Unexpected pleasures....

My expensive Sennheisers went dead in one ear, I didn't really want to shell out £80 for a new pair, so checked on Amazon, as I ordered them in September 2011 they were still under warranty, ten minutes on live chat and I will receive a new pair in four days.

Amaze!

My expensive Sennheisers went dead in one ear, I didn't really want to shell out £80 for a new pair, so checked on Amazon, as I ordered them in September 2011 they were still under warranty, ten minutes on live chat and I will receive a new pair in four days.

Amaze!

Yay! Same exact thing just happened with my Kindle. I received my new one just a couple days later. Amazon customer service is awesome.

I don't think I've ever been so happy to have 3 solid days of clouds and rain. There's too much dang sun in this country. Waking up without the blazing sun pouring in has been wonderful!

I don't think I've ever been so happy to have 3 solid days of clouds and rain. There's too much dang sun in this country. Waking up without the blazing sun pouring in has been wonderful!

I'd like to have a problem like that 

Got to see my husband last night! Usually I don't get to see him till Friday! It was nice!

Whee!! Hope it goes well! 

Just saw this. Thanks! And congratulations to you!

My UP: The thai restaurant we go to regularly... They are so wonderful. We went last night for my birthday dinner, and when I came through the door on crutches, one of the waitresses nearly cried! Her eyes were actually welling up. She told me it was like seeing a family member hurt. How sweet? (To be fair, she is pregnant, so I think she's quite hormonal! ) Got to our table and they had a happy birthday banner up for me. And then when they brought out my cake, she gave me a birthday present! I was so touched. Every single person that works there is lovely and it feels more like we're going to see friends than going out to dinner every time we go. Made my birthday feel really special even though I'm a cripple.

I found a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch in the cupboard!  It wasn't even behind things so I can't figure out how I forgot it was there.

I put on jeans this morning and found $120 in the pocket! I haven't worn these jeans, or any really, for weeks because I've been living in skirts and dresses. VERY pleasant surprise!

Also, had a night out with NOT last night that started out with insanely strong $2.50 happy hour rum & cokes (in Manhattan!!) and went from there. Amazingly, I'm not nearly as hung over as by rights I should be this morning so yay. And of course, had a lovely time with NOT.

A HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS?!?! 
Nice one! 

(but there's no way I could fail to notice that I was missing that much money!)

I put on jeans this morning and found $120 in the pocket! I haven't worn these jeans, or any really, for weeks because I've been living in skirts and dresses. VERY pleasant surprise!

Also, had a night out with NOT last night that started out with insanely strong $2.50 happy hour rum & cokes (in Manhattan!!) and went from there. Amazingly, I'm not nearly as hung over as by rights I should be this morning so yay. And of course, had a lovely time with NOT.

Luck you! I always feel rich when I find $5 in my winter coat. 

A HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS?!?! 
Nice one! 

(but there's no way I could fail to notice that I was missing that much money!)

I wait tables so I always have a lot of cash on hand, unless I'm super good about putting money in the ATM every night (other people are standing at ATMs at 1 am on a Friday night to take money out...I'm putting it in). Anyway, I DID think a few weeks ago that I had about $100 less than I should but I wasn't really sure and figured that I had spent it or was remembering wrong or had in fact put it in the bank. Anyway, turns out I was wrong. So yay.

My UP today is that the bagel I got for breakfast this morning was warm. I love super-fresh bagels and a warm, right out of the oven one is the best. I don't like to toast my fresh bagels--only stale or day-old ones or the kind you buy at the grocery store--so a nice warm one was a good treat.

I put on jeans this morning and found $120 in the pocket! I haven't worn these jeans, or any really, for weeks because I've been living in skirts and dresses. VERY pleasant surprise!

Also, had a night out with NOT last night that started out with insanely strong $2.50 happy hour rum & cokes (in Manhattan!!) and went from there. Amazingly, I'm not nearly as hung over as by rights I should be this morning so yay. And of course, had a lovely time with NOT.

AWESOME and yay! Seriously, I should not have been able to move from my bed yesterday, but I woke up rather chipper and feeling only slightly rough around the edges. It was that magical grilled cheese I tell you! 

My UP for today: I somehow slept for nearly 11 hours. I cannot remember the last time I slept past 7. I went to bed at 10 last night at woke up at 8:45! Wheeee! 

MIL called yesterday evening and said a parcel had arrived for me. We had her open it, and it is a rugby shirt, rugby ball and football I won in a Fuller's Fine Ale Club competition. She is going to put them all in a box we have ready to be shipped over, and it will be here sometime next week.

Hubby will probably end up with it all, unless I really like the shirt. In that case he will get the rest of it. Still, winning was nice. 

FIL works as a caretaker for a primary school, where they've just put in a pool.  None of the kids have used it yet, so we broke it in yesterday. We were in there for at least 5 hours. It was wonderful... And my knee had been bothering me all morning, but being in the water seemed to help! (I guess since I was moving it with so much less pressure.)

For many reasons, some personal, some work related, I have had a really, really, hard week, I've been trying to hold it together but have been less/more successful at different times of the week.

So today, I rewarded myself with a new dress, it is swoon worthy.

*swoon*

*double swoon*