did not ask me a single question. Unbelievable. I have also gone on a few dates with someone very promising. We will see where it goes!

[fuddyduddy]

Mar 15, 2013 9:11:40 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Yes! I want to hear dating stories!

I will share more at the next GTG! 

[5kcandlesinthewind]

You guys, one of my BFF's has a daughter who turns 16 today. SIXTEEN. She is now two years older than her mom was when we met. I feel sooooo old right now.

Good luck with the dating pool, fuddy!

[fuddyduddy]

Thank you, 5kcandlesinthewind and scm1011!