Nice long weekend

Okay, so today I'm taking time out to update on my nice, long weekend. I can't believe it's already Wednesday. The joys of long weekends! Not only do you have an extra day tacked on to the weekend, but ya got an extra day taken OFF the week!

Yesterday was one hell of a busy day. I didn't have time to fart. Actually, I didn't have time to eat lunch. I had to stuff it in my face while working. It's so busy because my boss is at yet anther convention and was calling in orders left and right. Plus we had back orders to get out, plus my other boss from Poland is coming to town this weekend so there are things to prep for him.... Then it's the end of the month AND the end of the fiscal year so I had to get stuff together for the CPA. Plus statements and collection calls. Then of course it just had to be one of those days that customers keep calling in and asking for outlandish things. It's great that every day isn't like yesterday was, or I'd have surely had a nervous breakdown by now. Today is much more mellow and I have all my tasks in order. Which gives me time to write in here in between...

So my weekend was nice. It marked the official end of my birthday celebration, the last coupla get togethers. Thursday was the Cathies, yes I have TWO friends named Cathy. We went to dinner...it was pretty fun. They're the friends from highschool that I get together with every now and again, but don't really have much in common with anymore. Friday night was Melanie, and she surprised me the the CUTEST gift. Some little tiki lamps and candles for my backyard. So very thoughtful. Her birthday is exactly two weeks after mine...it's tomorrow. I haven't a clue what to get her, but I'm gonna go shopping either today or Friday. I'm sure I'll find something. But Friday night was fun, we just hung out with our friend Mike for a while. Saturday I helped Ron move some more of his stuff into storage. Sunday was the birthday celebration at my parents house. We barbequed some steaks and had baked potatoes and salad. For dessert was a huge, rich brownie with a candle on it. It was wonderful! My mom was so excited to give me my gift, too. She'd gone all out and gotten me a bunch of cute little fun things...a lovely kitty planter, fishy wine glasses and this awesome candle set for my coffee table. It's a wine bottle, two pieces of swiss cheese and some green grapes...ALL made of wax. They sit on a cute little black plate. It's a really cool set and it all looks so real! Of course I will probably never light the things, if only for a second. It's just too cute! Oh yea, and she also got me these adorable silly slippers that look like giant feet with painted toenails. Ha! Right up my alley! So that was lots of fun. Monday I helped Ron a bit more and then we settled in at my house to relax. First we went on a nice bikeride, then we had some beers when we got back and then we made a delicious salmon dinner on my little outside hibatchi grill. It was soooo very good. We wrapped it all up in foil with mushrooms, tomatoes and butter. We also cooked sweet corn, still in the husks, on the grill. It was all put on top of a bed of rice. It was so very very delicious!

That pretty much covers my weekend. Nothing too exciting, which is good. I'd better concentrate on work now, actually. This is just TOO distracting. I might be back later to add another bullshit entry. Bye for now.