Ok, seriously! It is 12:56 as I begin this. I'm all ready for bed, but I am wide awake.

I just realized what a great week this is gonna be!

• Monday - breakfast at Paul's - FUN!, frantic hard work in the office the rest of the morning, and then a meeting out of the office ALL afternoon! It will, no doubt, get out early, so I'll get to go home early and do fun things like dishes and laundry, weeeee! Then I'm going to this church volunteering thing that I'm really looking forward to.

• Tuesday - normal day at work (yawn) and then I'm going out for CAKE!!!

• Wednesday - hopefully early dismissal at work, then visiting with Renee and seeing Patrick!

• Thursday/Thanksgiving - most likely going to Chicago for a big family dinner with Jen's family

• Friday/Black Friday - for the last 10 years or so I have purposely avoided going out on this day. However, this year, I'm really in a Christmasy, shopping and saving mood, so I thought it would be appropriate. I can guarantee you, though, that I won't be feeling so great about it when I have to get up at like 5 AM! Later, going to my parents' for a big Thanksgiving dinner there. Oh, and at some point I need to make sweet yams and/or dessert for that. I forget.

• Saturday - I will watch ND get killed by one of the teams I most despise. And pretty much that's all on the agenda for now!

What are YOU excited about? What are YOU looking forward to?

1:05 - fortunately I'm starting to get sleepy. Goodnight!