Fa La La La La, La La, Whoopty-Do!

I just got done doing a bit of Christmas shopping, but it wasn't as fun as it should have been. I definitely enjoyed the small crowds on a weekday afternoon, but I wasn't shopping for anything for Teri. I was getting a lot of the rest of the shopping done, but not being able to get anything for my wife for our first Christmas together kind of sucked.

I will be getting her something, but my (foolish?) optimism that I might get a job offer before Christmas compels me to take a wait-and-see attitude in case I can spend the full amount I would have already spent if I had a job and we weren't being so careful with money.

It will be very nice to spend Christmas relaxing with Teri and enjoying our time together, but I can't feel like there's a bit of a tarnish on my jingle bells this year because of the financial uncertainty.

Much like the theme of the Bears' current season...maybe next year.

Facebook Is Ruining My Blog

You may have noticed that it's been quite some time since I've posted anything to my blog. I blame Facebook for that. Why is Facebook involved in such dastardly deeds? It's just easier.

See, I've had ideas for blog posts a few times over the past 6 months, but because I've been busy with other things, it was just a lot faster to distill them down into status updates for Facebook rather than full-fledged blog posts. Yeah, this isn't the most exciting post ever, but now you know I haven't completely forgotten about my blog.

Also, since I'm sure she'll see this at some point, here's a picture of Sparky for Lucy to look at and squeal with delight.

A Longer Post Than I Thought It'd Be

I've been meaning to write a blog post all week about what a sham Valentine's Day is and why it doesn't deserve recognition. The problem with that is Roland Martin has already written an article that says it better than I can. Maybe that's why he's a professional writer.

The real problem with Valentine's Day this year is that it falls on a Saturday. It seems like it's been too long since Teri and I have had a date night where we went out for dinner and then to a movie or some other fun activity (and completely ignored wedding planning activities, family, friends, and any other obligation/responsibility that doesn't fall into one of those categories).

In theory, this Saturday would work for that. However, this Saturday being VD rules that out. I suppose it also doesn't help that I don't have any money to be spending on a proper date night right now anyway. Nor does it help that many outdoor activities are out at this time of the year because of the weather.

What was my point again?