It's almost that time!

I've got a 1/2 hr left before the Christmas holiday officially begins for me. One measly half hour left of work and then it's fun time! Well, "work" is a term I use loosely. Ironically enough, the lights just burned out right above my desk. I think it's a sign I should leave NOW! But, really the only reason why I came into work today (don't tell my boss ::wink, wink::) was because Chris's biggest present was arriving today by UPS. I actually wasn't sure it'd get here in time at all since it was only shipped Monday, ground delivery from CA, but UPS left a message on my phone this morning saying it would be delivered between 8am and 7pm and they wanted me to be available during that time to sign for it. Well, I had requested delivery to my work place since it's a safer bet than delivering to our apt where we're never home during delivery hours. So, I was really excited to get that message this morning. But when the managing partner sent an email at noon saying the office was closing at 3 I suddenly felt my window of opportunity closing tighter & tighter. 2 o'clock rolled around and still no package... So I ventured up to the mail room, 9 floors up, to inquire whether they'd seen it yet or if they knew the general time the UPS guy usually comes. Nothing yet. They say to me on my way out the door that they'll watch for it. I leave, feeling discouraged. But, lo & behold, I find what waiting for me on my desk when I got back downstairs?? The package! The pretty little scuffed up box with the words "AIPTEK INC." and "factory sealed" taped across it. What a beautiful sight.

Now, this means that the delivery man is either really really fast or the elevator is really really slow! I think maybe both, but I'm just happy to get it before Christmas.

Btw, it's a camcorder & is really mostly from my mom but I chipped in a little extra to get it & it's really for both Chris and me, but he'll be the one to use it mainly and I'll reap all the benefits of home movies on DVD. :o) And since I picked it out I've kept it a secret from Chris. It also doubles as an MP3 player, voice recorder and digicam.

Now I just have to give it to him before he reads this. ;o)

I hope you all have a happy & blessed Christmas with your family and friends!