First of all, I think the word should be spread that Amish Friendship Bread is really good. I made mine last Friday, and have been thoroughly enjoying it since. For those of you unfamiliar with the finer beauties of this particular Amish delicacy, I can tell you that it's bread not too unlike zucchini bread (or apple bread, or pumpkin bread, or banana bread, etc), only without the fruit/vegetable and with lots and lots of cinnamon and sugar. Mmm...pretty tasty.
On Saturday Blake and I braved the Indianapolis Christmas shopping crowds to do a little holiday shopping of our own. We ventured to two malls -- one which was fashionably upscale, not too insanely crowded, and which offered us a brilliantly close parking space right outside Crate & Barrel; and another which was your typical hum-drum mall boasting more than one Claire's Accessories store, and which was so packed with people it was like wading through a herd of elephants, and which furthermore forced us to weed our way through a construction zone only to have to park all the way at the back of the lot. You know what we learned? It's pretty much just better to shop online. We can't afford to buy things from the upscale mall (though it is fun to browse...ah, the joys of stores like Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn!), and no one should have to subject themselves to herds of holiday-crazed elephants. And honestly -- you can find just about anything you want (and more, probably) for sale on the internet. So why ever leave the comfort of your own home?
Today I participated in my first office conference call. About 20 people from around the state phoned in to listen to my boss and I advertise one of our products (which isn't so much a product as it is a free online service). Seeing as it's fairly widely known that I don't really like talking on the phone, this wasn't exactly my favorite way to spend a Tuesday afternoon, but it went well, and now at least 2o Hoosiers think I'm all brilliant and knowledgeable. Or something.
Only one more day of work. One more day, and then it's off to Texas for Christmas! I think it's pretty safe to say that I'm pretty darn excited to get the heck out of here and be with family already. Plus it's a vacation. And Christmas. What could be better?
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It always cracked me up when I would present something at work and people would take me seriously. If they had 2 minutes and a google search engine they could just just as fabulously knowledgeable as me :) But apparently they didn't.
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