this weekend was mostly parties, and relaxation fests. i balanced the parties with relaxation (literally - i'm talking all day in bed-ness), and relaxation with more parties.
(ha! barely any photos = meh)
beading mayhem in my household (trying to keep colours separate); homemade dog treats for friends canine family members; writing a bajillion holiday cards to send in the mail; work parties after party; the way my bedroom looked all day saturday - my dresser filled with jewelry, and wonderful candle holders from alex.
friday: friday was a short work day, and then off to our office's year-end party - where there was food, drinks (drinks a PLENTY), and some crying girls (all in a day's work). after the party, we headed out to
houstons, where a few of us hung out for some more small bites to eat, and some drinks, while reviewing all that happened within the past 6 hours (give alcohol to 9-5'ers before 5pm, and things get crazy). then our crowd dwindled further, and 3 of us headed over to
scotland yard for a last drink, to meet up with a colleague's friends. after we decided it was time to go home, i walked him back to his hotel, and then stopped in quickly at the office, before heading home. the benefit of a year-end party that begins at 1pm, is you are home, in bed, having eaten, and watched an episode of '
the league', then fast asleep, before midnight.
saturday: didn't get a good sleep, and so decided to spend my day in bed. no shame here. within my day i watched
looper,
bachelorette,
the league, and i spent the day finishing some beading that i have been doing contract for a friend. i left only to shower, eat, pack, and then finally when i emerged from my bed to pick up my baby sister from the airport - hurrah! home for the holidays. we chatted the whole way home, and then stopped in to see my parents quickly. they were between parties (they had 3 parties saturday night - it's not an exaggeration to say they lead a far more exciting social life than i do), and stopped in to say hi, before leaving for party #2. baby sister and i headed out to our family friend's place, where they have an annual cookie exchange, gift exchange, ugly Christmas sweater and general debacherous party night. met up with jeff, and some other friends (as their son and daughter are friends as well), and spent the time there eating, catching up, having some (non-alcoholic) drinks, and trying to procure tom jones cds. then, everyone piled into my car and after drop off duty, i think i was asleep within 4 minutes of my head hitting the pillow.
sunday: woke up late, after almost 12 hours of (much needed) sleep. spent the day watching some
six feet under, having a quick snack, and then jeff and i headed back to the party location to pick up his car. we stopped off for a very romantic date of food court lunch first, before then grabbing his car, and heading back to his parent's place. we sat in and watched an episode and a half of '
human planet' (these things get me so excited), and then we were out for his family's annual
festive special night. we all ate at swiss chalet, and then saw
life of pi (3D) as a family - such a nice holiday tradition. we all piled back into the car, and headed home, and after a bit of a decompress, went to sleep after a late night.
hope everyone had a great weekend - it's the last before my holiday craziness begins, so i'm counting down the work days!
