Blogging boredom

Some days I think that I will never want to write another blog but then there are days I think I can punch one out. It is not that I think the world will be disappointed if I stop but I mainly keep going because I don't want to be a blog quitter. I think it is harder to write a blog when we didn't do anything really eventful on the weekend, which is usually my source of inspiration. (Sidetrack: I have always been told that I do not use punctuation correctly and that I am a poor speller so I apologize to everyone that might be reading this and get frustrated with my incorrect comma usage.)
Last Friday night John and I had a coupon to this restaurant we liked last time we ate there. We are still sticking to our rule of not eating at the same place twice but there are certain exceptions like coupons and group outings. Also, since we are getting closer to living here 1 year I am ready to stop the repeat rule, I need to go back to some of the places we tried 6 months ago and sample something new on their menu. I will probably break this news to John soon and I think he will be fine with it but we won't get in a rut of always going to the same place. Anyway back to my original point. We went to eat at the place called The Next Door. It is called that because it is joined to the Melting Pot and owned by the same people that own the Melting Pot franchise in San Clemente. Last time we went I was totally excited to try their signature french dip but they were out, crazy I know. This time we sat in the same seat and had the same waiter who remembered us probably because I made such a big deal about them not having the French Dip last time we were there. Let me just say the sandwich was worth the wait. By far the best French Dip I have had and I have sampled several. John always tries to order dessert no matter how full we already are but I talked him out of it.
Sat. I went to a ladies church conference with all the girls in my small group and it was really nice. More socializing and eating than anything. The speaker talked about dealing with the expectations of the holiday season and right after the conference I had to go Christmas shopping. Most people would have been less motivated to shop after the speakers message but I felt it put me in just the right frame of mind. I was looking for gifts with meaning now. Unfortunately I found none. I mainly drove all over Orange County searching for the perfect gift that didn't exist. Sat. night we had a going away dinner for my neighbor, I feel like we have had several of these but she flies home for good on Friday.
Sunday we made it to the early service at church and then we went to the art fair/farmers market. John found a couple of Christmas gifts, I once again found none. I went home Sunday afternoon and spent several hours online in search of Christmas gifts and once again NOTHING. It was a very frustrating weekend which might be why I didn't want to blog about it.
Sunday afternoon while I was laying around sulking about my presentless Christmas John and I decided to go ice skating. There is a random ice skating rink at my work, longer story than I care to type, and employees can use it on Sundays. Apparently only from 6-11 though because John and I got there at 4:30 and were rudely lectured about how employee hours weren't until 6. Since no one was in the building I just looked at the guy and said OK well can we skate anyway. Since his English wasn't that great I think he just gave up and let us skate. This was my first time ice skating and my attempt lasted for about 5 minutes. I just had no interest in falling and so it wasn't that much fun. I left John with a stick and puck and went in the gym to workout. That night we made a great dinner of stuffed chicken and seasoned corn on the cob.
This week has reaffirmed my decision to move to California. Even though we are missing out on some fun holiday activities in KY we are missing out on them in the heat. There are no 20 degree days. In fact it is above normal out here right now and all week has been 70 during the day. When I come home for Christmas I will get a good reminder of how much I hate the cold and why I need to stay in CA. I am not one of those people that says I wish it would get cold and snowy, that is just not me, ever. But I am sad to miss out on holiday dinners with friends, baby showers, and KY holiday goodies. We have an accounting group lunch at my work tomorrow, John's work holiday party on Sat. and a small group potluck next week so those should be good distractions. Then we will be in KY for a whole week for Christmas, I'm excited!