2:31 PM
Another melancholy song, but I just love it. Chris is a huge Our Lady Peace fan, but I like a few of their songs. Coincidentally, OLP's lead singer Raine Maida is married to Chantal Kreviazuk. The song was written for a young friend who died from a terminal illness.
8:17 PM
What a weekend of highs and lows.
The meeting with Neicy was great-it was so wonderful to meet her in person. She is just a lovely person and I hope we can get together again if she comes back to visit the Great White North (which was anything but white and cold this past weekend).
My Christmas with my dad was a mixture of good and bad. We actually sat in the living room and socialized, in stead getting stuck in front of the TV like we usually do. The puppies were a riot, who kept us entertained all afternoon. But my dad didn't congratulate Chris on our engagement and my step-mother didn't say anything to either of us about it, couldn't even be bothered to ask to see my ring. It was very disheartening.
We had our cookie exchange at work today-I made 10 dozen pumpkin cookies for it. Now I came home with 10 dozen cookies, which I have no idea what to do with (I sure as heck can't eat all of them!). I guess I will be sending a bunch home with Chris for him and his dad to eat.
Work is just awful. I have literally gotten about 8 hours sleep since Thursday night and have had a tension headache to go along with the fatigue. All my co-workers are awestruck at what management is doing to me-I really wish I knew what to do...
8:17 AM
Another sleepless night in Stoney Creek. I can't remember the last time I felt this exhausted. I just can't stop thinking about the situation at work and being forced to answer to the two most difficult managers in the dealership. And losing money...
Chris and I went and looked at a location for our wedding dinner yesterday. It was really nice and the menu was to die for. And, best of all, very affordable. The menu we chose was:
Tomato and Dill Soup
House or Caesar salad
Choice of:
10 oz New York striploin
Chicken Supreme
Truffle Penne
3 cheese Fusilli
Individual wedding cakes (carrot)
And all for $47 per person plus taxes and gratuities. I was very impressed. Now if I could just nail Chris down with a date, I would go ahead and make a deposit.
Well, I'm off to meet Neicy this morning for breakfast about 45 minutes away from here. I am looking forward to meeting her!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Stay the hell away from the shopping malls--it's insanity!!
8:35 AM
So yesterday my general manager tells me he would like to meet with me after my lunch hour. Immediately alarms go off-usually if he wants to talk to me about something, he just says it. I tell Chris that I have a bad feeling about this. Never doubt a woman's intuition...
We have 4 positions in the dealership to be dealt with--reception, 3rd service advisor, sales administrator and service coordinator. They moved the 3rd service advisor, Jenn, to reception so that position has been empty. So now we are dealing with 3rd service advisor, sales admin and service coordinator.
I was the service coordinator, handling appointment calls, doing all the service reminders and phone calls, service emails, marketing campaigns, providing relief on the service counter, running service clinics...PLUS all the email and mail marketing for sales, data mining for the whole dealership, website administration and phone system admin.
The sales admin has not been getting done properly--Helen would work in service on the desk for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours at night then try and do the admin stuff in between.
So the GM's brilliant solution was this--move Helen to service as the 3rd service advisor, and keep Jenn on reception. And I can still continue to do all my duties as service coordinator, with the exception of answering appointment calls, PLUS do all the sales admin duties. These include lease portfolio and lead management, dealer trades, statistics, stocking in vehicles, reception relief and generally being the 2 sales managers' bitch and dumping ground. And get paid absolutely no more money, possibly less.
Guess this is my Christmas bonus this year...
1:25 PM
Maybe this can get us all in a holiday mood? I just love this...
1:01 PM
Have I ever mentioned how much I love Ewan McGregor? I don't find most actors all that attractive, but I am crazy about this Scottish lad. Hell, just listening to him talk...*drools*. Not to mention he is a fabulous actor-I loved him in "A Life Less Ordinary" and "Brassed Off"...and of course Star Wars.
12:40 PM
It's hump day. If we can get over this, hopefully the rest of the week will breeze by. It's been hellish at work this week (wait, it's hellish here everyweek)-I swear the holiday season seems to bring out the worst in some people.
Elizabeth and I had our Christmas on Saturday, which was nice. She needed to go to Build A Bear to stuff two bears for her cousins, so that was an experience (she had bought the bear outfits in Scotland during her trip-kilts and tshirt that are sooo cute). I definitely need to build me a bear someday. She got me Melanie Rawn's new novel "Spellbinder", the Pets expansion pack for my Sims 2 game, pajamas, a pretty blouse, "Isis" perfume from Marks & Spencer (you can only get it in the UK now), a snowman ornament, a Terry's chocolate orange and my favourite Fuzzy Peaches candy.
Chris and I are going to look at a restaurant this weekend as a possibility for our wedding dinner. It's close to the wedding chapel downtown and has a really good reputation. Hopefully after getting some quotes we can decide what we want to do and finally set a bloody date (I am getting so tired of people asking me...).
We are off to my dad's on Sunday to have Christmas with him and his wife. Last year it consisted of us getting there and Dad proceeding to watch "Crocodile Dundee" for most of the visit. Perhaps he will actually want to socialize with us this year...
And I am DONE. The Christmas shopping is finally done. Now I just need to wrap it all...and figure out how I am going to carry a 24" TV up three flights of stairs by myself when I go to my mom's...hernia, anyone?
11:48 AM
50 Questions to get to know you better...
1. WHAT'S YOUR FIRST NAME? Leah
2. NAMED AFTER? My mother had a neighbour who was kind to her named Leah when she was little.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Sunday
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's okay
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Salami
6. KIDS? I had two for breakfast..wait... no kids
7. WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Sure
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? My blog
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Gee, no, I would NEVER use sarcasm...
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Hell no
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honeycomb
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Emotionally or physically? Emotionally, yes.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Key lime sherbet
16. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes
17. RED OR PINK? Pink
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? The list would be too flipping long
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My dog, Peanuts
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Sure
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? Lack shoes and distressed black jeans
22. THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A piece of carrot cake last night that I had baked for Chris
23.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The voices in my head
24--was missing for some strange reason...
25. FAVORITE SMELL? Lilacs
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A customer
27. SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? The big sister I never had and someone I don't see nearly enough
28. FAVORITE DRINK? Iced tea
29. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? If I have to pick one-golf
30. HAIR COLOR? Currently dyed light auburn
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, glasses
32. FAVORITE FOOD? Shrimp!
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings, I'm a wuss
34. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
35. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black (funeral, anyone?)
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Neither or both, depending on who's giving them
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Cheesecake
38. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Elizabeth
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Dunno
40. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? Spellbinder by Melanie Rawn
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? It's just blue
42. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? The Beatles
43. THE FURTHEST YOU BEEN FROM HOME? Florida when I was 10
44. T.V.? CSI, Trading Spaces, How Not to Decorate
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Advanced reading speed and comprehension. real thrilling talent, I know.
46. WHEN WERE YOU BORN? 1976, Thirty long years ago.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Hamilton, Ontario
48. WEAKNESSES? Food, self-doubt, over-sensitive, aggressive, short-tempered..I could go on...
49. FAVORITE MUSIC? Dixie Chicks, Chantal Kreviazuk, retro 80's
50. DO YOU HAVE ANY PET PEEVES? People who ask the same questions over and over
8:53 AM
The tree lit up...
Not so lit up...
My favourite Eeyore ornament...
(I have about 15 different ones on the tree)
My favourite Star Trek ornament...
(This was the only one I put on this year, although I have about ten of them. This one has Spock saying "Shuttlecraft to Enterprise, Spock here. Happy Holidays, Live Long and Prosper".)
This is my tree topper with Maxine...
4:53 PM
Woohoo! The vote count just came in: 175-123 against reopening the gay marriage law. So the issue is closed and the gay and lesbian community in Canada can continue to enjoy the marital rights heterosexual Canadians have. Take that, Stephen Harper!
3:01 PM
It's funny how when you are feeling melancholy, the music you feel like listening to matches your mood. This song makes me cry EVERY time I listen to it.
2:53 PM
Claire had all but given up
when she and Edwin fell in love
She touched his face and shook her head
in disbelief she sighed and said
In many dreams I've held you near now, at last, you're really here
Where've you been? I've looked for you forever and a day
Where've you been? I'm just not myself when you're away
He asked her for her hand for life
and she became a salesman's wife
He was home each night by eight
but one stormy evening, he was late
Her frightened tears fell to the floor
until his key turned in the door
Where've you been? I've looked for you forever and a day
Where've you been? I'm just not myself when you're away
They'd never spent a night apart
for sixty years she heard him snore
Now they're in a hospital in separate beds on different floors
Claire soon lost her memory
forgot the names of family
She never spoke a word again
then one day, they wheeled him in
He held her hand and stroked her hair
in a fragile voice she said
Where've you been? I've looked for you forever and a day
Where've you been? I'm just not myself when you're away
No, I'm just not myself when you're away
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