Prosecco!

For those who don't know what Prosecco is, it is sparkling wine from Italy. I guess the other European countries had a little bit of an inferiority complex or something when it comes to sparkling wine because since they can't call it champagne because it isn't made in the Champagne reason in France, they had to come up with new names. In Spain, sparkling wine is called Cava. So, that begs the question, why don't we have a special name for sparking wine here in the U.S.? Oh that's right. We just call it champagne because we really don't care if the French are upset with us. Like what are they going to do about it?

Anyway, this isn't what I was going to write about. After work today, I met my mom, Annie and her daughter Emily at Olive Garden. The waitress was pouring my glass of wine (not sparkling), when my mom asked me if our two bottles of prosecco and one bottle of cava was going to be enough for Christmas? This is funny coming from the woman who has half a glass of wine and is ready to pass out. I think that is more then enough because she's not going to drink a lot of it. I just thought it was funny.

Sadly, I really don't have much to write about at the moment. I'm a little tired from working all day. Why do people wait until the last couple of days to go shopping and then are upset they have to wait in lines? Are they all that stupid? Oh, don't answer that. Well, two more days to go. Ick.

Drinking Games!

There are several reasons why I love both my sister and my roommate. Katharine is home for the holidays and is staying with Sarah and I. Monday is usually Monday Night Football but since Andy and Nancy were to tired we decided to stay in. We first watched the remaining episodes of the brilliant Arrested Development and then played some harmless drinking games to some of our favorite Christmas movies, The Muppet's Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The rules were pretty simple for the The Muppets:

1. Drink every time Scrooge says "Bah Hamburg"
2. Every time Rizzo takes a bite out of something.
3. During Scrooge's visit from the Ghost of Christmas Present, when he says "Know me Better Man" and
4. Drink every time any character says "Merry Christmas"

Well, that got us pretty toasted from that movie alone. I alone went through 2 bottles of Blue Moon. And then we watched the Grinch. It's a good thing it's not very long. First we thought we should drink every time, anyone said something that was not english or something the dear ol' Dr. makes up a new word. We decided this was unwise because we would all be out in the first five minutes. So instead we had to drink every time anyone referenced the Who's and every time the Grinch raised one of his eyebrows. Yes, that was enough. Boy, am I feeling it now.

So Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays. Go play these two games. It's guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit.

Snow just puts me in a bad mood.

It just won't stop snowing! It has been snowing since about 11:30 last night. I was so hoping that Scott was kidding when he said that it was pouring snow. I mean, he is from North Carolina. What does he know about snow? Sadly, he was right and now almost 21 hours later it is still snowing! I can't stand it. I wish it would just stop snowing. Ok, it could be worse. I mean, I didn't have to dig my car out of 4 feet or snow or anything like that.

Another reason I don't like snow is where there is snow, it's cold. I don't do well in cold. Because that means I'm cold. I think I rather be hot then cold. Even my roommate, Sarah's car didn't want to start this morning. Apparently it doesn't like the cold either. I wish I had the option of not working when I get cold. That would be awesome.

Is winter over yet?

Ok, I have left my loyal reader hanging long enough. It's about time that I updated my blog. So this week was chock full of excitement. First, as you all know, Thursday was Thanksgiving. That also means that Friday was the evil Black Friday. Ok, so this year it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. It was still busy. Fortunately for me it was busier in the morning. I was one of the lucky few who closed both Friday and Saturday, so I didn't have to go into work until 2:30pm. By the time I got there, it was a steady busy but not hectic busy and by the time I got back from break at 7pm, the store was pretty much dead. I think the fact that B&N doesn't have any doorbuster specials that most of our customers were mostly there for the coffee. But I'm not worry. The closer we get to Christmas the busier it will be for us. So, yeah Friday wasn't too bad.

But what I really loved about this weekend was my co-workers. I really love the people I work with. They really are a bunch of fun people to hang out with at or outside of work. And best of all they love to go out drinking! Friday, a few of us who closed went to Old Chicago and then on Saturday we went to Charley's. You almost always count on someone wanting to go out after work. Even if someone didn't close with us, they would meet us somewhere. Ok, really this isn't anything new. We've been going out after work for awhile. First it was once a week for book club and then it was a couple times a week to play pool. Now it's basically every weekend and some week days. All I can say is that Jeremy is amazing! I don't know how many pitchers we had but he paid for it all. I tried to give him money but he wouldn't let me. That Jeremy, is such a nice guy.

It makes me so happy that I enjoy going to work. This summer the store really sucked. We had a manager who wasn't really a manager. Ok, really he never was much of one when he was the manager but the uncertainty of who was going to be the new manager just brought the whole store down. Now that is all settle the store as a whole has been in a better mood. Even our ASM Tony has been a good mood. Now that's saying something!

Ok, so I've rambled on long enough. I really should start planning these entries out. Then they might flow better but oh well, next time.

I love to shop!

Thursday and Friday mom and I went to the Mall of America for our annual Christmas shopping trip. We did get some Christmas shopping done but mostly we did have a good time. As always. My really is my favorite shopping partner. True, we do enable each other to buy things that we don't really need but that's just part of the fun. Anyway, we have our routine. We have our shopping down to a science. We leave CR in the morning and get to the Mall around lunch. Eat at Johnny Rockets. The best burgers in the mall. Then shop for several hours. Have a nice dinner. Shop for another hour or so. Go back to our hotel and watch a movie or something. Go to bed and do it all over again until 3, ok more accurately and go home. It's great. H&M just open a store at the mall. I love that store. It has great clothes but inexpensive. Way cheaper then the Gap or the Express. It made me very happy. I also bought a new black dress. I really don't have any place to wear it but it's always a good thing to have a black dress in your closet. Who knows, maybe a really cute boy will ask me at to a very fancy New Year's Eve party. A girl can always hope.