Just popping in here quickly to give a recap on the holidays. So far the winter’s weather has been very mild with hardly any snow. This made traveling to see family easy. Christmas was on a Tuesday this year and I had the rest of the week off. That said we decided to go on our Indiana trip the weekend before Christmas. We got back on Christmas Eve.
This year’s theme for Hollace was old stuff like music boxes, monacles and a gavel. Her big gift was a new cell phone, one that has a longer battery life then 2 hours and easier to text on.
For RAW I decided it was time to get another bike so we can both go bike riding when spring comes as oppose to take turns. I bought a small model of a bike and wrapped it with a catalog so he can pick up something.
For me I got some “odd” odd and ends, ones that I flagged in a catalog of goofy stuff. For myself I bought a pocket projector and screen for backyard and camping movie night.
From some Xmas money I bought a new purse, an expensive one as far as I am concerned but I hated the fakey crap feel of my latest purse. I bought a Fossil. I spent a lot of time contemplating which purse and where to get the best deal. Shelby got Pam a Fossil and saved money by using credit card reward points for a Macy’s gift card. That was a splendid idea and could get a $100 card myself only Macy’s didn’t have any of the purses I wanted in stock. I could of ordered online but was afraid if I returned it it would go back on a gift card that I would never use since I don’t really shop there. I eventually went to the Fossil outlet and saved about $50.
I am in love with my new purse LOL. Since I did all that online research every page I go to shows banner ads of it that I still click on to fawn over it even though it sits in the other room. I know pathetic. The only problem I have with the purse is the strap is way too short to be usable but I was able to find a custom leather purse site online so I await that. Also Fossil said they might be able to send me a longer one complimentary.
Work has been crazy in a bizzarre way. Because I was out over Christmas week that meant I was only in on the 31st. The last day before the company split into two. I had five websites that I needed to make sure went live on January 1. I did and all is well. Three of those sites now sit with my former co-workers since I don’t work for the company that now owns them.
On December 31, when I was getting ready for work after being off for a week, the red string bracelet I have been wearing the last couple months just fell off onto the floor. What made that odd was that after I got to work I realized my Fitbit also fell off but to where I had no idea.
The night before, I finally justified getting the new Fitbit and giving RAW the old one for a little step by step competition but now it was gone so I went ahead and ordered a new one.
On January 2nd I found the old one in the parking lot about half an inch from being crushed by a tire but dead still the same. Later that day I was to get my new one.
The new one sits in a silicone sleeve and really hangs on, there is no way it could fall off like the old one did which is why I was surprised on January 4 I started the day the same way with the now fixed red string bracelet falling off again. I thought to myself, now what the Fitbit is going to fall off again? And I swear to god at that moment the Fitbit fell off my waistband to the floor. I just stared at it in disbelief, really, seriously? I had just put it on less then a minute before and thought in combination with those pants it will never budge. How the hell did it work itself off in less then a minute.
Later that morning my BooJee beaded lanyard fell off too! I had that thing for exactly 2 years and was left wondering what kind of omen that was.
Oh, back to the holidays. The weekend after Christmas we headed up to Wisconsin for a visit with Cindy and Pam (and Sherry). On Saturday the Hamilton Woodtype Museum was having their last hurrah because they have to move so Cindy and I went up there for the festivities. Sherry was suppose to meet us but called when we were almost done to say she will be there after she gets a sandwich.
For New Years Eve, we did the typical quiet thing. We watched a movie and ate broiled goat cheese and other typical appetisers. New Years Day we just vegged.
The tree is now down and the house is back to normal. The holidays are officially over, lets get on with it.