Fa La La

I inadvertently had yesterday off work. I was hemming and hawing, taking my own sweet time to leave my apartment that morning when my phone rang. My supervisor was calling to tell me that the office had no power - apparently while I was tucked away safe and warm in my apartment, Seattle had been wracked by a pretty vicious storm and the power was out all over King County. Capital Hill wasn't hit badly so we were none the wiser unless we tuned into the news. So, no work for me- Sweeeeet! Pay day & a free day? Could life get any better?! I got to lunch with my sis and nephew, wander around Elliot Bay Book Company with $90 in gift certificates to spend, and have plenty of time to rally for the party that night.

The Apartment Party was a blast. I truly have great neighbors. We all got along and the conversation flowed. It was fun to see everyone's apartments and to get to know them better. I think we might have planted a few seeds for friendship. Everyone except one neighbor is not from Washington state (go figure!) so we've got that outsider perspective to bind us (what is WITH the streets here! Ya, I know, totally!). One couple is into hip hop so I finally have someone to go to shows with. Yes! Another knits so maybe we'll stitch & bitch. Another is a poet and we might go to her reading in January. Everyone was sweet and generous - I feel even luckier to live here now.

Today is cookie baking day with Dokey & Hillz. Yay for holiday merriment, togetherness and cookies.