It's December 1st today and the first day snow has stuck on the ground in my city! Went to school this morning and learned about protecting trees, from an arborist guest speaker. The lecture went overtime and my phone started ringing - it was two friends of mine who I'd set up on a blind date, calling to confirm the time and place. The guy is actually the boyfriend's friend and the girl is my friend, and we decided to send them off skating, which they are (hopefully!) doing right now!
My friend had a longterm boyfriend for several years. Then, it was reduced to 'friends with benefits' because that's all he had time for. So my friend wanted to end it once and for all and she did. But when she recently mentioned it was getting hard to say 'no' whenever her ex happened to want sexy times, and that it was hard to get back into the dating scene, I decided to get together with the boyfriend and go through his long list of male friends (surprisingly, few are single).. and came up with three possible guys to send her on a date with.
So the plan is to send her on another date or two after this, just for fun. I think I'm more excited than they are.. lol.. and I definitely wish someone had set ME up on blind dates when I was single!
In other Christmasy news, I'm REALLY happy to have gotten half my Christmas shopping done already! And that I've been able to get exactly what I wanted at really good (read: cheap!) prices. I got my dad a backpack for hiking, my mom some slippers and crayola model magic (for her preschool students), my dog some treats, and the boyfriend's mom some leather gloves. The rest of my shopping will include a sweater for mom, lindt lindor for boyfriend's mom, and gift cert for brother (for either gas, Canadian Tire or eBay.. I can't decide..he likes car parts, etc). Also something for the boyfriend. And boyfriend will get his dad a karaoke mike with built-in songs. I'll make chocolate covered orange peels using this recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/11/candy-girl for anyone else.
The boyfriend and I decorated his room with snowflakes, and we went hiking in the snow up a local mountain this past week. And I'm still busy lecturing him about his drinking habits. That reminds me, the other day I was awakened by a beeping noise but half-slept through it for a few hours. Then finally I woke up, searched for the offending device and after a long time, found the boyfriend's cellphone in some pants pocket. Since he was at work, I thought he might be texting me to bring him his cell.. so I checked the beeping message.. instead, it was the downstairs tenant (my ex-manager!) asking for 'a line.' (though I may not be hip, I'm privy to the lingo..and it doesn't mean fishing line!)
I knew the boyfriend had hooked him up with the vile substance before (3 yrs ago, when I first met him) and after a stern lecture, the hookups ceased. After many other lectures and threats, the boyfriend has pretty much given up doing coke as well (which seems to be hard given he's fully immersed in the club scene). So I immediately asked the boy if he was still supplying drugs to his friend. He assured me that no, he wasn't and he wouldn't have had he been home. So that made me feel relieved, and now I can just continue occasional lectures about simpler vices, like alcohol.
So I started out talking about snow and ended up with blow.. how did that happen? In any case, this holiday season is shaping up to be a nice one, with lots of time off work, snow on the ground, a decorated room, big yet fun designing projects due at school, gifts that don't break the bank, and no pressure from the family to do certain things like cook a big meal or go to Christmas Eve service. My mom and boyfriend somehow already let the cat out of the bag regarding what they each got me for Christmas..and want to give me the gifts early.. which I find amusing, yet endearing.
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