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It’s been 1.5 years since I last touched the piano. It was sitting in the corner of the living room collecting dust. A few weeks back I started playing it again. I have to say listening to the classical radio station and YouTube every day got be back to this long lost interest of mine. DB ask if I could play songs by Queen. Haha, I don’t think so! If I do, I would need the music sheet in front of me. I can never play by ear and wish I could. Unlike my childhood friend, he could play anything by ear….that’s why he was a musician before he changed career. I remember his brother plays the acoustic guitar and he would be playing along on the piano without any music sheets! That’s a gift! As for me, I will just stick to how I roll and that’s playing with the notes right in front of my eyes!

I am signed up for Joann’s Arts and Crafts email distribution. Seriously, I don’t even know why I signed up for it. I hardly use those coupons because I keep forgetting to print them out before I go. I only remember the coupon during checkout. Figures! Since Nadine is into jewelry making while being a stay at home mom, I have forwarding her those emails I received from Joann’s and Michaels. I know she wants a ball pein hammer to replace her missing one. She had the bub 6 months ago and she said she is not ready to start yet. She had the inclination she will staying home working on her new hobby whilst taking care of the baby for quite some time!

Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham

I didn’t get a chance to figure out what internet connection I was putting into my new home before I moved recently. I really didn’t realize how dependent I had become on my computer until I got to my new home and didn’t have access right away. Now I realize that I could never be without an internet connection at home for an extended period of time. When I arrived at my new place I immediately tried to find out what kind of Hutto internet was offered in my neighborhood. I needed to be able to access all of my bank and credit card accounts, send emails, and check my Facebook account. I felt helpless without access. I drove for two days to get to my new destination, so it had already been a while since I checked any of my accounts when I arrived. It didn’t take long for me to get things sorted out, but I definitely learned my lesson. Next time I move I will try my best to make sure that everything is taken care of before I arrive.

Yep, a church member invited me to her wedding all the out in Raleigh, NC. She said accommodations are provided for guests but have to pay for our own to get there which means I’m not going. I know her through RCIA and we do go out for lunches after cathecisis.  I’m happy she is finally tying the knot and the stress of looking for a raleigh wedding photographer they both agree upon is now done!  Phew, didn’t know it was such a hassle to look for a pro to photograph their wedding.

It’s the time for annual reviews. My and I sat down on Friday and we both mentioned how quick 2011 passed by. We both remembered what we were talking about a year ago and now we are back to it. The review was good, thank goodness, and was told again I am heck darn important in our department! Woohoo!! I am happy with the review and also happy that the boss is very easy going. I can use my Dr Dre Headphones to drown out all other noises around me and she never has a problem with me using it. Now, I’m just waiting if there is raise, or like last year, no one in the company had any.

When my co-worker J’s, mom passed away, I had to coordinate what to get for her. My other coworker said to get flowers but S, another lady said J and family are Jewish. Usually for funerals plant gifts are sent, not flowers. I am glad I waited a day before I started ordering flowers. We don’t want to send something offending albeit we can say we didn’t know but I’m glad S did her homework.

The shopping for my trip is done and I’m all set to go. I do wanted to go to Macy’s but I ran out of time. There is not much to get at Macy’s but it’s more for window shopping, just to join the Black Friday crowd. Although I want to get a new mattress that is good in price like mattresses los angeles sells, it would be nice. Old mattresses are hard to sleep on

I have to admit I never liked conference calls before. During the 3rd and the rest of the 4th quaters i have to be on conference calls twice a week. Now that the company has changed the service to internet conference calls it is so much easier and fast to connect to the other parties. Moreover we employees received now phones which make life way better! All the buttons for making conference calls are right on the phone without looking them up on the phone directory/menu. Breeze!

I am most surprised to receive an invitation via email from my coworker to her baby shower.
We used to work together 11 years ago but she moved on to a different area a year later. We have not talked to each other for quite a while and that is why I said I’m surprise at what i saw in my inbox. I replied her telling her I could not make it this Sunday for the shower. She is getting very tired of the paper baby shower invitations she had to send out for her first shower that her aunty did for her. This shower her mom and sister are organizing it. She is so done with showers and actually want the baby out pronto!

R, my friend who is now in Texas, called me telling me she had breast cancer 5 years ago. Yesterday we caught up again and this time round it is not her but her hubby, G, who is going for a laser treatment for back pain.  They are not young anymore, and by the way, they are in their early sixties now, she said she needs to slow down and reminds herself she is not a spring chicken no more!  It was so nice to hear from her again, catching up with what they are up to in Texas for the winter and their traveling adventures.  I do think of her all the time….she has saved me from “trouble” a lot of times!

The weather is at a decent temperature of 30′s and 40′s fahrenheit.  It is perfect sleeping weather and is saving a lot on the heating bill.  I have the temperature in the house set at 65 and and we go to bed it is set at 63.  DB initially was complaining it was too cold at 63 saying he would require CozyWinters.com heated clothing!!  Mind you, when you go to bed with all the blankets and pillows and an extra human in the bed, it’s very very hot.  That’s me.  I know he, too, at times will say it’s too warm.  We had the temperature set to 63 for 2 weeks now, he is adjusting to it and also to the day temperature setting of 65.  My friend said I’m torturing him!

The holiday mood is buzzing around – in the office and every where I go. A friend from the retreat I went to in August (EL her name) invited me to her cabin in Buffalo, MN. It’s probably around 50 minutes drive or more from where I am. I seriously do not know but I would like to go if only I don’t have to get ready for my own vacation. EL has bugged me since we departed to visit her. She lives in her cabin permanently now equipped with cabin furniture, I was told by her best friend, to-die-for furniture.  EL invited me to come up this Friday for the weekend and we all ladies could go Black Friday shopping at the outlet mall!!!  Argh….I so want to go but….a rain check is in order right now.