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5 Things Friday
Okay, I'll start today because I'm need to have a pity party. 
1. I'm sick.
2. We are having 12 people over for dinner tomorrow.
3. Number 1 and 2 don't go very well together.
4. In an effort to get better, I called in sick for the fist time in 6.5 years.
5. I feel guilty about #4 and irritated because I have a package being delivered there today that I wanted for tomorrow. Oops.
Re: 5 Things Friday
1. I am super annoyed with H, I asked him to start my car this am and he didn't make sure the heat was on. So I got in my car and my windows were still covered..
2. #1 is stupid so I complain on here because I could never say anything to him about it.
3. We have Friday treats at work, and no one can every get salt bagels... is that too hard to ask.
4. Tonight I am having a play date at my house after work, so I stayed up late cleaning.
5. I am so looking forward to the play date at my house it will give me time to catch up with a few of my friends while the kids play.
Mine are going to be very random, I've got some fun/exciting things but slight pity party as well.
1. I got a nice raise at work.
2. If DH doesn't do it, we won't bother with a Christmas Tree this year- I am not in the christmas spirit; H is unemployed, this is our first christmas without his dad and my mom has been sick with kidney pre-failure for a year.
3. We have a huge fancy christmas party this weekend- I am actually excited to eat at this one.
4. My most annoying co-irker retires in 12 days!!!
5. I won a pizza party for my entire department yesterday!
Take a nice long nap today!! Hope you feel better soon!
No, it's not too much to ask. In fact, I don't understand how this wouldn't be the first kind they would think to get. I *heart* salt bagels!
Congrats on the raise and getting rid of the most annoying co-irker! The pizza party sounds good too.
1. I left my phone at home so I FB messaged DH to hopefully drop it off on his way to work
2. I haven't eaten breakfast yet BUT I had a close-to-ideal morning... woke up early, showered, relaxed, didn't feel rushed, etc. That's my favorite.
3. My parents are coming over for dinner since DH is working late. I have mixed feelings about that but I'm excited for the dinner part itself, haha
4. Tomorrow is an old friend's birthday and I haven't seen him in years but I'm taking him out to What Crepe in Royal Oak and I couldn't be more excited to eat there, haha
5. It's starting to feel like Christmas now that it's snowing and DH brought home our tree + we decorated it + there are wrapped presents underneath it. [:
I love everything on your list... except for #2, of course. :-/
1. Our new housecleaning service started yesterday, and they did a great job. It is SO nice to not have to worry about that.
2. I met 2 January 2012 bumpies for dinner last night, and it was fun!
3. We have a family Christmas party tomorrow, which I am just hoping to get over with...it is so poorly executed and annoying. I seriously want to host it to show them how it should be done but a) I already host Thanksgiving and Christmas day, b) I am 32 weeks pregnant and c) MIL and FIL should really be stepping up to the plate and hosting. Oh, how I wish they would.
4. I have to make a bunch of cookies tonight for the party. Hope I can maintain some energy on a Friday night!
5. Flannel sheets were put on our bed yesterday and it was so nice last night...like sleeping in a soft cocoon.
Have a great weekend everyone! :-)
My favorite too... two friday's in a row and not one salt bagel...
1. I am so excited to go see Wicked tonight!
2. I need to find a restaurant downtown to make a reservation at, so we can eat before the show!
3. Our department holiday party is today! It goes from 1:30-4, so I've only got 4.5 more hours of work today!
4. I still have no idea what I'm going to get DH for his birthday (right after xmas)
5. My MIL and FIL are going to Germany next week (for a week and a half) and we are in charge of the dog.... And getting the back and forth to the airport... I should just make DH do all of the driving to and from the airport, but I know that it would mean that he would have to leave work early, so I'll probably just do it...
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
1. I have 2 Christmas parties today!
2. I am looking forward to them, but can't stop sneezing and blowing my nose :-/
3. We went out to dinner last night and a sweet lady bought us dessert because she thought we were a "beautiful family". I was shocked, and the waitress said they had already left, so I felt so bad that we couldn't thank her!
4. It's still snowing outside.
5. I have a lot of Christmas shopping still to do!
I have always wanted to see that, I think I'm going to buy my best friend a ticket for her Christmas gift and go, you'll have to let me know how it is, I'm sure it's going to be great!
Here are my randoms:
1. My husband comes home tonight and I'm crazy excited to see him. And even more excited that I'll have some help with the kids but I skeptical that he'll play the "i've traveled all day, I'm tired" card.
2. I'm jealous of my friends and family at home who are doing the snow day ritual every night because the weather guy is predicting storms (but not too jealous because they haven't actually had a storm yet).
3. We're going to have some fun building a house today- a gingerbread house that is. I'm kinda excited to see how it turns out
Or how much candy doesn't actually make it to the house!
4. I asked for a journal for Christmas, but I doubt I'll get one, so I'm debating whether to go get one for myself. I'd like to have it for Jan 1st. It's a goal I have for myself to write about life more- and I'm doing my own "Happiness Project".
5. Im puzzled how to wrap my husbands big present and get it into the tree by myself. It's a large tool chest (2 large boxes) and my mom had to help me get it from the car to the garage, tape over the words on the box and then cover with a blanket to hide it. It was raining when we moved it so I couldn't wrap it with her help
Getting back to it- my diet and exercise blog
Losing it...Without Losing it
Wow, that is SO sweet! I love it when people do unexpected nice things, it's so rare.
On the brightside, you didnt have to drive in the snow!
Hope you feel better!
I saw it a couple years ago in East Lansing and LOVED it. I would love to go and see it again.
1. DH and I went out to dinner last night for the first time since September to celebrate DH turning in his thesis. It was so nice to have a date night again!!!
2. We had dinner at the Jolly Pumpkin in downtown Ann Arbor, which is a place I've wanted to try forever. It did not disappoint!
3. Now I really want more of their Pumpkin Ale...
4. I found out yesterday I have to miss our office Christmas party to go to a meeting. My boss pretty much said I have to go, Christmas party or no.
5. I'm a little embarrassed to admit how disappointed I am about #4. Our party is nothing fancy - just a potluck and a white elephant exchange - but it's one of the few fun things our office does all year.
What a sweet thing for her to do. I love it when people do random nice things around the holidays and want no recognition for what they have done.
Dont worry, Id be annoyed too. Isnt that the point of asking him to start your car?
Thanks. Yep, I keep looking at the snow thinking there is no way I'm going to go in later. However, I do have an appt at 4:00 to get my hair cut. I really hope I feel good enough to go because I need a hair cut.
You will love it! I'm not a big musical person, but I've seen Wicked twice. Never in Detroit, but my sister has seen it in the D and loved it.
1. I had things to do today, but I dont know that I want to go out in the snow.
2. Every year my cats attack the tree skirt and mess with all the lower ornaments. This year we put a train around the base of the tree and it freaks them out. They havent touched the tree and it has been up for about a week. This makes me happy.
3. I need to find some motivation to get on the treadmill.
4. Im really struggling to come up with 5 things...
5. Its 10:15am and I havent eaten breakfast yet. Im getting pretty hungry.
1. It's FRIDAY! YESSSSSSSSSS
2. One of my really good friends got engaged last night AND I get to hang out with her today! I am so excited for her and cannot wait to see her!
3. I went to my parents house last night and baked cookies/decorated their tree with my mom. It was so nice to just get some time with her.
4. This week has been extremely busy for me and I LOVE! I went to the Gem Theater on Wednesday for a show with my old work and it was so nice to go out!
5. I get to spend the WHOLE day with H tomorrow and I am pretty excited about it. However, we will be cleaning and Christmas shopping tomorrow. But I am just glad to get the time with him.
1. There is hardly anyone in the office today (most of the attorneys are out of the office for a lunch thing).
2. #1 makes me just want to go home. But, sadly, I have to work.
3. When FI and I took care of his parents' dog for two weeks, Sloan really liked the company. It make me think about getting another dog.
4. I kinda got my heart set on the idea...and then a particular puppy this morning.
5. #4 isn't going to work out, and it is probably for the best. But the puppy was soooooo cute, and it kinda makes me sad.
6. (a bonus to not end on a low note) I like tuna fish sandwiches.
Haha! That's what we're here for!!
Feel better!! Is it all family or friends to that are coming over for dinner? I'm sure they'll understand if things are less than perfect considering you don't feel good. Don't feel bad about calling in. You do a lot for that company.
1. I wish our family would get healthy!
2. I'm tired & have a semi-sore throat.
3. I think I'll lie down for a bit since I want to do dinner w/a few mom friends tonight!
4. I shouldn't complain about our sickness, since my SIL just had surgery for a perforated colon on Wed. So we could be even worse off.
5. I'm glad it snowed, makes it more prettier/Christmas season-ish instead of looking at muddy green grass!
Congratulations on your raise!! That's excellent news! That's also really cool about the pizza party and your co-irker (lol) retiring.
I'm jealous of the Christmas party! Are you getting really dressed up? Is it at someone's home or at a restaurant/hall?
I'm sorry to hear that you're not exactly in the Christmas spirit. DH was unemployed for 18 months, and found out he was going to be cut a week before Christmas.... when Emma was only three weeks old.
It can definitely do a number on your mood, that's for sure. I'm sorry to hear about DH's Dad and your Mom. I'll be keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.
I'd like to wrap some presents and put them under the tree too, but I'm thinking that Emma might get too excited and open them all on a whim. lol
Isn't it wonderful to have other people due around the same time as you to talk with?!
You're making me want to flip out the sheets on our bed! That sounds divine!