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So, it’s 9pm on the night before Thanksgiving, and what am I doing? Why, I’m taking a break from work! *sigh* What a day it has been! I knew when I left the office at 8:30 last night that it was going to be a long day. My boss was nice enough to let me come in at 10am since I had stayed late, which allowed me to relax – sort of – before coming in to the office. My first phone call from a client was at 8:30 this morning, and he wasn’t too happy about things that were completely out of my control. Can’t say I blame him, but there also was nothing I could do. Talked to the boss at 9 as I went to the bagel shop. Mmmm… bagels. Got to the office at 10 and started to work on the content that needs to get on a site that is launching on Monday afternoon.

Maybe now is a good time to note that while I can code HTML with the best of them (I hand code using Notepad most of the time), my job is a Project Manager. I don’t code for a living, it’s not what brings home the bacon. But it’s the day before Thanksgiving, and all of the Designers are on vacation. The work had to get done, and I was the only person available that was volunteering to do it.

After working through lunch, I was pretty run down by the time 5pm rolled around. I sent out the last critical client e-mails and then I asked if I could finish up from home. Now I’m working off of a 20 page fax and making these revisions so that they are in place before the next round comes in on Friday. Yes, you got that right – I’ll be working Friday too. Like I said … it has to get done, and someone has to do it. I’ve been told they will make it up to me with alternate time off, and with the holidays coming up it would be nice to do some shopping when it’s not a madhouse out there. Plus I can work on Friday from home. So it all works out in the end.

The only thing that got me through the day? I wore my purple outfit to work. What makes that so special? Well, if it wasn’t such a nice fabric I would wear it for pajamas! Ahhhh… nothing like getting away with wearing something as cozy as jammies at work!

Michele is raising money for Pizza for IDF. I still think she should have called the campaign “Hooters for Hannakuh” and collected boobie shots to gain more attention from everyone, but that’s not the point – the point is, help out. Donate. Read even more about it here if you’re interested!

Yesterday I cam across this quote over at It’s All About Coffee and I thought it was quite profound and interesting:

Daily Lift #148 Helping To Make Friends:
“Giving to others will increase your love for them. If you make an effort to help everyone you meet, you will feel close to everyone. Doing acts of kindness for everyone fills your world with friends and loved ones.”

“A stranger is someone you have not yet helped.”

(Rabbi E.E. Dessler – Michtav M’Eliyahu, vol.1, pp.36-7; Rabbi Pliskin’s Gateway to Happiness, p.137)

Think about it. Pretty cool, huh?

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I am going to try to spend some time making Christmas Ornaments with Jason that weekend! Over the years, our collection of ornaments has focused on snowflakes, angels, stars, and icicles. (I have crystal icicles that I tuck in to the middle of the tree to give it more sparkle.) These snowflakes would be a great addition, and a few of these angels and these balls would be great to fill in some blank spots on the tree!

In years past, I’ve wanted to go out to The Texas Renaissance Festival, but no one else wanted to go. I begged. I pleaded. I even bribed – and I went maybe twice in 8 years. So in August when Elaine first said that the H-Town Bloggers should go, I was immediately all for it. It was made even better because Mike wanted to go too – and I knew he would really enjoy it.

The first weekend we went, it rained – so we had the place practically all to ourselves. The second weekend was with the H-Town bloggers, and we had a great time. We spent a lot of time together, and so we didn’t see a lot of the shows. (Although Sound & Fury with Kathy and Tom was great!) So what did we decide to do this past Saturday? Go back for the closing weekend! Marcus was able to get more discount tickets at the last minute, so taking Jason to the Fest was cheaper then if we went to a movie!

We had an absolutely fantastic time. Last year when I went with Chelsey & Doug, we didn’t stop and listen to the music groups, which was something I missed. I knew that Mike would love them, and I was right. He pointed out the Flying Fish Sailors who had great voices and some rather funny songs. We had caught Tartanic’s late performance the weekend before, but it was nice to see their full show. Every time we went up there this year, I said I wanted to see Wyndnwyre, but with the rain and then the busy schedule – it just didn’t happen. I’ve loved their music since the first time I heard it years ago – I’ve had one of their tapes since 1992. Now I finally have some of their CDs and I am thrilled. Wonderful soothing music.

During the day the weather was perfect on Saturday – but it got pretty cold at night! I knew that I was already battling allergy problems, so we ended up not staying for dinner with Marcus. Ah well… next year. I had such a great time this year, I can’t wait to go back again! As an added bonus, the groups all play here in Houston – so I don’t have to wait a year to see them again! (Can I wear the lusty wench dress to the local bars where they perform? Think anyone would notice?) Wyndnwyre is playing at Dickens on the Strand this year – maybe I’ll finally go to Galveston for that this year! I’ve always wanted to go there!