Feliz Navidad! Feliz Cumpleaños to me

There was a cake at coffee break time - I didn't take a picture because I was too busy being serenaded by Glenda and half of Council, but rest assured, it was lovely to behold and delicious to consume.

I was late for work today, actually. Last night's meeting ran until 10pm, which meant that I wasn't home until 10:30. There was a rumour floating around the news and internet that around 3am this morning might be a good time for seeing the Northern Lights. I was trying to stay up for that, but eventually crashed at 1:30 - I hope they weren't out at 3am, that would be disappointing.

Anywhoodle, I had a hard time sleeping, then a hard time staying awake, and I finally rolled out of bed at 8:35...five minutes after I was supposed to be at work. Whoops! I called Glenda to let her know, and then took my time showering and picking out my clothes.

It's only fair for me to be late on my birthday - I was two weeks late to my first one, why change a good thing after *thirty-mumble* years?

Now I have to decide between being a Responsible Adult who doesn't put anything more on her credit card until the current balance is paid off and being a Birthday Girl who buys herself a pair of wicked, impractical stilletos and a skirt she can't fit into until she loses a few pounds. Decisions, decisions...

Heartburn...

So many delicious pancakes for dinner + delicious chocolate cake = heartburn that won't end.

Such a sad ending to a delicious meal chez Went. They're getting ready to go away for two weeks, and I will be on my own again. I will have to occupy myself with painting the new house ^_^

In other news, there's a big public meeting in town tomorrow, and guess who gets to take the minutes? The girl who plans on getting all dolled up for it and wearing her stompy red sandals, that's who! Red skirt, black sweetheart-neck t-shirt, and crazy shoes - they'll have to pass a bylaw to get me dressed down!

I'm kind of tempted to buy these gold platform shoes with red rhinestone flame decals, just so I can wear them to meetings. It would be a kick, really ^_^

In the immortal words of my former housemate, Mads...

Thunderbirds...are GO!

I on the other hand, am a little less go, a little more why was it so cold in my room last night and why did I have to get out of bed once I finally got warm? My rainbow quilt was drying on the rack after I spilled a mug of tea on it, so all I had was the thin little comforter that came with my bedding set. I don't know if the temperature plummeted in the middle of the night, or if I am having reverse-hot-flashes, but around 1:00am I woke up because I was freezing. I had to grab my Original Quilt (the first one I ever made) from the living room and throw it on top of my comforter.

So this morning, I am a little cranky. I am really trying to rein it in, because I don't want to get the reputation of being that girl, the one who is always cranky and complain-y. I don't want people to think I am cracking under the extreme pressure of work (which I totally see myself doing somewhere down the road).

On the plus side, I'm wearing a skirt today!