Belated

I feel horrible. I should have posted sooner, but somehow, I let distractions get the better of me. Last Friday was Robert’s birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sweetie! And let me tell you, sweet he is! It’s his birthday – and he gives me a present! (Okay, so it’s an early anniversary present, but still). What is it? It’s awesome! Just ask Amy. . . It’s a Palm TX – with WiFi and Bluetooth! And yes, I can get Ravelry on it! So, I spent a bit of time this weekend playing with it and trying to get all the cool features set up. (I’m not done yet.)
On Thursday, I won a contest on a local radio station which gave me prizes of $20 to a local pizza place, 2 tickets to see George Carlin, and some (not so cute) snowmen plates. The plates and tickets are being regifted (seriously – anyone who knows me knows I’m not going anywhere near George Carlin), but we went out for pizza on Robert’s birthday. Having been paying a lot of attention to our diet lately, pizza was supposed to be a nice treat – and we did do it in moderation.
The problem is that this had to be some of the worst pizza I’ve ever eaten, and the service was horrible. Our waitress’ boyfriend showed up and almost knocked over the table next to us as he was sitting down, she obviously wasn’t paying a lot of attention to us because of him; another waitress asked Robert if he needed a refill of his soda, and then she forgot to bring his glass back – seriously – we had to get the other waitress to get it after about 10 minutes; and the kicker was when both waitresses visited the ladies’ room and one held the door propped open talking to her friend while the other was in the stall. The problem? The restroom was on the opposite wall of where we were sitting, and with the door open the restroom was reflected in the windows which gave Robert a perfect inside view. Review – pizza bad; entertainment – mildly amusing!
Let the crazy times begin now. We’ve got a work dinner this week, our anniversary on Friday, our church choir concert this weekend – in three services, an annual Christmas dinner with friends, two Christmas work parties next week, our trip to Kansas City, and another dinner out that’s been scheduled for a while. And somewhere in all of this I still need to finish the Christmas knitting! But don’t forget what the season is all about – the birth of Jesus! Check out this awesome video on Kate’s blog - enjoy!