As my sister has so eloquently written about, we have all tried to experience Christmas without the focus on the superficial. I don’t know that my experiences have been as pictureque as hers, but if this one weren’t so painful, it would hilarious. I tried to relax on Monday night with a cup of hot chocolate coffee while watching a Christmas movie by tree light with my husband. I shifted trying to get comfortable and spilled half of my cup of coffee into my lap, down between my legs. “HOT! HOT! HOT!” was all I could scream as I frantically tried to pull of my pants. My legs are burned though not blistered. As of today, I’m doing pretty well. You can tell where the burns are but they don’t hurt like they did Monday night and into Tuesday.
Yesterday we had our Christmas party for work out at a local hotel. She Crab Soup was on the menu and boy was it good. Better than the chocolate chocolate cake. After lunch we had our Dirty Santa game for 71 people. Talk about a long game. I ended up with a frog lotion dispenser. Not the best gift but it sure wasn’t the worst thing that came around. We enjoyed ourselves and to make it even better we were allowed to go straight home afterwards which ultimately gave us about an hour of paid time off.
Last night we had the department director’s Christmas party. I really wasn’t looking forward to it but I ended up having a great time. We were served banquet style fried quail, bbq shrimp, beef tenderloin, asparagus spears, mushroom rice, salad, and cheesecake catered by Jubilee Seafood. It was fabulous. We sat at a table with Mike and Beth Tidwell and Mr. Newby (our president) and ended up talking the majority of the time about how we met and how Eharmony works. We laughed and carried on until around 9:30. In the end I didn’t feel like I didn’t belong which is what I was most fearful of.
Tonight I’ll spend the evening cleaning the house and preparing mentally for the meals that are to come. Martha is on tonight so I’ll watch that as well. We finally got Joel’s life insurance policy taken care of without the sleep apnea upcharge. They did nail us with an upcharge now that he is officially 28 1/2 so they consider him 29 and in the next age bracket. Truth is that if the doctor hadn’t dragged his feet in writing the “he’s cured” letter we would’ve paid $5 less a month. $5 is better than the $15 increase we were looking at so I ought to be thankful. We also wrote the huge check to one our credit cards last night completely wiping that one out. What a relief! Headway is being made.
I will have lunch tomorrow with a staffing agency rep who is single and is in a similar boat as I when I started Eharmony. Most of our lunch is supposed to be talking about Eharmony with a little of work thrown in for good measure. I’m looking forward to our conversation. I believe this is starting to turn into a small ministry. I by no means am an expert, just one that it worked for. I hope I can be an encouragment to her.
So maybe tonight amidst the cleaning and prep work I will be able to enjoy another cup of coffee by tree light but not wear it this time. Truth be told, I’m looking forward to another cup. Maybe I’m a glutten for punishment. I’ll enjoy it either way.
make it with milk, using the recipe on the back of the cocoa can. It’s richer and not so hot. Too bad McD’s didnt’ make it..you could sue
I certainly wish I had made it with milk that night but I didn’t. I have been trying the new Folgers Mocha Coffee mix. It’s not been too bad if you’re in a mood where you don’t know which you want, coffee or hot chocolate. In any event, the red spots on my legs are still there to show me how not so bright I was that night. How do you put a price tag on pain and suffering in this case?