I can’t believe the new year is hours away. Though we are all looking forward to the new year, 2009 has been a good year and I’m kinda sad to see it slip away.
Well, here’s wishing you a safe and Happy New Year! Remember don’t drink and drive.
Related PostsHard to believe the year has flown by so quickly and here we are, on another Christmas Eve. We haven’t got any plans except the kids and I will be going to a barbecue at a friend’s place tonight. Gobble and grow fat, that’s the way to do it 
! Hope you have fun with your loved ones.
Merry Christmas, everyone, and Happy Holidays 
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We’re staying home with no place to go (by choice) so the kids and I decided to have a simple meal of lamb chops with lots of healthy side dishes instead.
We’ve been working out really hard at the gym and didn’t want to pile everything back on in one sitting. Yep, we’re such boring folks 
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Here’s wishing everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving! And a fantastic Black Friday if you’re making a dash for the stores in the wee hours .
Last weekend was relaxing at best. This is my favorite time of year to shop. The Christmas decor is already out, would you believe it? and it’s all starting to look magical.
Me and my teens trawled the mall looking for holiday gifts. My only complaint is that gifts get harder to buy each year because just as I don’t like giving the same gift every year, I’m sure people don’t like receiving the same old either.
I’m starting to see the value in gift card. I don’t know why I never thought of this before but giving gift cards can really save me the big headache of cracking my head over what to buy for each person.
And me being someone who likes to give practical gifts, I just take so much pain trying to think of nice gift ideas that are both practical and within my budget.
But hey, if I give someone a gift card, they probably appreciate it more since they can pick out something they like or need. So yep, great idea, that’s what I’ll be doing this year. Problem solved! Now on with my own shopping!
I’m not sure why Father’s Day is never as a big a buzz as Mother’s Day somehow. Not that fathers are any less important, mind you . Since we didn’t celebrate Mother’s Day this year, we decided to be fair and give Father’s Day a miss too. We did go out for a sumptuous breakfast this morning. Does that count?
My friend is gritting her teeth and booking plane tickets to New York. There’s just no way in the world she’s going to miss her daughter’s college graduation this summer. She’s been saving for those plane tickets since goodness knows when.
She won’t be traveling alone though. Her in-laws and a group of their friends are going to tag along as well, not specifically for her daugther’s graduation, but it’s more of their yearly pilgrimage to some exotic destination.
Good for you, I told her, because you get to spread the cost when you travel in a group. She’s not too excited about traveling with her in-laws, of course, but then again, if it means she can take advantage of the Charter bus NYC to take them sightseeing, I guess it’s not such a bad idea after all.
The bus charter service is great for sending the old folks off on a daytrip. The bus will take them to amusement parks and other places of interest while she spends some quality time with her daughter.
It’s going to work out great! I hope she has a good trip (she really deserves it!) and traveling in a group helps save her some money in the process.
Related PostsAre you guys doing anything for Valentine’s Day or just waiting for some guy to appear at your door with a bouquet of roses? If I had to choose between roses and a romantic candlelight dinner, I’ll have both please .
If you’re still undecided about dinner tonight, you might check out the Village Voice, a newsweekly of entertainment options for the New York area.
You can go down the list of New York Restaurants at your leisure till you find one that fits your taste and budget, then quickly call to make your reservation.
I’m betting most of the restaurants will be booked to the max tonight, so it’s a case of the early bird catches the worm on this one.
Related PostsI jumped on the scale at the gym this morning and whoa! looks like I’ve put on a li’l bit of weight. Not least from all this Chinese New Year pigging out, I can assure you.
It’s easy to overeat when you’re catching up with family and friends you haven’t seen in a while. While I was sitting there listening to stories of who has recently bought a new house or a new Jaeger Master and who is planning to get married this year and who has problems conceiving, I tell you, it’s just so hard not to keep stuffing food into my mouth.
Well, firstly it’s because I don’t want to be rude and interrupt so by continuing to eat, I will appear to be listening attentively. Also I’m a person of relatively few words which makes me a good listener and a good eater. ’nuff said!
Related PostsMy nephew’s getting married early next year. We just received the invitation card last week but are still undecided if we should all travel to Australia for the wedding.
Of course, it’s going to cost a fortune for our family of five. Dh and I have been to visit them before years ago but the kids have never been to that part of the country.
SIL and family live way out in the country. I remember taking a ten hour drive from the city/airport where we landed and the scenery was nothing but brown shrub the whole time. Duh!
I haven’t checked out the weather there either at that time of year. Who knows it may be cold and wet and we may need to buy some UGG Australia boots and outer wear as well.
I guess we still have time to check things out and make a decision as to whether to go or not. We’d love to go but by the looks of the economy, we’re probably best staying home. We’ll see.
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