These may as well have had my name written on the outside of the bag.
White chocolate!?!? And then… Flavor of my FAVORITE CAKE EVER?!?!
They should be called Rachelle’s Carrot Cake White Chocolate Spheres of Happiness.
I had to tape the bag shut and hide it to stop from eating it all. Handily it’s a small bag!
MAN!
Last week was one hell of a week.
Conference for 40 people from across the enterprise
And who was responsible for making sure it all went smoothly? Yup, this girl.
And while ultimately everything DID go well, it was still crazy stressful making sure.
I am really looking forward to getting back to normal starting tomorrow.
And when someone says… “Do you want to go on a party bus?” You say… “NO!”
And when someone says “Would you like a ‘Purple Woo Woo’?” You say “NO!”
And when someone brings around the “Lemon Drops”… You say “NO!”
So… it’s been about a decade since I got that drunk. Awful… barfing drunk.
Yeah – hopefully this lesson will stick with me for at least 15 years.
Note to self… want to abuse your body? Stick to cake and Chinese food!
I know that some people call paying too much in taxes “letting the government borrow your money for free” or “stupid” or whatever.
I call it “Sneaky Ninja Savings”.
I only claim one exemption on my taxes. But we get two – because we are married, filing jointly, and the SB is my dependent.
That means every paycheck puts a little bit extra in the “taxes paid” bucket than I need.
Now, we are not one of those couples that files and deducts and gets credits, etc. and ends up with 4 or 5 thousand dollars coming back.
But… each year we end up with a nice little refund and half goes to savings and the other half gets split between the SB and I as “fun money”… to spend frivolously on whatever we see fit!
For the SB, that means more cash in his “lunch out” stash, because he has almost no greater joy in life than having people cook him cheeseburgers and bring him sandwiches and beer and then leaving behind ridiculously large tips for those who provide him with this happiness.
For me, at least this year – this means…. GEAR!
I am really REALLY digging this whole MMA fighting thing.
I have done it enough to think that I am definitely going to stick with it, at least long enough to want to get my own stuff to go along with it.
That means a Gi, new boxing gloves, hand wraps, head gear.
Not that I couldn’t buy that stuff anyway, but I would have to account for it in the normal budgeting process. This is just FREE CASHY MONEY that will be frittered away on better quality gear than I would probably allow myself without the refund.
So… new purple and black MMA gear coming my way – yay!
Seriously… If you are going to be late to the interview – just don’t come. Once you are late, you have very little chance of success.
We went to see Les Misrerables today.
It was SUPER DUPER AWESOME FABULOUS!!!
Ok… So I love the musical already, so I was predisposed to like it. But still… MAN that’s good movie!
The close-in acting that can be seen in a movie adds a whole new dimension to the story… Plus the realism of the sets, etc. really add to the story.
Hugh Jackman did a superb job of playing Jean ValJean. His voice was not spot on for the part, but he did such a fabulous job of inhabiting the character that I was totally blown away.
Ann Hathaway was astounding. ASTOUNDING!!! The song “I dreamed a dream” had me weeping. Me! I DO NOT CRY at entertainment of pretty much any kind. But I was crying all through this thing.
“Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” was absolutely wrenching.
The only low point was Russel Crowe. He’s a good actor… And he did a food job at the less challenging numbers. But he’s at best a competent singer and for the monologue songs… “Stars” and the death scene… It was obvious that he had a choice between acting and singing. He just didn’t have the power to carry off the passion required from the song. Sad, but didn’t ruin the movie. They could have cast it better, I think… But I guess they needed another “name”, and there are only so many famous actors who can sing too.
Jackman needs an Oscar for this, though. Damn.
It did have to be cut down to make the time. The live show is much longer than the movie. They cut some verses here and there, but nothing earth-shattering.
I loved, loved, LOVED THIS MOVIE!
Going to see it at least once more in the theater and will DEFINITELY be buying the blu ray when it comes out!
That week in NYC absolutely wiped me out!
I was not wearing the best shoes for walking, and yet, walk I did.
I wrecked my feet – and wore out my lower back and hips.
Better today, but damn – shoulda done a better job picking my foot gear for that trip.
In NYC all week on Business.
Meetings to discuss the company response to Hurricane Sandy – which actually went pretty well, all things considered.
I am going to do my very very best to keep the food under control.
At least trying to keep my overindulgence low carb.
Handily – NYC is the corned beef capital of the world!
And, of course, the last one is always the hardest – that’s why it’s left until last.
I am speaking of the Christmas present for my M-I-L…
Difficult to buy for… because she doesn’t need anything. and we do not spend much time together, so I also have no idea what she wants.
Most years – we get her some kind of food basket – ingredients, etc. She’s a good cook and likes to cook.
Thinking assorted mustard gift basket this year.
I do not know.
Everything else is done, though!
I have to say… the decision to do gifts ONLY for the under 18 crowd (plus our parents, of course) has REALLY simplified this whole stressful holiday shopping thing!
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