Monday, December 06, 2004
except for the traditional "Brick House"/"Love Shack" combo
This weekend was fabulous. That's the best word for it.
Last year, Ben's office party (held at an unnamed but -- take my word for it -- very fancy hotel) was enjoyable, mostly because it was free fanciness that normally we wouldn't see in our lifetimes. It wasn't fabulous, though, because none of his friends from work wanted to attend. This year was much better, since his brother, Ben's old boss, and his old boss's son were there with their dates, and they all sat at the same table as us. So the conversation was definitely better than last year.
The food was so perfect, I can't describe its perfection. I have pictures, though, so maybe I'll upload them later. Lobster bisque, crab cakes (a theme this winter for us, it seems), salad with bleu cheese flan, chocolate bread pudding, free drinks. The free drinks were the biggest hit for most people, but the food was my favorite part, since it's the closest I get to a four-star restaurant. It was all so pretty. The band, eh. At the smaller parties Ben's office throws, they have a DJ who plays what seems like a pre-listed set, always the same damn songs. This was basically the same thing, only in live-band form. The last slow song we danced to before heading back to our (FREE!) fancy room was that dance with my father song, which was kind of creepy to dance to romantically.
The room, of course, was awesome, although for some reason we had double twin beds instead of a king. There was a guy there who brought a male friend as his guest, though, and they had a king bed, so we figured something got switched around. No complaining about free fancy rooms, bitches.
Sunday we went shopping (I got my xmas bonus so I had a few bucks to spend), and I found some stocking stuffers I've been needing to get. After we drove back into town, we went to the mall and I tried out this new store that opened recently. It's awesome -- all the little imported things that I love. Disney products with weirdly worded quotes, Hamtaro stuff, little folding-star kits, Hello Kitty crap, fake Hello Kitty crap, etc. The only downside is that everything's a little pricey, but I found a few things that were well-priced enough that I didn't snort in disgust. Two of them were for other people, so I won't go into those, but there was a little journal with soft covers that had Classic Pooh on the front and back with one of A.A. Milnes's little poems, the one about the Expotition (that really didn't narrow it down, did it?). Some of it's translated okay, but the rest is perfect mistranslatedness. I should have brought it with me so I could type it in, but you'll just have to take my word for it.
Then we came home and started MOVING IN to our new place. We slept there last night, it was great. I'm bone-tired of moving, but hopefully this will be the last time we have to do it for a while. I do love living in the woods, though, I've missed trees so much. Of course, I have no phone line right now, so entries may be a little sporadic until I get dial-up going again; I won't have much time to write, anyway, with xmas craftiness going on.
Last year, Ben's office party (held at an unnamed but -- take my word for it -- very fancy hotel) was enjoyable, mostly because it was free fanciness that normally we wouldn't see in our lifetimes. It wasn't fabulous, though, because none of his friends from work wanted to attend. This year was much better, since his brother, Ben's old boss, and his old boss's son were there with their dates, and they all sat at the same table as us. So the conversation was definitely better than last year.
The food was so perfect, I can't describe its perfection. I have pictures, though, so maybe I'll upload them later. Lobster bisque, crab cakes (a theme this winter for us, it seems), salad with bleu cheese flan, chocolate bread pudding, free drinks. The free drinks were the biggest hit for most people, but the food was my favorite part, since it's the closest I get to a four-star restaurant. It was all so pretty. The band, eh. At the smaller parties Ben's office throws, they have a DJ who plays what seems like a pre-listed set, always the same damn songs. This was basically the same thing, only in live-band form. The last slow song we danced to before heading back to our (FREE!) fancy room was that dance with my father song, which was kind of creepy to dance to romantically.
The room, of course, was awesome, although for some reason we had double twin beds instead of a king. There was a guy there who brought a male friend as his guest, though, and they had a king bed, so we figured something got switched around. No complaining about free fancy rooms, bitches.
Sunday we went shopping (I got my xmas bonus so I had a few bucks to spend), and I found some stocking stuffers I've been needing to get. After we drove back into town, we went to the mall and I tried out this new store that opened recently. It's awesome -- all the little imported things that I love. Disney products with weirdly worded quotes, Hamtaro stuff, little folding-star kits, Hello Kitty crap, fake Hello Kitty crap, etc. The only downside is that everything's a little pricey, but I found a few things that were well-priced enough that I didn't snort in disgust. Two of them were for other people, so I won't go into those, but there was a little journal with soft covers that had Classic Pooh on the front and back with one of A.A. Milnes's little poems, the one about the Expotition (that really didn't narrow it down, did it?). Some of it's translated okay, but the rest is perfect mistranslatedness. I should have brought it with me so I could type it in, but you'll just have to take my word for it.
Then we came home and started MOVING IN to our new place. We slept there last night, it was great. I'm bone-tired of moving, but hopefully this will be the last time we have to do it for a while. I do love living in the woods, though, I've missed trees so much. Of course, I have no phone line right now, so entries may be a little sporadic until I get dial-up going again; I won't have much time to write, anyway, with xmas craftiness going on.
