Greg and Kat's blog

Before I get to the point, I want to explain my last two weeks, with pictures where I have them:

• Dec 19: Kat gets to YVR at 21:00 after my marathon FAS UCC meeting in the afternoon.
• Dec 20: A few last things at work for me; Kat works on her talk.
• Dec 21: Kat’s Ama’s Birthday. For her grandmother’s birthday, the grandkids prepared the meal (for the second year). Kat and I did a lot of the heavy lifting, preparing butternut squash soup, green bean casserole, broccoli casserole, ham, pasta, and probably some other stuff I forgot. [10:00–21:00]
• Dec 22: Kat and Tina get their hair cut at Neil’s, followed by dinner. [16:00–21:00]
• Dec 23: Lunch with Kelly and Paul, then I gave blood.
• Dec 24: Xmas Eve lunch at Ama’s. They used to have dinner on Xmas eve, but decided that was too late this year. So, it became lunch, then dinner (and Wii) with Pam and her parents. We brought potato salad (mmmm… potato salad). [10:00–1:00]
• Dec 25: Presents, then the rest of the day at Kelly and Paul’s. A whole day and my pants didn’t even really hurt at the end. [14:00–2:00]
• Dec 26: No boxing day shopping, but dinner at Tony’s. [17:00–19:00]
• Dec 27: Dim Sum and Hockey with Oli, Tina, Jon, and Eunice. The guys that are paid to live in the same city as me scored more goals than some guys paid to live in some other city. That makes me feel pride, apparently. [11:00–22:00]
• Dec 28: Beer & Bacon fest 2. The second Beer & Bacon featured a Wii and three pounds of bacon. [18:00–2:00]
• Dec 29: Dinner with Suyoko and Sameer (the boyfriend that I had never met). [18:00–21:00]
• Dec 30: Bubble tea with Angelica, Jen, and Eugene. [14:00–16:00]
• Dec 31: New Year’s Eve at our place. I also spent an hour or so at Daniela’s. [19:00–1:00]
• Jan 1: Lunch at Ama’s. As always, lunch is a long thing. [11:00–16:00]
• Jan 2: Kat leaves for YVR at 4:15. Back to work and coffee with Amanda at 11:00. After being at work for three hours, I finally got to my office and put my jacket down.

Kat and I didn’t cook at eat (alone) a single time while she was home. The meals we did have at home were scrounging leftovers.

Now that you have the context, you should understand why I say “I’m kinda glad Kat’s gone so I can get back to work.” I said that a few times today and got crap for it.

I’m tired, and want to get back to work so my day has some structure to it. It turns out Kat’s more popular than me, and when she’s here, it’s a whirlwind of stuff to do. I’m glad to have less stuff.