Lobsters, bdays and horses

Well it was another crazy week for me. This week was more running around, this time to prepare for birthdays and I was supposed to get Max HD installed.

So I was supposed to get Max HD installed on Tuesday, I've tried how many times to have it installed to no avail, and they did not disappoint me in that respect. They said they'd be there from 7-9. At 8:45 I got a phone call from SaskTel asking for Danielle. I said there was no one here by that name, then they asked if I ordered HD, and I said yes, they said they had to reschedule, they couldn't make it. I was confused about why there were looking for Danielle, but left it alone for a while. I rescheduled for 6pm on Friday. The next day it hit me, they heard a girl's voice, they called me Danielle, when in fact they were looking at Dan's account. This is a mess in itself, when I tried to get Dan's name off the account, there were so many hoops to jump through and I had to get him to actually phone in and do it, and yadda, yadda, yadda, they finally shut down the joint account and opened my own in my name. But there's always been some weird things with the new account, like my cell phone getting cut off etc. The bill clearly states my name only, but for some reason it's like it's still joined, as the above scenario will indicate. I've phoned many a time to no avail to make sure that it's only in my name, and they assure me of that, but yet, weird joint things keep happening.

So that frustration aside, the next night Shannon and I went shopping for bday gifts for my sister and Darrell. I already knew what I was getting them, it was just a matter of finding em. So I found Darrell this gorgeous leather briefcase in Danier Leather and I got a free pair of amazing leather and cashmere gloves out of the deal for free! You had to spend how much and you got $50 off, and I was exactly $50 below that amount so basically my gloves were free. I also couldn't find anything else in there for Darrell, I decided to get myself something. Shannon found some really nice boots that I tried to talk her out of, she didn't listen and bought them anyways. They are really nice boots though. But at least we try to talk eachother out of stuff when we can't afford it.

Thursday it was Darrell bday. I made some cupcakes and hid them all over his office. In the drawers, behind computers etc. Sprinkles got everywhere, it was fun. Then that night before Darrell came to pick me up for supper, I was getting the cake ready and stuff for after, and at 6pm, the SaskTel HD guy shows up! He wasn't supposed to be there till Friday! I had no idea he was coming. So I let him in, I didn't know when I'd get him back. So I'm trying to plan and set up surprises, in a little bit of a rush, and the HD guy is there. So inconvenient! So Darrell showed up and the HD guy was still there, so I told him to go for a walk for 10 mins, gee, I'm so sneaky (eyeroll). So HD got installed and Darrell and I went to Red Lobster and both had the "Ultimate Feast". There was lobster, crab, and two types of shrimp and a vegetable. There was a pile of seafood shells on our table when we were done, we were so full, it was so much fun.

I got to see the new HD the next day. It looks awesome. I always thought I had a crappy tv, but I didn't really complain since it was free. But no, I just had a crappy signal. The HD and the normal channels look brighter and sharper than before. I love it! I can't believe I didn't have this sooner.

Also friday I worked some overtime, got my hair dyed for Barbara's wedding and went out for drinks with Darrell and his sis. Phew, busy day. I might have set off the alarm at work too, I was the last one out on Friday, I hope I set the alarm right, there was a novel by the alarm that was so outdated, I dunno if I did it right, the cops might be looking for me now.

Saturday I headed to Regina. Darrell's family is getting their farm equipment ready for an auction. I spent the day out at their old farm watching the guys pull stuff out of the bushes and sloughs with a front end loader and tractors. Everyone thought I was bored, but I really wasn't. Between remembering all my first aid, some of the stuff looked dangerous, and looking at all the interesting equipment, there wasn't much time to be bored. There's machinery on that property that was pulled by horses! How old is that!

This week I hope to be slowing down but I don't think that will happen. My condo meeting was rescheduled for tuesday, not enough people showed up last week, and then Barbara is getting married on Saturday! I think I have everything I need prepared for that. I tried it all on today, I have everything I need, now it's just hair nails and makeup.