we like to call that "pulling a judy"

Blurry day. For some reason I set my alarm clock an hour earlier than necessary last night. Very confusing morning for me. This left me in an unusually good mood which is just not normal for me before, oh say, 9am. Plus (and Dad, don't disown me over this!) I haven't been drinking coffee in the mornings lately so it was even more bizarre I was...well...perky.

Last night we got a tip from the cops that mayhaps a fight would ensue at my place of employment. There were obnoxious, loud, hormone-y teenagers and yes some gang members but alas no bullets were flying. I kid, but seriously it would be really helpful if the majority of staff wasn't either completely terrified of kids or so chockfull of white guilt they think teenagers are being unfairly targeted by staff. You know what else would have been helpful? Maybe Holland's Finest could have just done a little walk through at some point in the evening to quell some tensions. This happens every single winter. The weather turns colder and the kids who normally hang around outside move into the one place within walking distance that's warm and free.

I got my Christmas present from Molly today: 18 vegetarian tamales! They need to be individually packaged in freezer bags when I get home. Holy Mother of God they are delicious! She uses 5 different kinds of cheese and homemade tomatillo salsa. It's actually her grandmother's recipe and she only makes them once every few years so I feel especially honored I was the recipient of such a large haul.

My sister and I got all sneaky and bought me a ticket East after Dad has surgery. And THEN we told Mom and Dad so they couldn't try and talk us out of it. I'm flying into Hartford on the 9th, she and I will drive up to Vermont on the 10th and stay through the 14th. I'll fly home on the 15th. Short trip, but hopefully helpful and certainly meaningful. It'll be like Christmas after Christmas.

I think today should be Friday.