#richbitch

Christmas with M. and her family was lovely. Her niece and nephews made my ovaries ache. I don't think I could handle three children (her sister did incredibly though), but it looked like a lot of work. So maybe two. That, and a dog will be enough work, methinks. J. came too, so it was initially a wee bit awkward, but after M's brother-in-law cracked a few jokes, it was just fine. The kids had a great time crawling over J. and using his leg and back as a runway for their toy planes, which was cute. If M. and J. ever have a family, I think yesterday was a foretaste of what it might look like. I'm grateful to M. and her family for taking me in for the day because for the last two Christmases, I've spent it with E. and his family. I was quite prepared to spend Christmas alone, but I really did enjoy myself yesterday. Also bonus: found where they sell ASIAN VEGETABLES here. In my six years in this city, I've always thought that it was too far south (and thus cold) for Chinese vegetables like choy sum and bok choy to grow (ignoring the fact that every time I went and ate at an Asian restaurant they served such vegetables - so I always assumed they just managed to grow their own limited supply). I digress. Anyway, after talking to M's mum, I found out where they sell them! Also, she gave me a massive container of delicious Asian soup. It was as close as home as I could get.

Boxing day sales were sort of ave today because it seemed that there wasn't anything amazing. Or maybe it was because H. has turned me into a fussier shopper - something that has helped me stick to my budget over this last year. Also the weather didn't help because there was constant drizzle, which in a way was more annoying than rain because drizzle is dense and so you're bound to get wet regardless.
Wasn't a failure utterly though - bought my first Ruby dress at a steal ($99), which I am rather stoked about. It also made me look a lot richer than I really was as I gallivanted from store to store.

I can't wait till New Years to see E. again.