With just six days of the new year underway, so much has already happened.
-My luggage was lost after I assured Gordon it would make the connection in Chicago. United's baggage delay phone line was busy at all hours of the day. The sad part is, given the hours I've been working, I really checked that stupid call in number at all hours.
-Came home to see that my fancy convection microwave, new stove electric panel, tv, receiver, speakers, dvd player, and garage door opener are no longer working at all, and my refrigerator now sounds possessed, making all sorts of icky, loud cracking and snapping noises. Makes me wonder if the Rice Crispy guys are hiding out behind my fridge. The damage occured on December 31. I bought renters incurance on December 27. Not sure if the insurance will cover the thousands of dollars worth of damage.
-My mom noticed two mouse droppings in the basement. GROSS!!! Thankfully, I have yet to notice anything in the main house, though I've spent more time away from it than there these past couple of weeks.
-The furniture I wanted to buy for the Tahoe Condo keeps getting sold from under me, and I can't figure out how to transport the furniture that is available to me.
-During a business meeting, the strap of my tote bag broke, causing my bag to collapse to the floor as we were touring South Coast Hotel and Resort. I took the bag to Banana Republic, where they offered me a scant $6.97 for this leather and nylon business tote bag with a faulty handle.
What's gone well?
-There will be a proper Scottish Burn supper this year, complete with imported Haggus.
-Ran 3 miles yesterday without any lower back pain. Even ran a hill. OK - it was the parking garage at the casino, but it counts. I can't believe I was able to run 3 miles all within the confines of one casino resort.
-Found an absolutely amazing sushi place in Vegas - all you can eat and excellent quality.
-A flight delay was our saving grace yesterday - didn't lose the extra hour I was planning on forfeiting to the Las Vegas airport.
-Super cute boot bonanza at Nine West. As I was shopping and attempting to figure out how to stuff this stuff into my suitcase, I was reminded of the good old days of my travel escapades throughout the US, leaving on a Saturday to serve the dual purpose of saving the company money while exploring the outlet malls of a new land.
-Found a new outlet mall in Vegas. I can't believe it escaped me for this long. Primm will no longer be my go-to destination, though the Williams-Sonoma and Neiman outlets are quite good.
-Got a great workout lifting luggage, thanks to the two preceding bullet points.
-I finally had some time to kill while in transit and checked out Sudoku. I'll toot my own horn - I'm a whiz! Or maybe I just got some easy puzzles, given they were in the United in-flight magazine.