I Have A Dinner Date
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
United States
December 8, 2023 9:24am CST
Happy Fri-YAY!! we actually have some sun this morning and no snow flurries. Look like a few warmer days ahead until some sort of storm comes through on Sunday.
Today is my daughters work Christmas party. The company she works for is based in Connecticut which is a little more than 3 hours away. For the past two years she declined to go but this year she was talked into it so she'll be leaving around noon.
Her sister is going with her so she won't be traveling alone and they'll stay overnight at a hotel. The company is paying her expenses which I think is awesome.
I really luck out because my son in law offered to pick up pizza on his way home from work and we'll have dinner together. The he'll go home and let the dog out and enjoy his bachelor night. All his joking about having the house to himself and all the fun he's going to have, we have bets he'll be asleep in front of the tv before 9pm 
That's what my day ahead is looking like.
Right now I'm enjoying my coffee and spending some time here to chat.
That's what my day ahead is looking like.
Right now I'm enjoying my coffee and spending some time here to chat.17 people like this
18 responses
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
8 Dec 23
Today it is gorgeous here. Yesterday was so cold. I was down at the cottage this past weekend in PA and it was rainy on Sunday.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
Lately the weekends here have been rainy. I'm aleady tired of winter and it hasn't even officially started yet.
Hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas. Happy you popped on here today. Good to see you
Hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas. Happy you popped on here today. Good to see you1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (181721)
• United States
9 Dec 23
Wondered where you were! It's good to see you. Have a good weekend.
@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
8 Dec 23
Will your daughter be driving or flying there? Great company perk then.
Oh nice pizza.
I am waiting on a very important phone call..lets see if it happens.
I am waiting on a very important phone call..lets see if it happens.1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 I have a feeling they are avoiding calling. With good reason
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
@RebeccasFarm that doesn't sound good!!
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
My daughter is driving and it's a fairly long trip but doable.
Hope you get that important phone call
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Dec 23
Your daughter's hubby wasn't included in the party invite?
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 Ah... thanks for the clarification.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
The daughter whose party it is isn't married (she lives with me) Her sister (my oldest daughter) is married and it's her husband that is joining me for dinner.
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@Juliaacv (51359)
• Canada
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 They were cool to the touch when I brought them in around 1pm, but that is because it had clouded over. I hung them up on the towel bars and that warmed them up in a little while.
I am trying to cut back on how much I use the dryer.
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
Wow that's pretty good that you could hang your towels out to dry. We had sun for a short time this morning but certainly not warm enough to hang anything outside to dry.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 23
It is raining since early morning, but at least is less cold than the past days.
I am glad that your daughter can stay at a hotel and the company is paying her expenses.
You should call your son in law at 9.01 p.m. I am sure he is sleeping so well he does not even hear the phone.
You should call your son in law at 9.01 p.m. I am sure he is sleeping so well he does not even hear the phone.1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 Often, when we are watching a movie together, I look at my husband and he is sleeping.
Your daughter is lucky, not many companies take good care of their employees.
Your daughter is lucky, not many companies take good care of their employees.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I would even bet my son in law won't even make it to 9pm I think it's in mens DNA to be asleep in front of the tv.
This company that my daughter works for is so good. They take good care of the employees and it's great that she got the job working from home especially after her long commute each day to that last job and the crazy boss.
I think it's in mens DNA to be asleep in front of the tv.
This company that my daughter works for is so good. They take good care of the employees and it's great that she got the job working from home especially after her long commute each day to that last job and the crazy boss.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I'm sure they'll have a good time and hope they behave
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@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 You know your daughters better than anyone. I'm sure they will.
I'm sure they will.
@AmbiePam (93883)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I am glad to hear she is going to the party, and, of course, that someone is going with her. I hope she has fun, but I bet she will enjoy it.
It’s great you have such pleasant company for dinner. And yes, you just know your son-in-law will be asleep early! That’s what my dad and brother-in-law do when their wives are away!
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I'm sure both girls will have a good time especially since they get to spend an overnight in a hotel at the companys expense. They are even providing Ubers from the hotel to the party and back so they can drink if they want to.
It's in mens DNA to sleep in front of the tv
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
8 Dec 23
When my sister worked for a private company, they always had a great Christmas party.My bro in law loved the food. I bet your daughter will have a blast too. Now that she works for the state, any Christmas gathering they have will have to be a potluck or something...it isn't like the state is going to pay for anything. I went to a work party once where I won the grand prize.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
When I was working we had some awesome Christmas parties. Of course there was always that one person who got drunk and made an @ss of themselves
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
8 Dec 23
@Marilynda1225 Oh yes, that is a given..
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I'm sure they'll have a good time at the party and I' looking forward to having company for dinner.
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@LindaOHio (181721)
• United States
9 Dec 23
That's a long way to go for a Christmas party! I hope you enjoyed time with your SIL and hope you have a great weekend.
@Beestring (14692)
• Hong Kong
8 Dec 23
Pizza sounds great. Enjoy the dinner with your son in law. I don't feel like cooking much this evening. Just had fried rice with egg, pea and carrot.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I've been in a cooking rut lately too so I'll enjoy having pizza tonight and not having to think about what to make for dinner
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
9 Dec 23
Sounds like the son in law is a keeper, and I am glad the company is doing right by your daughter.
@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Dec 23
Glad your daughter's isn't going out alone. Your son-in-law sounds like a light weight.
