Post by irene adler on Dec 22, 2014 10:11:29 GMT -5
Lol at eating pizza being flameful.
Now if you were sneaking out of your important morning meeting to purchase one of those pretzel/cheese/pepperoni monstrosities with a dollar you stole out of a blind, crippled child's cup of alms for the poor, and then decided to eat while on the toilet and Not wash your hands afterwards, you would have a case for something flameful.
While I'm at it. I have to register my property with the state bc of lead paint. I have to do thing by Dec 31. I've been trying for 2 weeks. They have an online system, but you need a tracking number. I've called, I've emailed, I've tried everything and I cannot get this damn tracking number.
My inlaws always get mad because they wait til the last minute to plan get togethers. This year, we're expecting almost everyone-at least they say "we're planning on it, but will have to see." There are a few who don't like dogs so we boarded ours. If I pay $300 to board my dogs and no one comes, I'm going to be PISSED
This is a vent, I guess: I foolishly (and drunkenly) offered to help my friend take her 3 and 4 year old boys to see the Rockefeller Center tree ... the week of Christmas. This is a bad idea of epic proportions. Nobody should have to go to Rock Center between Thanksgiving and New Year, but particularly not the week of Christmas. Thoughts and prayers that we all make it home in one piece would be appreciated.
I actually like Christmas lists! But I like them as suggestions, not requirements. If I see something else I want to buy someone that's not on their list, I will just buy the thing I picked out.
I put a ton of stuff on my Amazon wish list this year and don't expect to get most of it, I just thought having some examples of the styles of pajamas/loungewear I wanted was better than saying "I need stuff to lounge around the house" or worse, getting stuff I don't need when I actually need pajamas. I made it clear to my mom that I didn't need THOSE EXACT THINGS and I'm sure she picked out some things herself anyway. I am about 99.9% sure my BF ordered me something off my list, but I have no idea what.
I hate exchanging cash and for the most part, giftcards, though. I think it does seem silly to just give each other money.
Flameful: This year I actually had LOT more stuff on my wishlist than usual. Maybe because I've been tight on money so I haven't been buying everything I want this year. But I did just buy myself a bunch of clothes (since I was too fat for a lot of my old stuff) so it's not like I don't spend ANY money on myself. I'm curious what I'll actually get since there were so many options.
My tri friends are getting together for a bootcamp class at 5am on Christmas Eve, then out for breakfast. In season, I wouldn't blink at meeting them to workout at 5am, and breakfast after would be fun. But I have been so exhausted lately... am hosting Christmas Eve + Christmas Day ... will have my parents at my house ... plus 4 golden retrievers. I am thinking of declining in part because I know my body will need the sleep, and in part because I don't want to wake the entire house up if I get up at 4:30am to meet them -- even if I am quiet, I will wake the dogs up, and one of my parents' dogs in particular will insist that my dad get up with her right then and there because OMG MIGHT MISS SOMETHING.
I feel like a bad friend, but I think this is necessary for sanity.
Mine's a vent: MH is incredibly hard to shop for, and doesn't try to help (Amazon wish list just has a $500 camera lens!). We did christmas with my family this weekend, and the only present for him to open was the nice pot holders I'd told my mom we could use. He's really hurt, and now I have to have a really awkward conversation with my mom about it.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
Mine's a vent: MH is incredibly hard to shop for, and doesn't try to help (Amazon wish list just has a $500 camera lens!). We did christmas with my family this weekend, and the only present for him to open was the nice pot holders I'd told my mom we could use. He's really hurt, and now I have to have a really awkward conversation with my mom about it.
Wait, what?
Tell him that either he comes up with better, more realistic ideas, or loses the right to be hurt about what he receives.
And no way in hell should you tell your mom he didn't like the gift -- what could that possibly accomplish?
Mine's a vent: MH is incredibly hard to shop for, and doesn't try to help (Amazon wish list just has a $500 camera lens!). We did christmas with my family this weekend, and the only present for him to open was the nice pot holders I'd told my mom we could use. He's really hurt, and now I have to have a really awkward conversation with my mom about it.
Wait, what?
Tell him that either he comes up with better, more realistic ideas, or loses the right to be hurt about what he receives.
And no way in hell should you tell your mom he didn't like the gift -- what could that possibly accomplish?
They didn't get him anything for Christmas, but had him open something that I asked for, but which will technically be used by both of us. Maybe I'm not explaining this properly, but my sister also told me that she would have been upset.
I already had a long talk with him about how he needs to help give suggestions.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
Someone stole one of our Christmas decorations from our yard this weekend. It was one of DH's favorites and we are both pretty pissed. I mean, come on, what kind of person steals Christmas decorations?!
This is a vent, I guess: I foolishly (and drunkenly) offered to help my friend take her 3 and 4 year old boys to see the Rockefeller Center tree ... the week of Christmas. This is a bad idea of epic proportions. Nobody should have to go to Rock Center between Thanksgiving and New Year, but particularly not the week of Christmas. Thoughts and prayers that we all make it home in one piece would be appreciated.
I was watching a game on TV at 11pm Saturday and they showed a live viewing of the area in front of the tree with all the angels. You could not pay me to go there this week. There were trillions of people - at 11pm. Shouldn't you be in a bar drinking people.
1) Vent: I finished my Christmas shopping, so I was all excited to send DD to daycare Wed morning and have DH and I go to a morning movie! But there are none around us that start early enough for us to pick her up at 1 when they close, unless we want to see Penguins of Madagascar.
2) Vent: Not only am I at work, but I'm covering for 2 other people, so am pretty much guaranteed a crap couple of days
3) Flameful: I think I'm going to buy Indian food for lunch rather than what I brought, even though I've been spending like there's no tomorrow lately and have been having many conversation w/ DH about trying to actually use a budget in the new year (shocking for us). But, but, but-- there isn't a food vendor coming to the office tomorrow, and I'll be home until like sometime in April, if all goes as planned, so this is my last shot at an easy, spendy city lunch
I think I baked entirely too many cookies. No such thing, I know. But I made about 1000 cookies to be divided into 25 tins, and when I pulled out the tins (bought after last Xmas on sale of course) they were a lot smaller than I remembered...
I also gained about 2.5 pounds over the weekend. Coincidence? I think not.
I am staying home from work today to decorate my sugar cookies, though. Yay!
Frozen Christmas cookies are delicious, FYI
My mom always bakes for 93 people instead of the 8 or so that actuall come to her house, so I happily serve frozen Christmas cookies to my friends for the month or two after.
Post by tacosforlife on Dec 22, 2014 11:41:18 GMT -5
Costco is discontinuing this decanter set, so it's marked down to $30. H doesn't like the decanter set we have, and we decided it would be nice to have more glasses and be able to have more than one kind of liquor in a decanter. So fuck it, he's buying 4 of them. I'm going to get tags made, and now we're going to have one each for whiskey, tequila, rum, and vodka. We are going to have one classy fucking bar. CHEERS!
@idaholakelady, I have a Maeve Binchy book (Glass Lake) from the library that I haven't read in years and I have barely made a dent in it despite having it out for nearly a month. This makes my heart hurt. And I want to hit up the library for more, as my Goodreads "want to read" list is outta control.
In non vent news....I finished my family holiday shopping and got screaming good deals - under 100 for 6 people and a retail value of over 450! Last minute for the win!!!!
This is a vent, I guess: I foolishly (and drunkenly) offered to help my friend take her 3 and 4 year old boys to see the Rockefeller Center tree ... the week of Christmas. This is a bad idea of epic proportions. Nobody should have to go to Rock Center between Thanksgiving and New Year, but particularly not the week of Christmas. Thoughts and prayers that we all make it home in one piece would be appreciated.
I did this exactly once, and then I laughed at my family when they wanted to come up and do it again. Good luck.
I'm having a shitty Monday. I overslept by 2 hours, got to work 45 minutes late (not that that was especially an issue), and came in to an email that someone put in notice. Who quits the week of Christmas?
And why do people quit Monday mornings? I'm instituting a new rule--no one can resign before noon on Monday. Let me get my bearings for the week. The worst was I had 2 employees do it as I was literally taking my coat off. Not cool. Give me a damn minute to get settled.
Normally we can schedule to comfortably see everyone without too much conflict. Not this year. And it doesn't help that my office is open Christmas Eve. I didn't try to get it off because at the point I agreed my colleague could take it, there was no family stuff going on. Then everyone changed their damn minds.
Further complicating is BIL let us know he and his family have really bad colds. Which normally isn't an issue, but I'm pregnant, so that is likely to mean sick days for me (which I don't really have to spare) if I catch it.
I'm on here right now, though I should be working. Just not feeling it today. But that means I'll be working at least a 12 hour day because I can't just get it together.
The more I think about it, the more annoyed I am about Christmas moving forward too--BIL is really inflexible about all holidays. Which fine, I would just not see him but DH wants to see him.
I could very comfortably host all my family, DH's family AND sister #2s in laws at my house. It would only be like 15 people, so it's not too crazy.
DH's family doesn't invite my family (or my sister's in-laws as they really don't know them.) but they keep planning their own things that they expect us to attend. They live in town. I see them all the damn time.
They didn't get him anything for Christmas, but had him open something that I asked for, but which will technically be used by both of us. Maybe I'm not explaining this properly, but my sister also told me that she would have been upset.
I already had a long talk with him about how he needs to help give suggestions.
Your parents literally didn't get him anything? But were like, "here! Open a gift that really isn't yours so it's not awkward at all!" I mean, even an amazon gift card and chocolates would have worked.
Yes, exactly. It looks like they took the remaining $$ they would have spent on the two of us (mom tries to keep it even between me and my sister) and ordered more things from my wish list. Awkward!
I talked to him again this morning, and he's cooled down about it, and agreed to go over there for Christmas without me saying anything, and that his M.O. has made it very difficult to buy for him.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
I'm feeling very Grinchy and just want to stay home for the holidays. Every year I try to get my husband to "runaway" over Christmas (i.e. go on vacation) but he won't bite.
Since we don't have a baby/family of our own, we have no excuse and are the ones to travel. I've tried to host before but that doesn't work well either as it just ends up being my parents and us. I'm tired of it and just want to run away (see above statement).
We were supposed to go to a lunchatB's work but C is throwing up. His boss asked if Eleanor could still come so his kid isn't the only one.
How does an MD with two PhDs think that his kid playing with a kid who was sick last week and now has a brother sick the week of Christmas is a reasonable idea?
I'm feeling very Grinchy and just want to stay home for the holidays. Every year I try to get my husband to "runaway" over Christmas (i.e. go on vacation) but he won't bite.
Since we don't have a baby/family of our own, we have no excuse and are the ones to travel. I've tried to host before but that doesn't work well either as it just ends up being my parents and us. I'm tired of it and just want to run away (see above statement).
Argh, I'm so sorry! Running away on vacation definitely sounds preferable. I'm sorry your husband won't go for it!
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
This is a vent, I guess: I foolishly (and drunkenly) offered to help my friend take her 3 and 4 year old boys to see the Rockefeller Center tree ... the week of Christmas. This is a bad idea of epic proportions. Nobody should have to go to Rock Center between Thanksgiving and New Year, but particularly not the week of Christmas. Thoughts and prayers that we all make it home in one piece would be appreciated.
i hope you're prepared to carry one of said children -- letting them walk through the hellish crowds is tantamount to certain death by trampling.
the last time i ventured near that area during christmas was b/c my then-fiance (now DH) wanted to go ring shopping, which came out of no where - i thought about refusing for a second but then i regained my senses. but even for a woman on a MARRIAGE MISSION, it was horrific. never again.
happy holidays!!!!
oh, i have an even better idea: get a cab, and tell the cab to drive down 5th. with all the traffic, you'll be able to stare at the tree for a good 15 minutes.