I got wrapped up in life and forgot to update my blog. I apologize. As I will again next time this happens.
But for now, Melissa has inspired me to come back. So, let's do the quick recap of what's happened in my life...
November:
- Terrie had a birthday. We celebrated with friends. Good times were had.
- Hubby & I did Thanksgiving solo - I made a turkey & fixings and then we went to see a movie.
- My coworker JB informed us that she had been accepted into the LPN program at the local community college and at the beginning of year, she would need to either become part time or leave the company. Part-time was not available to her, so she helped in the interviewing and hiring process for her replacement.
- I received a Christmas card and $200 cash from an 'Anonymous Friend' in the mail. Over the last few months, I sorta accidentally found out that it was from a coworker. I sent a thank you card back to the return address (which had no name and was in California), and have let that person remain anonymous.
- I asked for a raise in lieu of the new responsibilities and additional workload that I'd be taking on with JB leaving. I was denied. But managers said that they would continue to push Bossman Bob to compensate me for the work I'd be doing.
- Holidays were lovely - had Christmas Day at our house for my mother-in-law & her boyfriend.
- Sang in the Christmas Eve mass with the choir - super long HOT mass, but very nice.
- Joined a...club? A friend from choir invited me to join a group that she's in that consists of women that live in the area. They do monthly events, which I've tried to attend at least one of per month. December was my first time playing Bunco. LOVED IT!
- I turned 29. Holy hell. How did that happen??
- JB's replacement was hired and started. She's older (in her late 40's probably?), but very nice and is getting the hang of things. I don't see us becoming good friends and going to lunch and getting our makeup done together, but I know we'll be able to work well together.
- JB left for good. I cried as I walked down to my car that day. I hate goodbyes.
- I planned a Baby Shower for Terrie with a Gone Fishing theme. The invitations were handmade and amazing, if I do say so myself. I had all type of fishy themed things planned, including fish bowl centerpieces with live goldfish on the two main tables.
- My managers continued pushing Bob for my raise and he finally gave in. Yay!
- Terrie's shower was a success! Everyone enjoyed themselves and I received a ton of compliments on what a nice job I'd done. If only I could plan parties for a living. That would really, truly be a dream come true.
- I have a new pet fish. :-) One of the two centerpiece fish went home with a guest from the party as a door prize. The other one was abandoned. No, really, the other guest who won the second fish had no interest in taking it home. And I have to admit that I was kinda happy about that. I wouldn't have minded keeping both of them.
- You can't have just one fish in a ten-gallon tank, so we got two more. They all seem to be coexisting happily together. Freddie, Mortimer & Albert are all different types of goldfish and totally fascinating to me. I can literally sit in front of the aquarium for over an hour and just watch them swim around. Ridiculous, I know.
Anyway, that's life for now. Melissa is doing a fantabulous challenge, which I will be happy to steal and start doing tomorrow. :-) I hope that I'm able to get back into the swing of things. I'm just going to have to figure out how to blog and watch tv at the same time.
um, you forgot to mention the totally AWESOME reunion we had over thanksgiving weekend! =P
ReplyDeleteglad you're doing well, let's catch up soon!