Gearing up

Thanksgiving is a week from today. Holy cats, people, how did that happen? It seems like it should only be September. Instead we're 5 weeks away from Christmas.

5 weeks.

Are you ready for it? For the rush, the shopping, and the Christmas music? Parties and presents and travel and tons of food? My answer is no. No I'm not ready. Even though I've already got the Christmas music station tuned in at work.

But I'm getting ahead of myself, aren't I? We have to get through Thanksgiving first. Thanksgiving and then Black Friday. Which I will be working. In retail.

Digression: If you are going shopping on Black Friday, keep in mind that we peons are working as fast as we can to get you out the door so you can hit the next sale. Keep in mind that we'd probably rather be shopping ourselves, or home decorating our Christmas trees, or stuffing ourselves on Thanksgiving leftovers. We'll wish we were almost anywhere else but there. So bring your patience with you, lady, because minimum wage isn't enough incentive to keep me from telling you to stuff it if you get snippy with me. end digression

My Thanksgiving will be spent at my parent's house, eating a ton, laughing a ton, and watching the parades on TV. I'm sure we'll play games, and it'll get loud, and we'll all have a great time. I'm really looking forward to it.

So.

Gear up! It's almost time to break out the Christmas tree, lights, and tinsel.

Holiday Crazies

Been nuts around these parts, people. Nuts, I say. So you get a bullet post:

• Friday, 12/19, went with F & E to Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village.
  
• Had a BLAST.
  
• As usual.
  
• Tons of snow made the event more magical than ever.
• F mentioned that he would like to appear on my blog.
• But of course we forgot a camera.
• Have two weeks off from my real job.
• As of right now, my house is STILL a disaster zone.
• Call in reinforcements, I'm going to need help to clear this place up.
• I did get all of my Christmas pressies sewn in time.
  
• Christmas came and went and I'm glad it's over.
• I got some fantastic loot.
  
• More than I deserve, in fact.
• But NO WAY can the givers have any of it back.
• Cashmere sweater.
• Pandora bracelet.
  
• Books.
• Obama stuff.
• Much more.
• Spent the holiday at S's cottage.
• His mom and her two dogs were there.
• Our big dogs were perfect.
• Her dogs are are yappers.
  
• And that's all I'm going to say about that.
• Visited family.
• Ate too much.
• And am pretty much exhausted.

Hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday!
Happy New Year!