I was on the phone with CH. tonight, she needed my personal info to arrange her wedding next year since I will be her bridesmaid, when the neighbour rang the door bell to tell AS. that he accepted his offer. Isn’t it great? We are now in business of buying the house and I’m very excited about it. It does mean I will have to fly back to the Lowlands at some point to collect my furniture and other things.
I will also have to paint a lot and redecorate but that will be a pleasure! But first dealing with xMas and new year.
Gosh it’s gonna be a busy year next year…
ps went to GP this morning, results are fine, I’ve finished the antibiotics but have to wait for a referral letter for the hospital and pick it up tomorrow morning. GP wants scans first. I had to see the nurse twice today. Also got a flu vaccination, which was far more painful than in the Lowlands, my arm is completely numb and stiff but I don’t care; we have a house!!!
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xMas Shopping
I’m getting tired of xMas shopping. We have been out all evening on Tuesday and tonight wandering around a big shopping mall called Lakeside. I found most of the presents and only need to get a few bits and pieces here and there. 14 People that we need to think off and I didn’t even include the extra people that I bought some things for… It’s always a drag really unless you know the person so well that you don’t need to think of things to buy.
I ordered stuff online, did research online most of today so I could pick it up in the evening. I found cheaper and much better deals online so had to take back stuff to the store and try to get my money back to go buy it elsewhere. I found a nice gift set for the same amount of money and wanted to get this instead of just a tiny little box with one gift. The woman who helped me on Tuesday was very grumpy anyway so I was glad I could take it back and make a scene to get my money back. Unfortunately she wasn’t there and two other most extremely kind women helped us out and gave us another good deal.
Next year I will do things in a different fashion. I will buy stuff when I see it and hide it till it’s xMas so the stress will be less. Just put it in a box and leave it there till it’s time to wrap. It could be nice because you will probably forget what you bought over a period of a year anyway, so perhaps it’s better to wrap it straight away. Surprises would be bigger when it’s time to open them. I think this would be a good strategy. Let’s see if I can get it to work…