thought i'd update on recent clubbing/events
was pretty decent - twas great to have ray home from london and out, i got to see the beautiful
saw dad, stepmom kimberly and stepsister courtney for lunch thanksgiving weekend as they were not going to be in the area at x-mas; had a nice visit, probably won't see them til the spring
celebrated x-mas with mom and grandma last saturday - even though we told mom we didn't want to exchange gifts this year because of buying the house, she went overboard as usual - got a ton of stuff for the new house - everyday glassware & dishes, new bath towels, a phone, etc... she wouldn't even let me buy the great greek lunch we brought up with us (when we snuck out w/out getting money from her she insisted on sending a check - think i'll forget to cash it)... after that we dropped by to see my sister, brother in law and nephews - zooom had picked out this nifty remote mini rc set w/ cool track for the boys - they are probably struggling with setting up the track now that the basement playroom is no longer off limits due to gift storage, but the boys like the car... oh, and i got 2 bottles of amaretto from my family - it's nice they finally learned what i drink
celebrated hanukka with
dropped by to see zooom's dad stepmom/step siblings yesterday after work - very brief visit (i could hardly keep my eyes open) but zooom's stepmom jane picked out gorgeous wineglasses and glass tags for us for the new house - wonder if they make snifters to match, and his brother alan got us a diy starter kit - drop cloths, brushes, rollers, spackle, paint trays, etc for the new house - way cool and thoughtful
overall, things are pretty decent, looking forward to yule celebration tomorrow; kinda bummed that i work new years eve and new years day, but i have a job and i need my job, so cest la vie - probably spend the evening at home packing or something fun like that - at least i'm planning on going out on thurs the 1st to
