Suits and Holidays

So Friday came and went and now it’s Saturday! Work is trolling along as ever. It was one of the team’s birthday today, so he brought in several scrummy cakes yesterday afternoon. A lot of my day was spent working on our new print charging system and trying to get video conferencing working between here and Santiago in Chile via the Internet. The videoconferencing problem is very annoying – we almost have it working: We can call each other and seem to make the connection, but neither of us gets any audio or video and we can’t see why. Maybe letting my subconscious work on it over the weekend will help.

Last night I was rushing home to catch up on all the Chorus work that had accumulated this week. With feeling ill, Wednesday (my only free night this week) had been spent lying on the sofa watching TV before getting an early night, so Friday night I had to buckle down to answering emails and trying to grease the machine that is 'Chorus Administration.'

Brett arrived home around 10pm to find me more or less worn out by the email, so we snuggled on the sofa and watched Desperate Housewives before heading off to bed.

Today felt like the start of a manic weekend, but now seems to be a bit more under control: We both needed to go clothes shopping and this was the best opportunity to book our cheap winter-sun break. So we went out to Wimbledon and spent prodigious amounts of money on a suit, shirt, tie and cufflinks for my Magistrate’s interview next month, several pairs of new work trousers for Brett, a week in Gran Canaria and some toothpaste.

Having the holiday actually booked now is great – it’s on the horizon and we can start counting down the days. We’ve booked a hotel called the Mogan Princess on Playa Taurito (the southwest of the island.) The resort sounds fairly quiet and we have a suite with a good sea view (allegedly!) all for a very reasonable price. Just what you need for a bit of rest and relaxation!

Rod and Jess were meant to be coming over tonight for dinner but when I rang to confirm, Jess had a headache which wasn’t going away, so it seemed wisest to postpone. Tonight is now going to be spent with just the two of us alternating between Chorus stuff and TV which actually sounds like a lovely evening.