Shopping & Bowling

Another wonderful weekend of working. Blech. Both Saturday and Sunday were beautiful and sunny...and I was stuck inside a crazy madhouse Target and didn't leave until the sun set. Grrr.

But anyhow, I finally set up the Wang Family Christmas Tree...it's all sparkly and shiny, just like a good tree should be. So since we got the tree, there needed to also be presents under the tree. So, on Friday, I BARTed into the City and went shopping. First stop: the newly opened H&M in Union Square. I'll admit that I was there more for personal reasons than present-seeking, but I HAD to experience it. I was bit disappointed by the selection, but I did manage to snag these adorably tacky butterfly hair clips. ..they're green and gold, with rhinestones and glitz galore.

I did manage to blitz through my gift list...so I will be off to the post office tomorrow since everyone lives far away from me.

On Friday night, Brett and I went bowling. A few weeks ago, he had beaten me at computer bowling, so I was ready for a rematch with the real thing. We got our snazzy bowling shoes (gendar-appropriate red for me, blue for him), and hit lane #3. He won the first match 124-120 (grrr!!!)...but I bounced back and bowled a whopping 140 the second game for the win. It was then decided that it would be a best-of-three, and by game three, the fatigue was setting in, so he ended up taking it all. Good times.

Holidays

As the month of December speeds along, I am gradually getting into the holiday spirit. Ho ho ho. People have been swarming Target for their holiday trimmings and presents...I try to avoid the seasonal/toy/electronics corner when I'm in the store. There is a tendency to get mobbed by stressed-out guests in those areas. But yes, with all the Christmas cheer in the air, I have been motivated to be festive, and decided to set up the Wang family Christmas tree today. Well, first, I got home and crashed for a nap. No fewer than 4 people observed that I looked very tired this morning...yup, I was up late.

Over the past year and a half, my mother has been cultivating a Christmas tree. Well, it smells like a Christmas tree, but it is quite scraggly and lanky and sparse...I would object to the non-cone structure of the plant, but my mom seems convinced that a potted tree, shapeless or not, is better than a cut tree, and therefore refuses to accompany me to the tree lot to pick out the "perfect" tree. So I have to settle for a scrawny, unbalanced substitute....it needs to be propped up in the corner to prevent toppling. Sigh.

To add the holiday spirit, I am also starting my Gift List. Both my personal wish list, and my list for others (see, I abide by the whole "spirit of giving" thing"). Top on my list is a GPS system...it would be fabulous if the little computer-generated voice navigated me through the streets of SF and kept me from looping around in the sketchy neighborhoods. I figure it will save me lots of time, and time is money. So I'm starting to research GPS systems now. Any suggestions? Oh, and if you're interested in me sharing the holiday spirit, please inform me of your curren t mailing address.

Morning

It's a blah, yucky Thursday...the kind of day when you just want to curl up with a good book and drink hot chocolate and never leave your bed. Unfortunately, a Price Accuracy Workshop thwarted my plans and roused me from slumber at 4:30 AM. Have you ever woken up to a blaring "beep beep beep beep beep beep" alarm clock? Have you ever wanted to smash aforementioned alarm clock with your bare fist and crawl back underneath the covers and continue dreaming about mistletoe and presents and cookies? Ok, so I don't really have dreams about cookies...but I did want to kick my alarm out of the endzone this morning. Instead, I grudgingly obliged its blaring and trudged into the cold. My sockless toes were less than appreciative.