Birthday rant
Yes, I'm alive! Though very hot and sweaty at the moment. And we haven't really hit a heatwave here yet. Maybe I'm just getting less tolerant of hot weather as I get older.
BBQ for all the work folks went well, though I was extremely bummed when it was over. Mostly because the original purpose of the gathering kind of got lost. When we started planning this a few months back it was meant to be for my birthday. Then we found out my boss was being transfered to another store, so we made it a joint birthday/farewell event. Except that everyone then promptly forgot about my birthday and made it all about the boss leaving. Didn't so much as get me a card. Except Jeremy, who bought both of us chocolates. Yay Jeremy! Chocolate is appropriate for any occasion. :)
We did not do the "annual birthday dinner compromise" dance this year, as someone is actually cooking me a dinner. No, not anyone in my family. Granted, I've known Lynn and her family long enough that they should surely qualify as family (I think I've known them since about 1970). Dinner is this Saturday and I'm fairly dancing with excitement as A) I have the entire weekend off (from 4 p.m. Friday until Tuesday morning) and B) amandageist is flying in the for celebration!
Saturday is the dinner Lynn and her husband Bernie are cooking. Amanda will finally get to meet my family. Poor thing. I'm sure she'll survive, though. Sunday is dinner with Alex, Paul and Mark. Nyssa, in case you read LJ before I talk to you, your dinner is courtesy of the guys, so don't make plans for Sunday dinner. Perhaps we'll have some time to play at touristy stuff when we're not stuffing our faces. Oh, and Amanda says she's bringing me chicken-fried steak!!! Was considering taking her for what passes for Tex-Mex food here but decided I like her too much to inflict that kind of punishment on her. :)
Will update on the trip to New Orleans very soon.
BBQ for all the work folks went well, though I was extremely bummed when it was over. Mostly because the original purpose of the gathering kind of got lost. When we started planning this a few months back it was meant to be for my birthday. Then we found out my boss was being transfered to another store, so we made it a joint birthday/farewell event. Except that everyone then promptly forgot about my birthday and made it all about the boss leaving. Didn't so much as get me a card. Except Jeremy, who bought both of us chocolates. Yay Jeremy! Chocolate is appropriate for any occasion. :)
We did not do the "annual birthday dinner compromise" dance this year, as someone is actually cooking me a dinner. No, not anyone in my family. Granted, I've known Lynn and her family long enough that they should surely qualify as family (I think I've known them since about 1970). Dinner is this Saturday and I'm fairly dancing with excitement as A) I have the entire weekend off (from 4 p.m. Friday until Tuesday morning) and B) amandageist is flying in the for celebration!
Saturday is the dinner Lynn and her husband Bernie are cooking. Amanda will finally get to meet my family. Poor thing. I'm sure she'll survive, though. Sunday is dinner with Alex, Paul and Mark. Nyssa, in case you read LJ before I talk to you, your dinner is courtesy of the guys, so don't make plans for Sunday dinner. Perhaps we'll have some time to play at touristy stuff when we're not stuffing our faces. Oh, and Amanda says she's bringing me chicken-fried steak!!! Was considering taking her for what passes for Tex-Mex food here but decided I like her too much to inflict that kind of punishment on her. :)
Will update on the trip to New Orleans very soon.