Blessed Friday

Blessed Friday. I went around saying TGIF! Thank God I'm Filipino (as opposed to Thank God It's Friday.) It brought a lot of laughs. Some laughing was delayed due to the shock on hearing the Filipino part. Why be boring? Honestly, so many people have that covered.

Our boss was out today for a family emergency. No worries for him. Bridget and I were buried in work. We each had a program still launching from last week to this week. My boss was stunned at the amount of e-mails he had to address while I was off on Wednesday. I was stunned at the dozens of e-mails I had to address yesterday. Sometimes this is why I dislike taking days off. The work that gets backlogged is a pain in the butt, but I just grin and bear it because I deserve to take time off and I have enough days waiting to be taken.

On a whim, I asked Bridget if she'd like to go out to lunch just to get out and have a mental break from work. She said yes and before I knew it, she had driven us to International Mall behind our building where we dined at Gallery Bistro. Bridget had never been there and appreciated the ambiance and the gorgeous delicious food. We started out with calamari. Her entree was Coconut Curried Chicken and I had Grouper Florentine. We topped it with our favorite drink at Starbucks. The rest of the afternoon flew.

Rob came by my desk before he left for the day. I had already given him the lowdown on what I had eaten for lunch and other program updates. Bridget lamented to him that she didn't know how many calories her own lunch was. (Rob had showed her the site www.dietpower.com as a way to track her caloric intake.) He said it was probably 1100 calories. I called him a bastard and he started laughing. Rob knew that Bridget was trying to keep her caloric intake to about 1500 calories (this low for now). He decided to be a ghoul and needle her.

I left work later than usual, but was able to catch up with Kathy on my way home while she was on her way to a party...Remembered that my Saturday would start earlier than normal. Meeting Kristey for breakfast and Lisa for shopping and lunch each across the city from each other. I'd better make sure I have my printed map with me. This is embarrassing to admit, but I get lost in a paper bag. God forbid you start giving me compass directions using North, South, East and West...
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Blessed Friday

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Happy Sunday! It was indeed a very happy one filled with people I care about and a lot of laughter even a little driving around the extended city of Trampa.

Picked up Tawny at her home at 11am and stopped for coffee to get us started before we made our way to my cousin Ida's on the other side of town. She needed some IT expertise; her Internet connection was not working properly.

It is not often I get my family and friends together. I am very protective of my family. Tawny is like a sister to me so I didn't mind finally introducing her to my cousin and her family. This was the first opportunity to do so. The twins also enjoyed meeting someone new.

Tawny was able to diagnose the technical problem much better than I ever could. Ida needs the tech to come back and properly connect their cable modem. We called and made the appointment the next day for her before leaving to pick up my aunt.

My aunt decided to take her own trip before we left her house....in front of her house, falling on the grass, thank God. I nearly had a heart attack watching her fall, but she didn't fall on the pavement. After making sure she was okay and didn't sprain an ankle or break a hip, Tawny and I helped her up and cleaned her clothes from the leaves on the ground. (I received an update this evening and she is still okay. Whew!)

Lunch was enjoyed at the Gallery Eclectic Bistro in the Bay Street section of International Plaza. The food and the company were great. We giggled and told stories. My aunt hasn't seen Tawny in a while so they enjoyed catching up when they were not tormenting me.

The doors gleamed a bright welcome when we arrived at Sephora. My aunt was soon hooked up with her own BareMinerals kit and a new blush as well as nail polish and this scary yet fascinating mascara called Lash Injection by Too Faced that promises extreme volume. All were presents from her daughter Angie and me. Tawny and I didn't come away empty-handed either. Are you kidding?

All this decision-making required a little treat so I took the girls on the other side of town at La Casa Dolce for gelato. We spent an extra 15 minutes trying to find it since I forgot the street it was on, but managed a hard turn into the parking lot at the back. Sigh. The girls tormented me some more. It is after all their favorite activity...wenches.

We brought my aunt home, picked some calamondin (Filipino lime) from the bush at the back of her house and made our way back to Trampa proper where I dropped Tawny back home around 6:40pm. I hustled home to let Cabal out, feed him and make it on time for my call with Yummy. It was great to hear his voice and end my weekend with him.

(As a side note, I saw that Yummy updated his blog and mentioned me coming over to England to visit him. I can't wait!)

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