finally!

apologies to those who have been waiting almost a month for a new entry! i've been both busy and bored, so there's been no time or topics to write.

while i was away, pregnant girl #1 (out of 4, by the way) had her little baby boy!!! i love love love him. about 2 weeks early, but he was getting too big anyway, so it's good that he came just in time for Thanksgiving.

so, how was everyone's Thanksgiving? mine was fun. thane and i went to my parents wednesday night and left thursday night (to avoid the crazies). wednesday night was fun because my sister's boyfriend was over and we all taught him how to play mah jong. and i really mean all of us: grandmother, mother, sister, and i. at the same time. have you ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding? yeah, it was a little like that, except it would have been really like that if all our crazy Filipino relatives were there, all yelling at the same time. i mean, that's how my sister and i learned. but then thane came to the rescue to let "the American teach the American."

ok, so it's not really an Office-y post, but there's really not much to update on that side. we're all just waiting for Christmas. we all have little stockings, and we put up our Customer Service insta-tree today. :)

countdown to Christmas: 24 days

quote of the day: "you're not customer service! you're customer unservice!"

currently reading: Mossflower by Brian Jacques (listening to the audio book during my 40 minute commute), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (before bed),  and Connecting by Larry Crabb (whenever i feel like it, taking notes in my journal)