After work last night, I first stopped at Sobeys to get some eggnog. For a one-litre carton, it was $2.38. My gosh, is it ever getting expensive. Instead, I drove to Price Chopper and got two cartons at $1.99 each. I've heard that there's soynog, but have yet to see any. Perhaps I need to visit a vegan store.

I was meeting my friend up at Markville Shopping Centre for a bit of last-minute Christmas shopping for her and dinner for us. I tease her that she spends hours in Winners. It's not even an exaggeration. I've spent three hours in a Winners with her! Instead, I found her at HMV. She is a procrastinator, so it didn't surprise me that she was doing her Christmas shopping.

I did find George Michael's concert DVD at Best Buy. I loved seeing him in concert earlier this year, so I had to own his new DVD. It was actually a dollar cheaper here than at HMV. I hope to watch it within the next couple of days.

Dinner and conversation were great. We chatted till just past 22:00. We're actually going to exchange Christmas presents next week. I admitted that I was too tired last night to wrap anything. She gets it, so all is well.

She asked me why classes ended so late for me this year. My last class was December 17th. I went back and read a number of my blog entries. One of them indicated how I liked how school ends in early December because fall classes start in late August. Well, my class on Thursdays this semester was truly an exception.

Our last class occurred during the university's exam period. The class was stretched out this year for three reasons:

• The prof had a professional conference to attend in China earlier in the semester
• Reading week landed on a Thursday
• American Thanksgiving also landed on a Thursday, creating a four-day weekend

As a result, our class dragged on. It doesn't feel like a week since my last class this semester. I definitely need more time to relax!

A couple of days ago, I started working out again. I'm taking baby steps. I'm up to working out for twenty minutes. I felt good about getting through it, but was I ever achy the next day. Yes, I haven't exercised for months. And yes, I blame work and school. It's easy!

I learned last night that a friend of mine in Winnipeg has separated from her husband. They had been married for just over a decade and have two children together. She's living in St. Boniface now, which is a part of the city that I am fond of. She's doing well, so that eases my mind a bit. It was a shock, but things are working out.

I wish I were ringing in the new year in Winnipeg this year, but I have delayed my annual trip for at least a couple of months. Buying a car and throwing over $4,000 USD for tuition will make you think twice about planning a vacation. Instead, I'm hanging out in Toronto. I'm really resting up!

The good thing about 2010 is that I have three weeks of vacation to use. Today's my last day at work (half a day at work is great) before I'm on vacation till early January. So, I'll have some time to ponder where I'd like to go.

My plans after work is to grab some lunch, wash my car (I'm still a hand-wand washer), stop at Canadian Tire to get a cargo net for my car, and then head home to prepare for tomorrow's Christmas feast. It's the calm before the storm, I suppose. It's all worth it, though.

Merry Christmas eve, everyone!

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Song that's stuck in my head: Pet Shop Boys' version of "My girl"
Yummy food eaten today: Cranberry orange muffin
What I crave: Eggnog

Recent thoughts:
Christmas eve - 2009-12-24
Surviving my fourth semester - 2009-12-22
I'm back... let the updating begin! - 2009-12-21
Farewell to my Grand Am - 2009-08-13
Travelling home, visiting four airports in a day - 2009-08-03