The weather is actually not gray, at all. The air is clean and crisp, and the blue sky shows off the clean, leafless tree branches, but I am feeling dull and gray today. I am not pleased to be at work and not out weaving through the frenzied masses, spending my hard-earned pennies on discounted flats and scarves. I had to turn on all of the lights on my floor because there is only one other person here. Lest I get stuck in an unattractive, “woe is me” turn of the mind, I am trying to counteract my negative grumblings with other, more positive viewpoints.
I am kicking myself for forgetting my camera this morning, so I can’t upload any pictures from yesterday’s food fest. However, one of the aunts brought a green bean casserole, of which I took several commemorative photos, and I am so relieved that popular demand indicates that it will make a return appearance for the foreseeable future. Hooray!
My Blue Hens are playing in the first round of the 1-AA Championship play-offs, which is all very exciting, but I can’t go, because the game is today at 1:30pm. JG is going with a co-worker, but I am so disappointed that I can’t brave the cold alongside him. To say that I hope we win today is an understatement. I am not a fan of the team we are playing; I hope we crush them so that there is no doubt who has the upper hand. At least I can stream the local radio commentary at game time, and the announcers are very good at describing the plays. Even better, the game is being televised on ESPN, and JG has set it to record. We’ll skim through it after the game and see how our boys show up in high definition.
We came home to an empty fridge last night, so pickings were slim for my lunch today and I missed out on my beloved leftovers to heat up. Fortunately, when I mentioned this to JG, Mimi’s ears perked up, and she packed me a lunch with a turkey sandwich, chips and dip, cookies, and crackers. Cold though it may be, I think I can handle that for lunch.
Being alone in my end of the hallway is unnerving. There are strange noises and echoes in the walls, and the tap-tap-tap of my keyboard sounds eerily hollow in the empty space. I’m taking advantage of the emptiness by wearing jeans (gasp!) and listening to the first strains of my Christmas music playlist. “Linus and Lucy,” I love you.
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Hope you had a good day at work today. It horrifies me that I may one day have to work on the day after Thanksgiving… I’ve lucked out so far!
It wasn’t too bad at all - very quiet and productive. I felt like I earned my weekend for sure.
Why’d you have to go back to work the day after Thanksgiving? That’s not fair!
I know! But, really, it’s just a policy for new hires. I only started this job on Oct. 1, so I haven’t yet gotten through my 90-day probation period of not being allowed to take time off. Unfortunately, I won’t have that past me until after Christmas, which stinks, too.
I lucked out this year too, but you never know what the future may bring…but I REALLY hope I never have to work the day after Thanksgiving!
I was really lucky in my last job, but this is just a first-year, newbie thing. Thank goodness.
The Charlie Brown Christmas album is one of the best Christmas albums ever.
Yesterday I was lamenting the lack of Thanksgiving leftovers in my fridge. That is the only downside of spending Thanksgiving in Phoenix — all the leftovers stay there when we come home.
I hear you on the lack of leftovers, which is sad for us. Fortunately, we’re home for Christmas, and we’re making our free supermarket turkey then. Yum!
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